Pole carrier setup

Submitted: Monday, May 28, 2007 at 17:40
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Hi guys,

Need help on setting up a pole carrier to carry all the poles and other stuff in them.
What do you guys use? I.e. sewer pipe 8mm/10mm? How long is the pipe?
The longest pole is about 1.5 meters but you never know how long the next pole is going to be... What to use/where to get the sides for the pipe? any pics/links where to buy?

Thanks,
Stan

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Reply By: Skippy In The GU - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 17:45

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 17:45
Mines a 6" water pipe with a fitting for a screw cap.
you could use 4 " or 5" if you don't have many poles
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Follow Up By: PatNav - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 20:59

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 20:59
Hi what type of 4by hav u got or where r u planing to put it

Cheers patnav
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Reply By: Member - Matt & Julie (VIC) - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 18:02

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 18:02
Hi stan
I have a 150mm storm pipe 1500 long with a cap on one end and a screw cap on the other you can get all your bits from bunnings or plumbing store.
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Matt
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Reply By: Twinkles - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 18:27

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 18:27
I did the same for my camper. Went down Billy Goats Bluff in dark. The poles slapped from side to side in the pipe carrier because of the rough track, big steps at the time. Smashed through one end and lost the poles in the dark. Didn't hear or see them go. Now I pad the ends with a bit of towelling to make sure they are tight and not sliding back and forth.
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Follow Up By: Member - Tim - Stratford (VIC) - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 18:51

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 18:51
Twinkles,

When did you lose them? I'm going down Billy Goats on Wednesday - I'll go you halves if I find them. :-)
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Follow Up By: Steve from Top End Explorer Tours - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 18:59

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 18:59
I had some foam in either end to stop the rattle and smashing the end, I didn't secure both ends one was glued the other was not.

End result 12 new poles left on the Mereenie loop Road.

So you could have a glued end and a screw end, or as a mate of mine has done put a pin through the end.

Cheers Steve.
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Follow Up By: Twinkles - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 20:38

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 20:38
Lost them early 2005. If you find them you can keep them. I've done the track up and down since and not seen them.
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Reply By: Member - Brian H (QLD) - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 19:10

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 19:10
Well I'm about to set mine up which will be under my tray with 3 supports which i will have padding on and as said above I will also have padding at the ends and I was going to wedge a sponge in to stop some of the movement.

As for the ends one will be glued and the other screwed and pegged to prevent coming undone.

Brian
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Follow Up By: Member - Linda M (VIC) - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 21:29

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 21:29
Hi Brian
What sort of supports are you using? I was thinking of a similar thing for my rodeo.
Any info would be most welcome.
Linda
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian H (QLD) - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 21:34

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 21:34
They are the standard ones. U will take a photo if you like :) They can be bolted up under my tray.

Brian
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Reply By: Ray Bates - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 20:00

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 20:00
Hi I use two 4" pipes. They are full width of my caravan. One is across the draw bar and the other across the rear bumber. One end of each pipe is capped and the other end has a scew head. They are held on with "U" bolts and as a precaution I have fitted a circular piece of wood at each end to stop the poles from smashing through
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Reply By: D-Jack - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 21:48

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 21:48
Just went through the same for my Camper Trailer, got a few more poles to carry than most who tent it, but used 100mm sewerage pipe. Have a look at the difference between sewerage and stormwater - much stronger, storm is made of recycled and is much thinner whereas sewer is made of virgin materials and is thicker, very little flex in shorter lengths. Plenty of fittings available. I used rubber strips to line the saddles which I attached, to make it firmer and prevent slippage. Hope this helps

D-Jack
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Reply By: Member - Effie C (ACT) - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 22:28

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 22:28
When you do make them cut out some gal sheet to fit inside the end caps and glue them into the caps this will save the problem of the poles bashing there way out.
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Reply By: lc_120man - Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 10:54

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 10:54
Thanks guys,

This was very helpful. Will see what come out of it on weekend.

Stan
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 17:59

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 17:59
As D-Jack mentioned, 100mm (or 150mm) Sewerage pipe is much stronger than stormwater pipe and the reinforced screwed end fittings are purposely designed to fit this pipe. You can buy end fittings with an orange screwed cap with a safety wire (like you see on Telstra, or Plumbers Vans) or you can buy more expensive "turn and flip" lockable ends from places like Roof Rack World and Roof Rack City.

I have one of about 2 metres long I have mounted inside the camper trailer to contain the annex poles and another I use for fishing rods which is mounted (and removable) to the roof racks with purpose designed clamps, also available from RRW and RRC.

You can do it "on the cheap" or buy quality and long lasting components.
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