Gray Water Tote on Ladder... Bad Idea?

[schrederman]

I've seen TTs and 5ers running down the road with their portable tanks strapped to the roof ladder on the back. I'm about to go on a long trip and I've got mine strapped on... but I'm wondering if it's a bad idea. Just because you see someone doing something doesn't mean they haven't regretted it. It only weighs about 30 pounds, and I've had my 230 pounds up and down that ladder many times. That being said, I'm wondering how many have never had a problem with this, or if you've had problems... Leaving Friday early, so please respond... and thanks in advance...

[rkresge]

Originally Posted by schrederman

I've seen TTs and 5ers running down the road with their portable tanks strapped to the roof ladder on the back. I'm about to go on a long trip and I've got mine strapped on... but I'm wondering if it's a bad idea. Just because you see someone doing something doesn't mean they haven't regretted it. It only weighs about 30 pounds, and I've had my 230 pounds up and down that ladder many times. That being said, I'm wondering how many have never had a problem with this, or if you've had problems... Leaving Friday early, so please respond... and thanks in advance...

I just ordered one, and it's going on my ladder. A while back I got one of those Camco ladder racks for lawn chairs, etc., but have never used it. The weight of my tank will go on that rack, and the tank itself will be strapped to the ladder with ratchet straps positioned so that the various hatches and such will not be able to come open or fall off.

Roger

[AtomicRT]

Stromberg Carlson is one of the main ladder manufacturers and they sell a bike rack that attaches to their ladder. It has a 50-lb capacity, so I don't see a problem with a 30-lb tank.

That said, I don't like anything on the ladder because there's a big difference between 200-lbs occasionally climbing the ladder and 50-lbs bouncing up and down constantly on the ladder as you drive down the road. I worry about the attachment points and the caulk around them coming loose and leaking.

[schrederman]

Originally Posted by AtomicRT

Stromberg Carlson is one of the main ladder manufacturers and they sell a bike rack that attaches to their ladder. It has a 50-lb capacity, so I don't see a problem with a 30-lb tank.

That said, I don't like anything on the ladder because there's a big difference between 200-lbs occasionally climbing the ladder and 50-lbs bouncing up and down constantly on the ladder as you drive down the road. I worry about the attachment points and the caulk around them coming loose and leaking.

This is part of my concern, too... but I have a bunch of models to haul to the Nationals... in Indiana... and there will probably not be a sewer where I'm camping.