latter mounted bike rack
Anyone know of bike rack that attaches to latter
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I at one time also looked into a bike rack for the back ladder and even ordered one off of Amazon. I never ended up using it however as I just wasn't confident it would stand the test of mileage and that it wouldn't mar up the ladder.
Instead, I took an alternate route and made a bike rack for my bikes that sits on the dinette with the cushions removed. I purchased some front fork mounts off of amazon for $15 each and then mounted them to a piece of 1"x6" that was 48" wide. On the bottom of the 1"x6" I added some heavy duty Velcro and then I added the receiving Velcro to the plywood of the dinette. When I'm not using the racks, I just remove the plywood racks and store them inside the truck bed. I can now store four bikes (two adults and two kids) easily inside and I don't have to worry about whether they are staying attached off of the back.
This setup works very well for destination type camping where you intend to be in the same location for a few days. If you are traveling daily though it's not as ideal because you need to move the bikes any time you want to use the dinette. It does only take a few minutes however to load the bikes in.
Inside Bike Rack
Instead, I took an alternate route and made a bike rack for my bikes that sits on the dinette with the cushions removed. I purchased some front fork mounts off of amazon for $15 each and then mounted them to a piece of 1"x6" that was 48" wide. On the bottom of the 1"x6" I added some heavy duty Velcro and then I added the receiving Velcro to the plywood of the dinette. When I'm not using the racks, I just remove the plywood racks and store them inside the truck bed. I can now store four bikes (two adults and two kids) easily inside and I don't have to worry about whether they are staying attached off of the back.
This setup works very well for destination type camping where you intend to be in the same location for a few days. If you are traveling daily though it's not as ideal because you need to move the bikes any time you want to use the dinette. It does only take a few minutes however to load the bikes in.
Inside Bike Rack
