# Gift suggestion **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 12, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256 "2020-12-12T17:10:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alaskankate17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/alaskankate17/32/23470_2.png) [@Alaskankate17](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Alaskankate17)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/1 "2020-12-12T17:10:34Z")
Hi, I’m sorry if I’m doing this wrong, I never use forums. My husband asked for a “creeper” for Christmas and I’m wondering what kind you folks like or recommend? He has a Fiesta ST if that matters. Plz help. Any and all other gift ideas welcome as well. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/2 "2020-12-12T17:15:09Z")
This is a perfect case for using the only retailer that will be left someday . Amazon has lots of those listed and with the reviews and prices you really can’t go wrong . ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/3 "2020-12-12T17:19:59Z")
I prefer a creeper with a metal frame, I have broken several wood frame creepers. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/4 "2020-12-12T17:47:29Z")
Mine has the wheels placed in from the corners. This is not good because if you shift your weight to the edge of the creeper, it tilts and you tend to fall off. I’ve seen some with the wheels out away from the corners and this would be more stable. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/5 "2020-12-12T17:50:08Z")
I like the Bone Creeper. It’s so comfortable I could almost fall asleep on it. Unfortunately, it seems it’s out of stock pretty much everywhere. My second favorite creeper is actually one of the cheaper ones, at least if you get it at Harbor Freight: > **[40 in. 300 lb. Capacity Low-Profile Creeper, Black](https://www.harborfreight.com/automotive/automotive-accessories/creepers-seats/40-in-300-lb-capacity-low-profile-creeper-black-57312.html)** > > 40 in. 300 lb. Capacity Low-Profile Creeper- Black It’s also very comfortable and the wheels roll nicely. If there’s no Harbor Freight near you, the same creeper is sold under other brand names at other places like Amazon. Easy to recognize - they all look the same except for color and the brand name. ---
**Author:** ![oldnotdeadyet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/6 "2020-12-12T19:02:15Z")
I think he is a sweetie and you should get him a three-car garage with a hydraulic lift with a range of 48 inches minimum. After all, it’s Christmas! ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/7 "2020-12-12T19:12:38Z")
I put this gift request in the category of letting the person pick out the creeper himself . I have had gifts of tools that I could not return fast enough . Once I got one of those screw driver sets and I only use 4 of them , plus the worthless electric brad nailer that required a hammer to drive the brad the rest of the way in. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/8 "2020-12-12T20:28:51Z")
> [@oldnotdeadyet](#): > > I think he is a sweetie and you should get him a three-car garage with a hydraulic lift … So, is this your wife? ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/9 "2020-12-12T23:11:12Z")
Go to NAPA/Autozone/Advance/O’Reily/Ace and see what they have. Be sure to ask for a receipt. He can always exchange it if necessary, much more easily than something bought on Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![marcojung50\_172905](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@marcojung50\_172905](https://community.cartalk.com/u/marcojung50_172905)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/10 "2020-12-12T23:13:45Z")
I think that you can also buy him an alcohol based spray too with that screeper ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/11 "2020-12-13T01:55:08Z")
Get a Whiteside creeper . . . that is the name of a manufacturer I suggest one with an adjustable headrest In my opinion, the metal frame Whiteside creepers seem to have a better dropdown “cutout” for the shoulders, versus the metal frame creepers available at the local auto parts stores ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/12 "2020-12-13T02:35:35Z")
> [@marcojung50\_172905](#): > > I think that you can also buy him an alcohol based spray too with that screeper Someone logged on just to post that 😲 ---
**Author:** ![Alaskankate17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/alaskankate17/32/23470_2.png) [@Alaskankate17](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Alaskankate17)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/13 "2020-12-13T03:32:57Z")
I can’t say I actually know what they mean or why I would buy that 😬 Truly came to ask you folks bc I just am very out of my element w car things but want my husband to be happy. 🤷🏼‍♀️ ---
**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/14 "2020-12-13T04:36:58Z")
I have always used a flattened cardboard box when I need to work under a car. An actual creeper would reduce the clearance available for working, as well as the fact that I would be upset when oil gets spilled on it. The cardboard box doesn’t cost me anything, and it absorbs any spills which might occur (within reason, of course). ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/15 "2020-12-13T05:00:50Z")
> [@bcohen2010](#): > > I have always used a flattened cardboard box when I need to work under a car. An actual creeper would reduce the clearance available for working Clearance isn’t a big problem if you’re using jack stands and have them adjusted fairly high, I would think . . . Kate’s husband asked for a creeper as a Christmas present Should she NOT give him that creeper, because you said a creeper will reduce clearance? > [@bcohen2010](#): > > I would be upset when oil gets spilled on it. The oil is easy to clean off of the creeper’s vinyl padding ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/16 "2020-12-13T05:16:19Z")
If you put a few empty boxes under the tree, the spouse will have enough cardboard to last several months. A good creeper can last a lifetime. I sometimes use cardboard and I enjoy the choice of using a creeper or cardboard. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/17 "2020-12-13T23:25:10Z")
Other than the good creeper suggestions I might make this suggestion since he’s going to be underneath a car. Buy him a good (meaning not Harbor Freight as there is a story on that) jack stands with at least a 3 ton capacity and hopefully a good heavy duty floor jack if he does not have one already. His life depends upon it and when under a car both should be used along with wheel chocks. Always keep it redundant. You might be surprised at how many people each year get injured or crushed to death from falling cars. Three in my area alone including a long time friend who ended up deceased in a heartbeat. Of course there’s Option B. Take out a million in life insurance and buy him some Harbor Freight jack stands on the way home… (Calm down, just chain yanking…) 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Jerome-Silverman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@Jerome-Silverman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jerome-Silverman)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/18 "2020-12-16T20:43:02Z")
There is a fabric creeper. Works on gravel and soft ground where a wheeled creeper binds up. Also doubles for sliding heavy things around. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/19 "2020-12-16T21:02:23Z")
"Jerome-Silverman There is a fabric creeper. Works on gravel and soft ground where a wheeled creeper binds up. Also doubles for sliding heavy things around. Where would you find one as I have never heard of it? ---
**Author:** ![Jerome-Silverman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@Jerome-Silverman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jerome-Silverman)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256/20 "2020-12-16T21:14:02Z")
Just Google “fabric car creeper”. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gift-suggestion/173256.md?page=2)