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Just a heads up, but if anyone is interested, we are running a sale over on the website at the moment for Aussie Day.
https://openskytouring.com/
We are also still looking for a reseller in Melbourne and Adelaide (or anywhere) if anyone knows any good Aussie businesses that might be interested.
Hands down, honestly the best camping boxes on the market by far, thanks heaps again Ben Mate!
We’ve just smashed nearly 1,800km across Tasmania in 2 weeks with the majority in either LR mountain chalkie dust as tail end charlie and or sandblasted higher speed magnificent west coast beaches albeit we scored some serious horizontal Indian Antarctic precipitation on last beach run days :-)
Zero dust or water inside our 4x rooftop family clothing Expedition boxes, couldn’t be happier myself and fully endorsed expenditure now from Mrs MB [emoji106][emoji106]
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Yep, I had both boxes on the roof and contents were clean and dry.Quote:
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Wish I could say the same about the contents of the canvas roof bag! (user error possibly)
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FWIW: Oztenties and teenager Tagalong’s are great for fast family spacious adventures although their ingenious creators do need to sit down with Ben for a quick lesson on real life weather proofing in transit!
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Their rooftop carry bags are as useless as tits on a bull and do require a final home base setup before dry storage unlike all our other bone dry yet stinky sealed worn clobber :-)
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That is interesting Mark, mine was perfectly dry inside (zips facing down in transit)Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
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Uncovered, I’m a bed wetterer :-(
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Off Forum sibling Legend damage discussions together next Hill over reports : -)
#GQ & GU Wagooons [emoji106][emoji106]
# Expedition Boxes [emoji106][emoji106]
# Adult Zempire Mostamat & Blackwolf Doubles [emoji106][emoji106]
# Littlens Denali single 6cm inflators [emoji106][emoji106]
# Oztentie carry bags, both flooded [emoji107][emoji107]
AA+ 2.2m Long Expedition Box is the GO [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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2.2meter?? As in - full length of the roof rack?Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
The cost of that mould would probably mean I go back to baked beans and tinned peas and corn for about 3 years...
Thanks for all the great feedback lads. Hope you're all happy if I cross post a bit of that onto FB and Insta as always. NP Forum get plenty of wraps in our posts. Part of the family!
We love em,don't worry about Mrs happy pants,was stirring her up because miss 16 n I set tent up,which was a first so I had to take a photo http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...020/01/236.jpg
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"Mrs Happy Pants"!! Gold! :-)
Post trip reconfiguring our family wagons roof again after a recent shared awesome Tasmania West Coast Adventure!
AB (Administrator Bossman) has kindly today gifted us a much much lighter weight aluminium rack than our steel cheapo supercentre heavy paddock version used on Mrs MB’s GU over the years.
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Was the touring weight somewhat severe off-angles getting out of Balfour Track to the coast on 16psi that really makes one consider every needed kilogram leaning atop :-)
Not sure whether you meant it Ben mate but does appear your Expedition Boxes and Rhino Racks are an aluminium support plank match made in heaven [emoji106][emoji106]
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Are really keen for some semi-permanent tie-down advice too Ben mate as I’m currently thinking of leaving the boxes on top all next trip and having those lightweight type clothes bags inside each so we can just unlatch the lids only and yoink out the girls kits each night, and or easily access their undies after kissing track side banks :-)
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Crikey, there aint no flys on you Ben mate!
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Just Nuffy worked out that conjoined/connected they can share a crisscrossed tie-down [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Good one @MB. I have previously used both rope and ratchet straps to good effect for semi-permanent mountings ontop. If using a ratchet strap, simply feed it through the tie-down points and run it underneath the lip of the box to the other side, out through the tie down point and back to the roof rack. I did a dodgy YouTube clip on it a while back, see below. Just pull the strap out of the ratchet so you can feed it through, then put it back into the ratchet once it is out the otherside. Two ratchet straps per box work well. You might even be able to use one if you had a longer version and mucked around a bit with it but I never tried that. Just don't over tighten the ratchet as it could pull down too hard and pull the box down away from the seal. I don't think it would, but I'd be cautious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=208zyQHhCiY
Those types of roof racks sometimes don't offer much in the way of tie-down points though so you may have to make something work. I went with a mesh flat deck on my own rack so I never had to look for a hooking point.
Awesome, thanks Ben!
I’ll hopefully get some time soon to have a go at those video ideas[emoji106][emoji106]
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Hey Guys,
We are going to be going to the Brisbane 4X4 show if anyone is around and wanting to meet up. I know lots of Forum tag names but would love to say g'day if you are a Brisbaneite and going to the show.
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Are you going to be at the one in Melbourne in August Ben? I'd definitely be interested in going to that!Quote:
Originally Posted by FNQGU
Would love to, but not sure we can make Melbourne this year. Super costly exercise.
That and all the chatter on remote desert trips stimulated by @10G has me thinking I need to nick off and go do the Madigan line around then.
Fair enough ;)
Well, I reckon the boys designed these boxes to fit my tray perfectly.
Couldn’t ask for a better fit[emoji106][emoji106]
Anyway, I got rid of one big box and replaced with 3 of these..much more flexibility and one will double up as a step for Fiona to fetch me beers without winging she can’t reach the fridge...no excuses anymore[emoji23]
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Looks like a perfect fit mate. I note you are missing a few clips? did you Leave them off on purpose?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxhead
Nah, that was our bad. We are currently using a 3rd Party Logistics agent to pack and send our stuff and they f..'d it up. They are on the way now though!
Yeah what ^^he said...lol
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Been looking for a low profile (around 200-250mm high) storage box or two to go my racks but they all seem to be much larger sizes.
Seen anything around?
Only something like this: http://www.outdoortactical.com.au/5....d-case-50-foam
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Thanks. That sort of thing is all I could find as well. Not really suitable for roof mounting. I'll keep looking.Quote:
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If you have a look at the YouTube channel Sidetracked, one of the guys had a GU with a front runner roof rack and has one of these cases mounted to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brissieboy
He drilled some holes through the base and bolted it from the underside with lock nuts inside the case.
Yeah, I don't think there is a lot of low profile stuff around.
Spacecase do a low profile version but even that might be slightly higher than you are looking for.
Might sound stupid. But have a look at some guitar cases going around. If a suitable one was to be found, just rip the original foam casing out and reline it with something of your chooice. One of my guitar cases is un-destructible. Unsure how they would fair out in the weather though.Quote:
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Seen a few made for various specialty uses. Best option I have seen so far are the ones used for tools/took kits as they are quite solid. Some aren't moulded and just have foam lining that can be easily removed, but most are not water and dust proof. This one looks like OK and is my pick so far, but will have a look in-store first.Quote:
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https://www.tradetools.com/product-r...59&SearchPos=1
Thanks everyone for the ideas.
This box keeps giving. I just tried a child seat hook on the corners and it fits perfectly.
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We've got hard rubbish in our area this weekend and I just wandered around a collected three of these hooks. I've got 5 in total now that I use for tie downs.
Good comment about the box that always gives.
Have a look at how well an ozpig fits inside.
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That is a handy fit, for sure.
Good one.
I'd love to see a box made into a fishing box. It should last forever. Saw the lift out tray and immediately thought of a fishing box.Quote:
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In WA it's law to wear life jackets in some areas whilst rock fishing and I believe voluntary to tie off to tie down points, which I do.
One of your boxes is dedicated to a life jacket, rated rope, and other stuff.
If you can design a fishing box, I'd buy one, for sure.
I love the 8 that I purchased during your initial order. Bargin!
Well done, keep up the fantastic work, and "Thank you"
Bloody useless things, tucker is always safe & well but they do need ankle cushions designed in atop for us softy’s out there :-)
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@MB Stop walking around in bare feet. You need softer heals, so don't forget to moisturise. lolQuote:
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We are thinking about another size now too. Have had a fair few calls requesting both larger and smaller versions. Trays that fit inside was another one.
@DX grunt - there are some lure boxes that fit nicely in the boxes standing up on their sides. Can't remember now who was doing that with them, but they managed to fit about five or six across.
Great to hear they’re progressing well Ben Mate, we all absolutely love our first editions for sure, thanking you!
As mentioned way back, used to buy 900mm long space case thingymebobs and now find your standard as is current size 600mm ish with its near vertical walls and flat floor and raised lid inner fit tucker especially better than others out there over 50% larger and most awkwardly heavy to carry.
If there were to be any available future models in the works I’d personally be keen on the exact same size footprint with maybe a half size height.
Theory I guess from current usage would be that heavy canned type tucker items could be halved in carry weight over two Expedition Boxes that stacked equal the same neighbouring original height boxes beside if that makes sense?
Slimline versions I’m thinking could also sell well for atop of roof racks and under false cargo floors or the like, hopefully could be achieved from the same mold temporarily blanked on runs somehow maybe?
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Yes I'd be keen on a slimline version too. I have approx 300mm space between the top of my drawers and the top of the rear door opening. I carry plastic containers of utensils, cooking equipment etc when camping on top of the drawers. The lids are flimsy, cracked and broken but I still use them. Your original version was too tall for the space I've got so I couldn't go through with a purchase. But I'd be up for a couple of max 300mm top-to-bottom versions.Quote:
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Cheers guys. Playing with designs so that a slim line would still lock onto the lids of the larger boxes in the same way they do now. Same lid features and tie down points and same flat smooth interior. It will probably come in around 32 litres instead of 55 litres.
Still thinking through it.
I like @MB's suggestion, a slimline height option would be great. Something that fits into the existing 55L when empty but uses the same lid would be very useful.Quote:
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