Fly rod truck carrier / rod pod

[Woodland Artisan]

Got some inspiration from a quick trip out to the Estes Park, CO area a couple of months ago for this rod carrier / pod.  It attaches to the roof rack I made from unistrut.  It'll hold 2 full sized rods and reels along with the tiny 1/2 wt one.  Made from sch40 pvc and a plastic "ammo box" from harbor freight.  Under $50.

[BilletHead]

                     I love a DYI projects!

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, Woodland Artisan said:

Got some inspiration from a quick trip out to the Estes Park, CO area a couple of months ago for this rod carrier / pod.  It attaches to the roof rack I made from unistrut.  It'll hold 2 full sized rods and reels along with the tiny 1/2 wt one.  Made from sch40 pvc and a plastic "ammo box" from harbor freight.  Under $50.

Looks great. Pretty innovative and simple design.

[Gavin]

Nice job! Think the premade ones go for $350 and up.

[Woodland Artisan]

1 hour ago, Gavin said:

Nice job! Think the premade ones go for $350 and up.

Yep. They can be expensive.  Of course, they're better, but I'll put the money into other things.  Talked with a guide when in CO about them and his was "a bit over $750".  It carried several, though.

[Terrierman]

12 hours ago, Woodland Artisan said:

Got some inspiration from a quick trip out to the Estes Park, CO area a couple of months ago for this rod carrier / pod.  It attaches to the roof rack I made from unistrut.  It'll hold 2 full sized rods and reels along with the tiny 1/2 wt one.  Made from sch40 pvc and a plastic "ammo box" from harbor freight.  Under $50.

Can you close the box with reels mounted?  That's a great idea!

[Woodland Artisan]

Yes.  The box closes when the reels are mounted.  And locks, too.  It is all plastic, but better than nothing.

[Nick Adams]

Very cool. Did you paint the PVC?

[jdmidwest]

Looks great.  Did you come up with the design or find it on the net?

I have 2 Clothes Bars inside the Sequoia that I put my assembled rods on when traveling.  Works fair on rods up to 8 1/2 ft.

[Woodland Artisan]

Yes, I painted everything with Krylon Fusion after roughing the surface with 220 sandpaper and cleaning with acetone.

I originally started with an old tacklebox, then with a larger toolbox.  But, found the plastic ammo box at Harbor Freight. The "tallness" of the ammo box was what sold me on that as the final piece.

If I could find something a LOT taller (18-20") and only a little larger overall, I'd make one for the spinning rods, too.  But, I'm afraid I'll just have to use 6" sewer PVC in order to fit them in.  Lots of wasted space but I've not found anything that comes close for those rods/reels.