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?
Eaglemax said
11:50 AM Jul 13, 2021
merely depends on how many poles you have.
I'm about to use a 90mm tube as I only have 3 poles to store but storing them under the bed they are problematic and get hooked on items.
Also drill a hole in the middle of the screw on cap. A gal bolt and nut to secure a thin chain will stop it being forgotten when driving off. Tony
-- Edited by Eaglemax on Tuesday 13th of July 2021 11:53:03 AM
Radar said
11:58 AM Jul 13, 2021
Oupaandre wrote:
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.
Bonus is I saved about 12 kgs of precious weight.
So! No to a pipe.
Whenarewethere said
12:48 PM Jul 13, 2021
Or at the front edge of rear seat. We keep a few poles & sand flag here.
As others have already said, it depends on what you wish to store in your pole carrier
My caravan had a 150mm pole carrier (which came with the van), and was adequate, for poles
My motorhome has a different awning, and I use rafters, instead of poles
I could only fit a 150mm PVC tube behind my bicycle rack
If I could have fitted a larger tube, I would have done so
Cupie said
11:05 AM Jul 14, 2021
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
yogi said
06:01 PM Jul 14, 2021
where did you save 12k?
Radar said
08:05 PM Jul 14, 2021
yogi wrote:
where did you save 12k?
by removing the storage pipe, including the fittings and then leaving the lot in the shed.
About 12 kgs of weight.
Oupaandre said
09:30 AM Jul 15, 2021
Thanks heaps for the advice nomads
Warren-Pat_01 said
10:28 AM Jul 16, 2021
Hi Ouppaandre,
Welcome to the forum - we hope this won't be your last query. By all means peruse the different sections, use the Search, Advanced Search facilities.
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.
dogbox said
02:13 PM Jul 16, 2021
i use mine to store fishing rods
Cupie said
02:35 PM Jul 16, 2021
Gee its good to read & discuss things related to caravanning & not all that rot & agro that goes on with the Covid related threads.
Legendts said
03:47 AM Jul 17, 2021
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.
-- Edited by Legendts on Saturday 17th of July 2021 03:47:45 AM
FlyAway said
08:07 PM Jul 20, 2021
I have seen these used for waste pipe/hose storage or for fishing rods as well
-- Edited by FlyAway on Tuesday 20th of July 2021 08:08:09 PM
Craig1 said
04:50 PM Jul 27, 2021
Also consider a coat or two of good acrylic water based paint. Give it a sand first. Slows U V degradation.
Nevd said
08:36 AM Jul 28, 2021
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.
Whenarewethere said
09:33 AM Jul 28, 2021
The above mentioned place is very expensive, but that is the price of convenience.
oldbloke said
02:33 PM Jul 28, 2021
I often thought of doing this. But have since dismissed it as just adding to the usual weight issues.
Craig1 said
03:06 PM Jul 28, 2021
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.
Radar said
05:04 PM Jul 28, 2021
oldbloke wrote:
I often thought of doing this. But have since dismissed it as just adding to the usual weight issues.
That is why I have removed the storage pipe, no much weight but a handful of not much continues to add up.
merely depends on how many poles you have.
I'm about to use a 90mm tube as I only have 3 poles to store but storing them under the bed they are problematic and get hooked on items.
Also drill a hole in the middle of the screw on cap. A gal bolt and nut to secure a thin chain will stop it being forgotten when driving off.
Tony
-- Edited by Eaglemax on Tuesday 13th of July 2021 11:53:03 AM
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.
Bonus is I saved about 12 kgs of precious weight.
So! No to a pipe.
Or at the front edge of rear seat. We keep a few poles & sand flag here.
Hi Oupaandre, welcome to the forum
As others have already said, it depends on what you wish to store in your pole carrier
My caravan had a 150mm pole carrier (which came with the van), and was adequate, for poles
My motorhome has a different awning, and I use rafters, instead of poles
I could only fit a 150mm PVC tube behind my bicycle rack
If I could have fitted a larger tube, I would have done so
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
If it's only for tent poles I used sewerage 100mm pipe and screw on end fittings also.
Any powder coated poles will get scratched and marked.
But it is a very cheap way of storing poles.
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
where did you save 12k?
by removing the storage pipe, including the fittings and then leaving the lot in the shed.
About 12 kgs of weight.
Welcome to the forum - we hope this won't be your last query. By all means peruse the different sections, use the Search, Advanced Search facilities.
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.
Gee its good to read & discuss things related to caravanning & not all that rot & agro that goes on with the Covid related threads.
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.
-- Edited by Legendts on Saturday 17th of July 2021 03:47:45 AM
I have seen these used for waste pipe/hose storage or for fishing rods as well
-- Edited by FlyAway on Tuesday 20th of July 2021 08:08:09 PM
The above mentioned place is very expensive, but that is the price of convenience.
That is why I have removed the storage pipe, no much weight but a handful of not much continues to add up.