World Traveler III
We were tired of trying to perfectly get these 7 gallon water jugs on top of our roof rack and strapped down for our adventures. Not only that, but keeping them snug enough to not make noise on trails, etc. It only took one good beach trip and the jugs to move back and forth enough on the rack roof rails and they shifted to the side and fell in between the rails and scratched the roof pretty harshly for me to realize we needed something permanent to hold them.
I scrap metal from the shop I work at and a lot of the guys will bring me there home scrap also. It's a profitable side hustle that usually funds things for the rig. In this instance I had been given a washer and dryer from a co-worker and thought, hmmmm....that dryer has a nice thick side panel that would make a great tray. So I measured and cut it out, then welded 4 pieces of angle iron I had laying around to form a tray that would hold 1 , 2 or 3, Reliance 7 gallon water jugs that we had. Welded on some threaded eye bolts for the ratchet straps to hook in to on the sides and painted it. Then drilled holes and mounted it to the module roof rails.
It's been a great little DIY project that didn't cost me anything but 4 eye bolts and 2 cans of spray paint.
I scrap metal from the shop I work at and a lot of the guys will bring me there home scrap also. It's a profitable side hustle that usually funds things for the rig. In this instance I had been given a washer and dryer from a co-worker and thought, hmmmm....that dryer has a nice thick side panel that would make a great tray. So I measured and cut it out, then welded 4 pieces of angle iron I had laying around to form a tray that would hold 1 , 2 or 3, Reliance 7 gallon water jugs that we had. Welded on some threaded eye bolts for the ratchet straps to hook in to on the sides and painted it. Then drilled holes and mounted it to the module roof rails.
It's been a great little DIY project that didn't cost me anything but 4 eye bolts and 2 cans of spray paint.
