I was thinking this thread could be used to discuss some simple DIY roof rack ideas for the Grenadier
Here is one to kick off the discussion.
Since the Grenadiers roof was designed to strap cargo directly on to the roof, the simplest roof rack idea I could think of would be to use something like 5mm thick checker plate aluminum sheet material, cut it to size to fit over the roof rub rails both length and width wise, extending a bit over the sides of the roof. Then cut 2 slots in the front on either side, wide enough to pass a ratchet strap through and do the same on the back. Weave your ratchet strap through the front slots and over top of the aluminum checker plate and around the front grab handles on either side and ratchet it down on to the roof rub rails. Do the same on the back slots using the back grab handles as your latching point and ratchet the back down. To prevent chaffing of the straps on the aluminum, use a rubber strip around the slots edges you cut in the aluminum. You now would have a solid platform that is coupled tightly to your roof that you could bolt/rivet latching hardware to. Buy some strips of airline rails bolt them down to the checker plate around the perimeter and you could latch a multitude of items down to the checker plate platform. The best part is you are not adding much weight so it leaves more weight for cargo. The Grenadier’s roof can hold 150kg dynamic and 420kg static. Assuming the ratchet straps exceeds the max dynamic load capacity you would be able take advantage of (150kg-(weight of the rack materials)}. Assuming the rack materials were 30kg then you theoretically could carry 120kg of cargo. Of course none of this is engineered to meet any regulations your country may require or your insurance may require so your options maybe constrained by that. However all you are doing is strapping down cargo as the checker plate is being strapped down like cargo would be and as intended to be used by the Ineos engineers. Any other options and ideas from the collective?
Here is one to kick off the discussion.
Since the Grenadiers roof was designed to strap cargo directly on to the roof, the simplest roof rack idea I could think of would be to use something like 5mm thick checker plate aluminum sheet material, cut it to size to fit over the roof rub rails both length and width wise, extending a bit over the sides of the roof. Then cut 2 slots in the front on either side, wide enough to pass a ratchet strap through and do the same on the back. Weave your ratchet strap through the front slots and over top of the aluminum checker plate and around the front grab handles on either side and ratchet it down on to the roof rub rails. Do the same on the back slots using the back grab handles as your latching point and ratchet the back down. To prevent chaffing of the straps on the aluminum, use a rubber strip around the slots edges you cut in the aluminum. You now would have a solid platform that is coupled tightly to your roof that you could bolt/rivet latching hardware to. Buy some strips of airline rails bolt them down to the checker plate around the perimeter and you could latch a multitude of items down to the checker plate platform. The best part is you are not adding much weight so it leaves more weight for cargo. The Grenadier’s roof can hold 150kg dynamic and 420kg static. Assuming the ratchet straps exceeds the max dynamic load capacity you would be able take advantage of (150kg-(weight of the rack materials)}. Assuming the rack materials were 30kg then you theoretically could carry 120kg of cargo. Of course none of this is engineered to meet any regulations your country may require or your insurance may require so your options maybe constrained by that. However all you are doing is strapping down cargo as the checker plate is being strapped down like cargo would be and as intended to be used by the Ineos engineers. Any other options and ideas from the collective?
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