Location of pipe on Roof-Rack

G'day Warfer, I think I would go for 3 as well.
No 1 would restrict what you can tie tightly to the edge of the rack I think, and also cut down on fully usable space in the rack.

No 2 in my opinion would probably also make it difficult to tie things down on the rack because of the pipe being hard against the top rail.

No. 3 I would also leave a bit of room to thread a rope through between the pipe and the base of the rack too, just in case you want to tie down something through there.

I always use plenty of ropes on a pack rack because of the wind resistance and you don't want anything moving.
Also if you have a tarp that's flapping around, you will use up heaps more fuel than if you have a well tied down tarp. You don't want a tarp looking like the spinnaker on Australia 2.

Dave

Quote "Rhino hav end caps,are these worth it or just get the screw ones from plumbing supplies "

That's an easy one to answer
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Cheers
Glenn

My choice would be no.1 which is where Ihave mine.Iam sure if Ihad put mine in 2or 3 it would have been ripped off going through scrub and under tree branches.

Warfer,

Mine are in position 2 as there is not enough room for 3. Used stainless steel hose clamps to mount them. Been on two vehicles over 7 years with no dramas.

Hi Warfer

Ours is the same as 1st choice, had no problems, if you
want to see send us an mm as we live at McCrae, we also
put foam each end of the pipe.

G/day Warfer, Maybe one on each side of a smaller dia.,will fit inside the legs? , Are you using it for rods,tent poles,water?if it`s for rods you will probably need 100mm, then it would be option 3 I think .What ever you use make sure it`s uv proof. I think you can get screw on ends that will take a small padlock.

regards Keith C

Warfer,

I have been using roof rack pipes for many years and have found this method works for me.

On the long pipe that I have I have used 4 clamps and on the short pipe 3 clamps, don't skimp on the clamps.
If the pipes are too high it is very hard to get the end cap on and off. I stand on the rear step on the Troopie to get easy access to the pipes


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I have used both the Rhino screw end caps as well as the plumbing supply one. Make sure you have a cable to stop the end caps from getting lost.

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I have a pipe on both sides of the roof rack. Short poles on one side and long poles along with UHF and HF aerials on the other side. I am working on eliminating the short pipe soon.

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I used short sections of roof rack bars "Uni Strut" and bolted them to the side of my roof rack. I was then able to use the pipe clamps to secure the pipe to the Uni Strut.

Rhino Rack have roof bars that have the same cross section as Uni Strut, you could use this bar as it would be more readily available.

Rhino Rack would also have the pipe clamps.


Wayne

Thanks to everyone for there advice and pictures,I will look at all options..

Thankyou very much...