Heft that carboy!

[Fixerman]

I use the cargo net type. The rope is nylon, which is capable of holding WAY more weight than a full 5-gal carboy. I used a couple of zip ties to connect the handles (see arrow) so it doesn't slip off the bottle when I set it down. I leave it on all the time, even when I wash the carboy. I liked it so much I bought another one. I'm 69 and have no problem carrying full carboys down into the basement with it. The handles pull up above the neck so you can hold it one-handed or two. (Note: the big open spaces you see on the left and right get pulled up above the neck when you lift the carboy; that brings up the netting part. ) The bottle is very secure, doesn't move around when you carry it. The carboy sits flat on the netting.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

I would be even more careful with those as I am with mine - which were purchased new. Thermal stress doesn't show up until the bottom falls off...

When it happens, hopefully you’re not holding it from the bottom…

 

[CascadesBrewer]

When it happens, hopefully you’re not holding it from the bottom…

My motivation to moving to PET fermenters was a friend who wished that he had spend the money on a few nice stainless steel fermenters instead on bills from his trip to the ER. At least he has a nice scar to show for his efforts...and now has some nice stainless fermenters.

 

[wepeeler]

I brew in my garage and ferment in my basement so I had to get semi-creative. I was sick of carrying 6 gallons of wort at 1 time down 2 flights of stairs. Simple solution! Keep your glass carboy in the basement and transfer your wort in a food safe/grade plastic bucket. You can transfer 1/2 the volume at a time, so it won't kill your back. I use an oversized funnel to dump into my fermenters.

Food Safe Bucket: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leaktite-5-gal-70mil-Food-Safe-Bucket-White-005GFSWH020/300197644
Funnel: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018MOYAQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1