Magnetic Hooks = Must Have for Cursing
There are a few items that can really help to organize your cabin for a more enjoyable vacation. Since cabin walls are made of generally made of metal. Magnetic hooks will attach to walls and ceilings for organization.
We’ve used a number of magnetic hook designs in our years cruising. These are the ones we’ve been using recently. They’re dandy magnetic hooks. I would venture a guess that they’re very similar to what most people use.
The thing is they leave something to be desired as far as capacity. The stated capacity is 30 lbs which would be fantastic, but… in our experience, it’s no where near realistic. Not sure where manufacturers are getting these ratings… maybe the vacuum of space?? 🙂 but they aren’t realistic in our experience.
I went looking for something more beefy and landed on these. Here’s a hands on look.
Hands on Review Top Magnetics Heavy Duty Magnetic Hooks
In the box. We got the three pack. As of this posting 3, 4 and 6 pack options are available. Compared to the average hook magnets that we’ve seen people use for cruising… these are monsters. They are chunky (but still small and easy to pack) and have a much higher holding capacity.
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Camping Essentials, Cruise Essentials Must Haves, Strong Magnetic Hooks, 150Lb Magnets with Hooks, Magnetic Hooks Heavy Duty for Grill, Cruise Ship, Garage, Hanging – 3Pcs – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
A look at a single magnet
For size reference next to a bottle of Sun Bum sunscreen (my standard size reference item on Cruise Packing List)
For size comparison next more of a standard sized magnetic hook – DIYMAG Magnetic Hooks. Of course, the DIYMAG is on the bottom the Top Magnets is on the top.
The two magnets side by side
Here’s the Top Magnets Magnetic hook with our HOXIS Mesh Tote Beach Bag hanging on it. The bag is empty and it’s working great.
This is the beach bag holding strong with three cans soup cans in it. Nice!
Close up of the cans. It was chili night.
In comparison this is a DIYMAG Magnetic Hook with a single can in it. One single can made it unstable. This has been our experience with smaller magnetic hooks. They don’t hold much weight. They’re still very helpful, but they just won’t hold anything of substance.
Here’s the Top Magnet Magnetic Hook with the bag + 3 lb weight. I’d say we’re looking at a maximum weight on this surface of 3 1/2 to 4 lbs. In both cases (the smaller DIYMAG Magnetic Hooks and the Top Magnets Hooks) , the capacity of these hooks is overstated. Giving manufacturers the benefit of the doubt, they may do their testing in perfect conditions. The big difference is the Top Magnets Magnetic Hooks can actually hold some weight!
Conclusions
In my opinion magnetic hooks are on the must haves list for cabin organization. These heavy duty magnets are a huge upgrade compared to what we’ve been using. And I’m guessing compared to most of the magnetic hooks that are used by cruisers. They are fantastic. Practically speaking we’ll take these and a handful of the smaller ones we already have.
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Camping Essentials, Cruise Essentials Must Haves, Strong Magnetic Hooks, 150Lb Magnets with Hooks, Magnetic Hooks Heavy Duty for Grill, Cruise Ship, Garage, Hanging – 3Pcs – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
Also:
DIYMAG Magnetic Hooks, 30Lbs Strong Heavy Duty Cruise Magnet S-Hooks for Classroom, Fridge, Workplace and Office etc, Screw in Hooks, 6 Pack-Silver – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
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