The fitment of the rooftent and awning to the roofrack left me with a bit of a dilemma. With only one side of the rack free, what do I carry; waffle boards or Jackall (Hi-Lift)?
I was discussing this dilemma with Belinda (my wife) trying to figure out how to mount the waffle boards in the space between the rack and the roof when she hit upon a good idea. Instead on mounting the boards why not fit the jackall in there.
What I needed was a 'holster' of some sort, so that I didn't damage the roof lifting the jack in and out. Alan uses a length of 100mm diameter drain pipe to carry pipes on his roofrack. Doing a bit of measuring up I worked out that a short length would fit beneath the rack, behind the rooflights and was big enough to hold the jack.
Today I bought a 1m length from B&Q and tie wrapped it in place to try it for size. The jackall fits perfectly, is nicely supported, doesn't rattle and is easy to access. All I need to do now is figure out the best way of securing the pipe and a method of holding the jack in and securing it.
Once secured I will fit a cap to the other open end. With a draw string bag of some sort over the mechanism the jack will be easily accesable and yet well protected from the elements.
Here are a few piccies. I will write a full article once the job is fully finished.
I also refitted the rear worklight and added the second one which I have had in the garage for months. These will be wired up to work from the reversing lights and a switch on the dashboard.
