Wasted space on our tow vehicle roof
Anybody here have racks with carriers or baskets on top of your truck to carry items that won't fit in your truck bed or in the fiver? I feel that the roof of our truck could be useful space. Maybe...
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OK, I'm happy with the setup that I came up with on top of the truck.
I had one Yakima Q-tower and bar set that I used in conjunction with a rack that I made out of conduit(mounted to the brushguard on the front of the truck) for carrying kayaks, and I bought another Yakima Q-tower and bar set.
Got a 52" x 39" basket which covers the top of the truck pretty much(Dodge Ram quad cab). It ain't real pretty. It looks like a kitchen dish drainer, but it is a welded one piece type and has the wind deflector on the front.
I also already had a Sportrack clamshell type carrier that works up there too. It's big enough to hold a lot of stuff, but it has to be fairly lightweight stuff.
I would be happy with the basket, but (according to my wife) when I put the tote tank in it, we look like refugees according to my wife, so I think we'll use the Sportrack clamshell carrier. I guess it does look better.
Maybe I'll make another thread regarding any decrease in fuel mileage. I'm sure there might be some, but in the overall scheme of things fuel mileage when pulling a fifth wheel is nothing to brag about anyway. Diesel engine makes it bearable.
In conclusion, my wife is happy (tote tank is hidden), and we have decreased clutter in the fiver and the truck.
I had one Yakima Q-tower and bar set that I used in conjunction with a rack that I made out of conduit(mounted to the brushguard on the front of the truck) for carrying kayaks, and I bought another Yakima Q-tower and bar set.
Got a 52" x 39" basket which covers the top of the truck pretty much(Dodge Ram quad cab). It ain't real pretty. It looks like a kitchen dish drainer, but it is a welded one piece type and has the wind deflector on the front.
I also already had a Sportrack clamshell type carrier that works up there too. It's big enough to hold a lot of stuff, but it has to be fairly lightweight stuff.
I would be happy with the basket, but (according to my wife) when I put the tote tank in it, we look like refugees according to my wife, so I think we'll use the Sportrack clamshell carrier. I guess it does look better.
Maybe I'll make another thread regarding any decrease in fuel mileage. I'm sure there might be some, but in the overall scheme of things fuel mileage when pulling a fifth wheel is nothing to brag about anyway. Diesel engine makes it bearable.
In conclusion, my wife is happy (tote tank is hidden), and we have decreased clutter in the fiver and the truck.
