I have purchased and assembled two 150mm PVC (2M) pipes to store my annex poles, folding ladder, and fishing rods.
Am thinking of attaching one to the rear bumper of the caravan and the second across the front of the van on "A" frame close to van body .. in our case behind gas bottles ... Running crossways L to R in both cases ....
two questions arise:
Firstly, what would the best medium to attach/sling these tubes to the 'van, am thinking has to,be metal. ??? Stainless steel hose clamps;
Secondly, are these two positions good choices?
and, surprise, surprise ..... Thirdly, would it be advisable to set up locking devices to inhibit theft?
Cheers,
-- Edited by Nomad1946 on Monday 1st of September 2014 07:28:51 PM
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you can purchase (from bunnings I think) stainless steel brackets for the job
or you could use the white pipe clamps and bend into shape
and yes locking caps are a good idea
I think you can purchase ends for the pipe with locks built in
try e bay
brian
you can bye the complete pole carrier with lockable end already made from caravan accessories place and the brackets to suit ,I made my own cost more than the ones already made, but if you make your own you can make them to your size.
I used sewer pipe on mine with screwed ends on both, pop riveted a hasp and stape to pipe and cap then added a padlock. Mine is at the front behind gas bottles and works perfectly for me. Looking at another either on the back or, if it fits, on top of the one on the front.
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I used the ones from the website of ADI - the website address is above.......the advantage is you can get as many lockable ends as you like and order them as keyed alike - Ive got 2 PVC tubes on my van and they came from the dealer with no screw ends on them. You can order the locak caps for various diameter pipes and either for those already threaded or non-threaded (comes with a glue on sleeve). The advatange is you can have as many locked caps as you want - and all operate on one common key (even though you will end up with 2 keys for each cap - I ended up with 8 identical keys - hope I don't lose one lol. From memory the 150cm diameter caps were $39 each
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Regarding the pole carrier on the back of the van, DO NOT rely solely on brackets to attach it to the bumper! Bitter experience has taught me the weakness of metal when subjected to vibration and repetitive bouncing that will be experienced on the back of the van!!
I fitted 100mm PVC thick walled sewer pipe on top of my rear bumper, secured with the metal clamps used by plumbers.
At one end I glued & screwed an end cap with a bit of carpet & foam glued to the inside for extra protection from sliding pipes. On the other end I glued a threaded end to accomodate a screwed cap, again with the extra protection.
For the essential security I drilled holes thru the fitted screwed cap & pipe and inserted a very large 'nail'. I drilled out the end of the 'nail' to take a small padlock. I have a set of 4 keyed alike padlocks for securing stuff around the van.
Another similar set up has been used on the roof racks for long fishing rods.
Had them for 15 years & 200,000km without problems. But I don't do dirt (bumpy) roads.
-- Edited by Cupie on Tuesday 2nd of September 2014 10:04:18 PM
Thanks for all your thoughts and advice peeps, appreciated.
i think we have it covered ...... The PVC pipes I have assembled are the thick storm water type, I have glued and riveted the end caps at one end, inserted/glued the threaded sleeve at the other. I'll be drilling the "opening end" and threading a hardened steel chain with combination locks to secure, albeit if thieves really wish to take the contents all we can do is make it difficult, eh.
Both ends have "heavy" foam protection against damage from within by annex poles, etc.
i shall be securing the poles to the "A" frame with stainless steel strapping in a figure 8 format with ute matting rubber between to (hopefully) inhibit damage from road/track vibration.
thanks again,
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I have a Jayco and built two sliding draws that fit between the cross members of the chassis
What a great idea.
I'll look around my son's junk heap to see if I can find suitable material to do the same.
Might have some issues with the 40?mm conduits that run thru the slots in the cross members. The conduits hold my sullage & water hoses. See attachments.
on a previous van, the previous owner had PVC pipes installed front and back and used a modified tent peg that had a hole drilled thru the straight end (not sure if you can buy them) and used a pad lock. There was a hole drilled thru the end screw cap of the PVC pipe. Worked a treat. Thinking I might install similar to rear bumper of Jayco to keep my fishing rods in check too.
on a previous van, the previous owner had PVC pipes installed front and back and used a modified tent peg that had a hole drilled thru the straight end (not sure if you can buy them) and used a pad lock. There was a hole drilled thru the end screw cap of the PVC pipe. Worked a treat. Thinking I might install similar to rear bumper of Jayco to keep my fishing rods in check too.
Similar to the arrangement shown in my previous post on this thread?
