Best pipe tube carriers - how thief proof are they?

[Billy Bob Bob]

You're meant to plug it on to the tube carrier, not the cd player ... DOH!!!

:sweatdrop:

lol its the vans 12v system that gets upset

 

[Marco]

Latest plan: I'm looking at putting in some low bids on Flea Bay for some cheap used pipe carriers, which will be less than the materials for a DIY carrier. Lets see if its enough to get one. Similar to some of you a few 15/22 lengths in the van is enough most the time, but will be nice to have the room for more pipe now I'm getting a few boiler jobs. Most the time I'll probably leave it unlocked and just for plastic/empty. But no fun carrying pipe in and out of the house when raining at the end of each day, so will come in handy then.

 

[griffic]

I've used soil pipe on roof bars for several years with unlocked screw cap at rear. Had van broken into twice. First time they took copper and barass pipe fittings from inside van, the second time they opened glove box but took nothing. ( probably after a sat nav.) Neither time was the 'pipe carrier' opened!

 

[dontknowitall]

I wonder if that's because you smeared a Mars bar over it to make it look more authentic?

 

[emergencyman]

If you do get use soil pipe a top tip is to secure the screw on ends with washing line ( drill through the middle).
I lost loads of em over the years befor I did this.

 

[Phil]

I have the first generation Rhino tube and indeed the lock are useless.

With the filth on our streets at the moment I have to cut all my copper up and keep it in the van.

 

[Ivor Bates]

Well I'll only purchase a naff product the once, I think I paid around £250-£300 even 5 years ago for a pair. After losing, well I didn't lose it, it was stolen over £600 of copper, calling Rhino's customer service about the poor locking mechanism with little satisfaction. I personally would not buy from them again. I don't expect it to bother them as the purchase is a one off maybe every 4 or 5 years when the van gets renewed. I'm not bothered whether there's 2nd 3rd or any other kind of generation on the market now, I bought in good faith a product from them, that was marketed as being tough, secure and robust. It was not and it was sold / purchased not fit for it's purpose.

 

[Combat plumber]

I carry my copper in square gutter down pipes screwed to the inside of the van. It's secure and keeps the cost of fuel down.

 

[cr0ft]

I made my new van a MWB van so I could store them inside alongwith the ladders. All racked away and by not having the rack, ladder and pipe carriers on the roof the fuel cost is cheaper than my old SWB van.

Don't know how much of that is down to the vans being different makes/models though.

 

[WHPES]

Tube carriers will only stop an honest man.