UglyScout
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I just finished my roof rack and thought I would share the details.
I went with 3 cross bars made from 1.5"x1.5"x.120" aluminum. I set them on 6" pieces of the same material that I angle cut at the ends so I could screw them to the camper (I saw that method somewhere on here -- THANKS!!)
I put one at the front over the front wall, one at the back as far back as I could go and one just behind the roof vent. I then built a tray between the rear two bars out of a flat sheet of scrap aluminum.
I welded everything together with a mig spool gun.
Here is the tray. It is 18.5" between the rails, so a 5 gallon NATO gas can just fits when on its side - as do the smallish 8 gallon rubbermaid action packers and water jugs.
Nothing pretty, but it doesn't weigh much and should last forever.
Here is a shot of my new to me truck with the camper - just before the roof rack project...
I went with 3 cross bars made from 1.5"x1.5"x.120" aluminum. I set them on 6" pieces of the same material that I angle cut at the ends so I could screw them to the camper (I saw that method somewhere on here -- THANKS!!)
I put one at the front over the front wall, one at the back as far back as I could go and one just behind the roof vent. I then built a tray between the rear two bars out of a flat sheet of scrap aluminum.
I welded everything together with a mig spool gun.
Here is the tray. It is 18.5" between the rails, so a 5 gallon NATO gas can just fits when on its side - as do the smallish 8 gallon rubbermaid action packers and water jugs.
Nothing pretty, but it doesn't weigh much and should last forever.
Here is a shot of my new to me truck with the camper - just before the roof rack project...