packing gear into my truck thread
TReK
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
It is hardware wire. Commonly used as flooring in chicken coops and rabbit hutches so the poo can fall through for easier clean up. I like to use it for dividers in the coop cause of it's strength.
what guage do you use? i saw there was a 19, 28 and a 36? the 19 seemed pretty sturdy. im wondering if it would work for the flooring of my roof rack. seemed like the small size of the pattern would be strong enough.
oh yeah.. think im gonna have to pick some up! i have to go look because there was a few different sized rolls. width's and lengths. maybe ill cut one open in the store and check how sturdy it is. just got some black zips, and i have black rattle can at home. time to do work.
i caved in. just ordered the farm-tek. its $60 for three sheets. the wiring i was lookin at from HD woul dhave been about $50 because of the width of the rolls. Its narrow but very long, like enough to do 3 roof racks with but it's not worth me chancing it if it doesnt work out because of the cost vs the farmtek...
then i went a little nutty. i bought even more farmtek. im going to spray insulate the bed of the truck and lay farmtek over it. the bed of the truck is just way to bumpy to slide gear in and out easily and if i strap the farmtek down to the floor and cut it out to fit the shape it should be strong enough to tie down to. IN my truck only. i wouldnt tie down to it on the roof rack.
the roof rack will become my tent. i have the wilderness rack so it's flat and now with a floor i can easily put a decent size pad down and have a comfy sleep up there! Hopefully will have it all sorted by next weekend with some pics to show.
then i went a little nutty. i bought even more farmtek. im going to spray insulate the bed of the truck and lay farmtek over it. the bed of the truck is just way to bumpy to slide gear in and out easily and if i strap the farmtek down to the floor and cut it out to fit the shape it should be strong enough to tie down to. IN my truck only. i wouldnt tie down to it on the roof rack.
the roof rack will become my tent. i have the wilderness rack so it's flat and now with a floor i can easily put a decent size pad down and have a comfy sleep up there! Hopefully will have it all sorted by next weekend with some pics to show.
TReK
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 2,073
Likes: 6
From: Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
i caved in. just ordered the farm-tek. its $60 for three sheets. the wiring i was lookin at from HD woul dhave been about $50 because of the width of the rolls. Its narrow but very long, like enough to do 3 roof racks with but it's not worth me chancing it if it doesnt work out because of the cost vs the farmtek...
then i went a little nutty. i bought even more farmtek. im going to spray insulate the bed of the truck and lay farmtek over it. the bed of the truck is just way to bumpy to slide gear in and out easily and if i strap the farmtek down to the floor and cut it out to fit the shape it should be strong enough to tie down to. IN my truck only. i wouldnt tie down to it on the roof rack.
then i went a little nutty. i bought even more farmtek. im going to spray insulate the bed of the truck and lay farmtek over it. the bed of the truck is just way to bumpy to slide gear in and out easily and if i strap the farmtek down to the floor and cut it out to fit the shape it should be strong enough to tie down to. IN my truck only. i wouldnt tie down to it on the roof rack.
TReK
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 2,073
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From: Ketchikan, Alaska, USA