Best pipe tube carriers - how thief proof are they?

[Marco]

Hi,
I've got by fitting a few 3m lengths of pipe in the back of the van upto now as have to park on the road abd thought it was safer and cheaper. But they always seem to be in the way!

I've looked at the pipe tube carriers and wondered how safe they are ie they are an advert to thieves and even if locked/padlocked they only seem to be clipped to the roof rack, so easy to remove or force open.

Rhino look popular. What do people like to use? how safe are they?

Cheers,

Mark

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

i use the truk rax type which ever one you have they are not theft proof

 

[tamz]

I have a Rhino on one van and a bit 4" with a glued blank cap on the front and a screwed access on the back on the other. Both work just the same but you can get more in the rhino. A 4" pipe holds a bundle of 22mm and 15mm with a bit space for a couple of other lengths. If they want in they will get in no problem. You can break the lock of a rhino with a screwdriver.

 

[Marco]

Cheers Gas man - The truk rax one looked alright and a bit more room than some? I've got their roof rack which has been good

 

[Marco]

Cheers Tamz - Thought about the cheap and cheerful 4" soil pipe option. It might be a good compromise when going to a bigger job, and the van is crammed. Just will have to unload at night, but easy to forget when worked late and its raining!

 

[GQuigley67]

my uncle has been using 4" soil pipe for ages, don't really know if he has had anything robbed from it but his mitzibushi warrior isnt really signed with "plumber" on it

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Cheers Gas man - The truk rax one looked alright and a bit more room than some? I've got their roof rack which has been good

its been ok,not been nicked yet and its the cheapest tube carrier you can buy

 

[dontknowitall]

If you have a flimsy cap at the front they make great torpedo tubes if you brake too hard ...

 

[tamz]

Was in a smash years ago and the front cap only cracked. Nothing came through it. Smashed plenty throwing lengths of half inch in.
If you are making one it is best with a glued external access cap at the front too. When you spear a length through it, swap with the cap from the back. Nothing comes out the back.....normally.

 

[paulnwales]

i have used soil pipe for years now, as said before make suse you glue on and not pushfit. On saying that i try not to leave copper on van over night, too expensive.

 

[paulnwales]

P.s. If you have a spare ladder clamp you can use it to clamp 2 4'' soil pipes to the roofrack and easy take off if needed in no time at all. just make sure you clamp it down well and lock it.

 

[GQuigley67]

I think I'll go with the 4" soil pipe on the roof and keep the plastic in it, and built a piperack in the back of the van for lengths of copper hidden from view

 

[WHPES]

Pipe carriers are a magnet for theives and I wouldn't entertain one at all. My van is long enough to fit pipe inside covered up with dust sheets etc.

 

[Ivor Bates]

I invested in Rhino pipe carriers, they look good but that's about it, one key fits all locks not that you need a key. Just pulling the catch down works just as easy whether locked or not.

 

[SPC]

i have a 4" pipe on my rack which is where all the plastic lives, couple of lengths of solvent weld ie 40mm with a 32mm and overflow pipe inside it then easily 10 lengths of 22mm with the same again of 15 inside that too! works well. and i have a glued socket at 1 end with a glued cap in it, never broken in about 3 years or so now. and other end is the female end of the 4" pipe and i just shove a glued cap in there so its easy too pull in and out just held on by the rubber, alot better than squeezing your hand in trying too grab pipe through an access cap. 1 tip is get the 4" pipe cut down a little bit so the 3m lengths fit pretty much perfet else it can be more arkward trying to grab stuff when its 3 or 4 inches further down the pipe than it should be. can tell ive had alot of experience with these!!