Drill for steadies

[woodsieboy]

My drill gave up today, so looking for recommendations for a replacement, do I buy a well known brand of brushless or go for anonymous make from well know site beginning with A

 

[borderbilly]

Get down to Lidls, 3 years guarantee, and cheap as chips.

 

[birdman101]

I use Argos own brand of Guild and swear by them. Have drills,one for caravan legs another for use in garage, circular saw, planer and sander all excellent.

 

[Woodentop]

If you have a Homebase near you that is still open, they were doing a B&D battery drill for £40. B&D are the same company as Stanley these days.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

I've had quite a few "bargain" drills over the years and none have lasted all that long.
Current drill is a Black and Decker 18v which has lasted about 6 years and still going strong.

 

[Hutch]

My Black and Decker, batteries are NiCads 18v, if we go away for a week then I have to take the charger with me, no real problem except another kilo of weight. I bought a Parkside 24 volt drill from Lidl li-ion battery, for about £30 light and just right for the steadys.

 

[Beardy]

I use a Parkside (Lidl) cordless screwdriver. Lighter than a drill, more controlable, and recharges from a standard usb socket. I had to get my steady winder machined to 1/8" (same as a standard screwdriver bit).

 

[Sam Vimes]

I do a lot of DIY and use a Bosch 18v drill/driver. It's quiet compact and can drive a 6mm x 150mm screw into a fence post no trouble. It has torque control which I have to remember to set low when using it on the steadies otherwise it will jack the caravan up.

 

[Mr Plodd]

If just for your caravan then go for cheap as it will get minimal use. If you are going to use it for DIY as well then buy a better brand, but don't go silly!
I have an old DeWalt with a Ni-cad battery that I use just for the caravan, the battery is pretty tired, but it does the job well enough. If/when that dies I will buy a cheappie from Aldi/Lidl to replace it.

 

[trevormonty]

I use Ryobi only because invested in battery system. Also have their 18V vaccum for caravan and tire inflator.

 

[Beachball]

My current drill is a cordless Worx 20v with two batteries we use that for our last caravan .

 

[Beardy]

If just for your caravan then go for cheap as it will get minimal use. If you are going to use it for DIY as well then buy a better brand, but don't go silly!
I have an old DeWalt with a Ni-cad battery that I use just for the caravan, the battery is pretty tired, but it does the job well enough. If/when that dies I will buy a cheappie from Aldi/Lidl to replace it.

I wouldn't consider buying Ni-cad battery tools any more (assuming that they are still available?). I couldn't count the number of times I went to use my old Ni-cad drill to find that the battery had gone flat in storage. I charge my Li-on drill after use and it's always been OK the next time I use it. Of course if you have an old Ni-cad tool you might as well get maximum use out of it before resigning it to the bin.

 

[woodsieboy]

So I have ordered a unknown brand 21 volt brushless, from Amazon so will give it a go once it arrives,normally use Makita for DIY but too big and heavy to carry around in the van,looked at Lidl but they seem to have gone down the route of bare units without the battery and charger