I note many vans has a 150mm or 200mm pvc pipe I assume for storage of tent poles What size would be best or sufficient?
Hi and welcome.
I thought I needed a pipe for storage just like a lot of others you see with their caravans wobbling along the road but wrong.
Firstly the thing I noticed was our white awning rafters were getting the paint knocked of them jumping about in the pipe or dragging them in and out which was seriously marking the roll out awning material. Not good young camper.
So now with the help of a couple of strips of velcro and resting safe on square hooks in the boot, no more damages.
Now the pipe lives in the garage for me to sell when we home long enough.
I would use a 100mm sewerage pipe. The 90mm stormwater pipes are a bit too thin.
I fitted screw caps at both ends reinforced with a bit of metal to stop the poles from breaking through & becoming a hazard. I stuff in a bit of foam padding too.
Always a good idea to fit a lock of some sort. I used a thick button top tent peg with a hole drilled through the end to take a small padlock. A long shaft padlock fitted through the lip of the cap & the pipe would do the trick too.
I think that you can buy specially made lockable end caps if you want to go that way.
My pipe goes behind the rear bumper but I have seen some fitted just behind the rear wheel/axle or even on the A frame
Metal ones for 150mm ( which is 160mm od) about $23 in Wodonga, I will give them another coat of paint, someone said they can rust.
I reckon that's the go. Don't know about the 150mm though. A lot easier than mucking around with the modified end caps that I used. Probably not available when I made mine up 20 years ago. LOL
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When we had the Eagle camper I had a 100mm sewerage pipe holder on the back for the poles, awning winder & a 150mm one on the front to hold our folding ladder. I glued a cap on to one end, put a screw-on cap on the other. All caps had a piece of foam ground mat on them to absorb any movement of the items hitting the ends.
The van? I managed to get the ladder inside the boot with a bit of juggling & don't carry poles any more.
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Re awning rafters getting damaged. My wife made up a couple of storage bags for ours out of fairly thick material. Have been used for several years and are still like new.
As others mentioned use sewage pipe (DWV) as it is thick walled. I also have each end fitted with a screw cap and pop riveted a hasp and staple to fit locks. Just remember to tighten it well before fitting the hasp or you may get water in. Using DWV caps you also have an O ring in the cap to give a good seal.
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I actually bought a complete setup on ebay a couple of years ago. Cheaper than the bits needed from Bunnings. 150mm PVC pipe isn't that cheap! Add the end caps, & brackets and it's actually dearer. The only thing I needed to do was to attach the hinge a bit sturdier than the crappy little rivets they used. Still only about $100. A quick look at the Bunnings website shows the PVC pipe & fittings comes to $141. That's without the brackets.
G S has pretty wiped out any opposition in Albury Wodonga, a bit of a half a..ed Mitre 10 in Wodonga and that is it. But it seems we cant get enough of them. Car parks are always at least 3/4 full when you drive past.
