best way to get long pvc to the playa via a roofrack

[geminiRanger]

I got a jeep, its got a roof rack, I'll probably have 10ft pvc I want to bring with me - any idea how to tie that down?

[Fire_Moose]

tightly, with some orange or red ribbon tied to the ends

[ygmir]

make sure to tie or duct tape the ends together, especially the front. The wind will catch in and it'll bend up wards while going down the road.....and, may break or kink........

[ehcsztein]

I haul quite a few 10 lengths of 2" pvc on top of my jeep. I bundle them together into groups of three making a triangle and then tape the ends. I stack them accross the roof rack and put my shad cloth bundles on top of them securing the whole thing with a pair of cargo straps like these: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=90984

I run the cargo straps so that they make an X accross the roof. It doesn't budge once the straps are tightened down.

I did this last year with about 30 pieces and had no issues. Doing about 60 this year over two trips. One thing that I learned was that doing this really changes the center of gravity on the vehicle making the drive a bit akward at first.

[Oldguy]

We secured our whip antennas with a hook and 2 twine lines in a V shape to the front bumper of our army jeeps. Long poles and even canoes can be tied fore and aft. You could lash your poles together with clothesline like a raft.

My grandad tied his bamboo surffishing poles to the door handles on the passenger side of his "hupmobile". But today's edsels have recessed handles, and integrated bodymold bumpers.

[Sham]

Can I suggest a piece of steel tubing tied in with the the PVC pipe for rigidity. Possibly 2 pieces of steel tubing to keep the bouncey factor down. If you can use the steel for something else when you get there (like a camp marker or flag pole) all the better!