Surfboards on a Dormobile

[andyandvic]

Anybody have any ideas how to fix surfboards onto a Dormobile.

Pics also if you have them

 

[Graham L]

A soft rack is what you need, no pics to hand but look here http://store.magicseaweed.com/Roof_Racks/Browse/21/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

They fasten through an opening so front doors, rear windows or tailgate at a push, I think Jon (faux) on here uses one with a pop top and certainly dubberdaz used to before he sold his,

 

[matt-me]

Camperdan's resto thread has a great picture of his bus before the resto started, with a rack on his danbury, a similar roof when down. Maybe try him

 

[Araon]

These guys have done one for a side hinged roof (not sure what it was) there is an old thread somewhere, give them a call they will build something that suits, at a price that suits....

http://www.design-21.co.uk/content2.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[faux]

A soft rack is what you need, no pics to hand but look here http://store.magicseaweed.com/Roof_Racks/Browse/21/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

They fasten through an opening so front doors, rear windows or tailgate at a push, I think Jon (faux) on here uses one with a pop top and certainly dubberdaz used to before he sold his,

I have a couple of loops on my pop top which I can strap my board to, it means I can put the pop up with my board on the roof.

I'll see if I have pics.

Jon

 

[faux]

Not the best picture but you can just make out the straps (rear ones are split screen cargo door strap loops and the front I made something from some webbing, the holes were there already from the PO).

I would have thought you could do similar with a Dormobile

 

[ianscooby]

soft rack is the best way photo below. Feed it through the front doors and the rear gones through the slider and the window.

 

[andyandvic]

Thats great cheers guys. Think I'm going to go down the route of fixing 4 loops onto the dormobile pop as I would like to be able to pop the top when boards are fixed.

Cheers again

 

[Araon]

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1311&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=30" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

mid page is the rack and board bar nice and light weight for a fibre glass roof by design 21...

 

[andyandvic]

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1311&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=30

mid page is the rack and board bar nice and light weight for a fibre glass roof by design 21...

Ohhh like that Araon. Two of those on my dormo pop would be the dogs nuts. Cheers for the pic and link. Will give um a call to see how much.

 

[slow-lane-Matt]

Hi Andyandvic,

I appreciate this is rather an old post, but hey - worth a try, hopefully you're still around. Did you find a solution to your problem. I am in the same position...

Considering using something like the brackets below on the Dormie fibreglass roof, with something sqeezy like pipe insulation between the boards and roof.

Just a bit nervous that it might lift the whole roof off - as its only held down by two light straps at one side, and three small hinges on the other side....

It's a 5/6 hour drive to Cornwall - so would need something reasonably secure - (not so worried about theft - just worried about damaging the roof and clobbering the motorists behind (of which
there are always many!)

I did hear about it being possible to hang them up high in the roof on the inside ? Anyone ever seen or tried that ?

To make life awkward I can rule out:
1/ putting it inside - with 2 kids/2 adults/dog and camping stuff we're already fully loaded
2/ A roofrack would need to be too high
3/ Our favourite beach does not have them to rent out. (Chapel Porth, St Agnes) so we gotta bring our own
4/ Soft rack won't work as no opening back windows and can't see it working with the sliding door
5/ It would be a long board as we're beginners (anyone got one for sale?)!

6> Fall back plan is to rent down there if there is no other sensible option - once we're camped space in the bus isn't such a problem

Have I missed anything obvious ?

Thanks, Matt

 

[Harry UK]

Driven to cornwall several times no problem with board on Danbury roof, I attach a bungee between front and back soft rack.