3 products that will help you lift heavy stuff with ease

Mammoth Grip Lifters

It’s when you’re trying to carry four full paint cans to the nearly finished bunkie that you realize those handles and our paws were not designed for each other. Mammoth Grip lifters let you hook multiple bags, buckets, or even propane tanks on an ergonomic handle that won’t dig into your digits.

Free alternative: Cut a few inches of old garden hose, slit one side, and slip over the paint can’s wire bail.

Powerfist Plaster Board Carrier

Panels of plywood or drywall are heavy and awkward, and human arms are too short to reach across them comfortably. Panel lifters, including the Powerfist Plaster Board Carrier, extend your reach and hook the panel edge securely.

DIY version: Tie rope (about 2.5 times the panel length) in a loop; grab the middle and hook the ends over the panel corners.

Forearm Forklift

Lifting, or moving, straps help you and a partner lift heavy objects with the large muscles instead of straining your lower back. Some, like the Forearm Forklift, hook over your forearms; others, such as the Shoulder Dolly, harness your shoulders.

Too lazy to lift? Chat up people in the gym and invite them all to the cottage.