PVC pole carrier security

Hi Phil, drill 2 holes through the cap and the pipe, opposite one another (whilst they're connected together). Get a piece of aluminium rod and put a 45 degree bend in one end and drill a quarter inch hole in the other. Pass the rod through the cap and pipe and place a combination lock through the hole in the end of the rod. Works fine
Regards
Chris

Hi phil,
Not a locking device and I proberbly shouldn't be telling people this buut, I carry my fishing rods in a PVC pole carrier disguised as a water tank/tube by drilling a hole and fitting a cheap water tap (the type you find on 20lt drums) to the screw end. This I hope, so far anyway makes people think that it is just a water tank and keep on going. As its quite easy to have a couple of hundred dollars worth of rods in it. I used to use this on the roof racks of the ute but now I have it bolted to the drawbar of our van.

Athol

bolt a 3 or 4 link chain to the side and 3 or 4 link chain to the lid. When it's done up you can padlock them together. The joined chain is not long enough to allow a full turn of the lid. Rus.

Waste of time and money, it's plastic and if you put a lock on it just makes it easier to break as you've supplied a leverage spot, with the lock.

If the're desperate enough a lock won't stop them, and it will take them an extra 2 seconds to take the poles, and you have a broken pole carrier to replace as well then.

Just a thought,

Baz.

philkp,

Roof Rack City, or Roof Rack World sell 100mm End Caps which are lockable.

They are sort of torpedo shaped, steel reinforced black end caps with a cap that twists a quarter turn to open or close. They are hinged and when closed, a padlock can be inserted through the edge to secure them.

They are good enough to stop the "convenience" thief from opening them. They would need to be cut off to gain access to the inside of the conduit.

From memory, they were about $40 each and you may only need one, although I have one at both the front and back on my "bazooka".

Thanks for the suggestions,guys. Much food for thought although Baz's brutally honest comments about the desperate was always at the back of my mind.
Phil

Hasp and staple from the hardware.
Put a 90 deg. bend in the staple so that when it bolts onto the screw cap the staple will go over the tube.
Rivet or bolt the staple to the tube.
Fit a padlock.

All of this only keeps the honest buggers out as being mounted on plastic a large screwdriver will bust open most systems.

Regards