Pipe carriers for vans

[Spare tyre]

My mate is having a rough time in general, latest is driving his van into a barrier and ripping his pipe carriers off the roof.

He’s gonna struggle to get it sorted quickly so I’m gonna get him a couple of xmas gifts early

Can anyone recommend the best pipe carriers that mount on the roof

Many thanks

[vikingaero]

Can he mount the pipe carriers inside the van? I've seen a few people do it where the length isn't too long and the design of the van allows it.

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vikingaero said:

Can he mount the pipe carriers inside the van? I've seen a few people do it where the length isn't too long and the design of the van allows it.

Neat idea, yes he has already done this, the external ones are for longer lengths

[WAVman]

This is my industry!
Is he mounting the pipe tube on roof bars or a higher roof rack?
Rhino products are the go to....

https://www.rhinoproducts.co.uk/product/pipetube-p...

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WAVman said:

This is my industry!
Is he mounting the pipe tube on roof bars or a higher roof rack?
Rhino products are the go to....

https://www.rhinoproducts.co.uk/product/pipetube-p...

I think it’s factory roof bars front to back with transverse bars across

What’s 2nd, 3rd, 4th in your opinion after rhino

Many thanks all, appreciate it

[DorsetSparky]

I'm a sparky (no, really?) and have a Rhino tube for 3m lengths of conduit and trunking. Swear by it.

There's not really anything else comparable - you can get cheaper imitations, but they're just that. Nowhere near as good.
I scoured Gumtree and waited until one came up, and paid just £30 for it complete with two keys.

Just keep an eye on Gumtree/eBay/Facebook Marketplace/whatever and one will come up if you don't fancy paying whatever they cost new.

It's a fantastic bit of kit, and that's a really nice gesture on your part. I'm sure he'll appreciate it.

[Geffg]

DorsetSparky said:

I'm a sparky (no, really?) and have a Rhino tube for 3m lengths of conduit and trunking. Swear by it.

There's not really anything else comparable - you can get cheaper imitations, but they're just that. Nowhere near as good.
I scoured Gumtree and waited until one came up, and paid just £30 for it complete with two keys.

Just keep an eye on Gumtree/eBay/Facebook Marketplace/whatever and one will come up if you don't fancy paying whatever they cost new.

It's a fantastic bit of kit, and that's a really nice gesture on your part. I'm sure he'll appreciate it.

Don’t you find the conduit / trunking gets dirty when in the pipe tube? Or maybe because I hardly ever use mine but if I stick any in there and go to get a while later it’s all black and won’t clean up.

Just looked at them online and found they now do one with a pvc liner which would stop this.

[DorsetSparky]

Geffg said:

Don’t you find the conduit / trunking gets dirty when in the pipe tube? Or maybe because I hardly ever use mine but if I stick any in there and go to get a while later it’s all black and won’t clean up.

Black conduit doesn't!

All joking aside, yeah the white stuff can get a little dirty, but a rub down with a Big Wipe always seems to work fine. Mine is choca, so the inner ones always stay pretty clean.
You can get lined ones, but when I found mine, I figured for thirty quid, I'd get what I could and not be too choosy!

[Geffg]

DorsetSparky said:

I'm a sparky (no, really?) and have a Rhino tube for 3m lengths of conduit and trunking. Swear by it.

There's not really anything else comparable - you can get cheaper imitations, but they're just that. Nowhere near as good.
I scoured Gumtree and waited until one came up, and paid just £30 for it complete with two keys.

Just keep an eye on Gumtree/eBay/Facebook Marketplace/whatever and one will come up if you don't fancy paying whatever they cost new.

It's a fantastic bit of kit, and that's a really nice gesture on your part. I'm sure he'll appreciate it.

Don’t you find the conduit / trunking gets dirty when in the pipe tube? Or maybe because I hardly ever use mine but if I stick any in there and go to get a while later it’s all black and won’t clean up.

[DorsetSparky]

Geffg said:

Just looked at them online and found they now do one with a pvc liner which would stop this.

Yeah it definitely would, but they do seem to clean up anyway with a wipe down. Problem is probably exacerbated if you don't keep much in there - mine is fairly full, so by definition, most pieces of conduit/trunking seem protected from the elements.

[MDMA .]

Are you ever “up North”? Warrington/Wigan area?

[Spare tyre]

MDMA . said:

Are you ever “up North”? Warrington/Wigan area?

Sadly not, thanks

[MDMA .]

Spare tyre said:

MDMA . said:

Are you ever “up North”? Warrington/Wigan area?

Sadly not, thanks

Shame. Have a load of new Rhino tubes. You could have picked one up if passing by.

[Deranged Rover]

Spare tyre said:

My mate is having a rough time in general, latest is driving his van into a barrier and ripping his pipe carriers off the roof.

Why on earth are they on his roof?

One's pipe rack should be on the dashboard, surely?

[Spare tyre]

MDMA . said:

Spare tyre said:

MDMA . said:

Are you ever “up North”? Warrington/Wigan area?

Sadly not, thanks

Shame. Have a load of new Rhino tubes. You could have picked one up if passing by.

Very kind,thankyou.

Cheers

[MDMA .]

Spare tyre said:

MDMA . said:

Spare tyre said:

MDMA . said:

Are you ever “up North”? Warrington/Wigan area?

Sadly not, thanks

Shame. Have a load of new Rhino tubes. You could have picked one up if passing by.

Very kind,thankyou.

Cheers

PM me if you want. I could arrange for however many you want to be sent directly to yourself if you want. You can have them for cost price if it helps (half RRP).

[Spare tyre]

MDMA . said:

Spare tyre said:

MDMA . said:

Spare tyre said:

MDMA . said:

Are you ever “up North”? Warrington/Wigan area?

Sadly not, thanks

Shame. Have a load of new Rhino tubes. You could have picked one up if passing by.

Very kind,thankyou.

Cheers

PM me if you want. I could arrange for however many you want to be sent directly to yourself if you want. You can have them for cost price if it helps (half RRP).

Hello! Thankyou very much for your post and DM, would you believe it, I asked my plumber what he was doing with his when he retires in September, he said if I could get them off his van I could have them!

Thankyou for thinking of me

[MDMA .]

Spare tyre said:

MDMA . said:

Spare tyre said:

MDMA . said:

Spare tyre said:

MDMA . said:

Are you ever “up North”? Warrington/Wigan area?

Sadly not, thanks

Shame. Have a load of new Rhino tubes. You could have picked one up if passing by.

Very kind,thankyou.

Cheers

PM me if you want. I could arrange for however many you want to be sent directly to yourself if you want. You can have them for cost price if it helps (half RRP).

Hello! Thankyou very much for your post and DM, would you believe it, I asked my plumber what he was doing with his when he retires in September, he said if I could get them off his van I could have them!

Thankyou for thinking of me

No problem. Offer there if it doesn’t work out.