Really? I did a maximum distance plus shipping search in my area and came back with nothing. If you have a lead on an 83L or 95L on your local offer up, I'd be happy to pay you to ship one my way.
Rooftop cargo box ROAM?
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Really? I did a maximum distance plus shipping search in my area and came back with nothing. If you have a lead on an 83L or 95L on your local offer up, I'd be happy to pay you to ship one my way.
Ripper238
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He was replying to me for my need of sheet mettle. Lots available on Offer up.
If you want a 83L or 95L plenty available direct or off Amazon.
Gotcha.
I was more hopeful there were ROAM cases now that FL has rejected the federal unemployment benefits and people are selling things to pay their bills. For my use, the ROAM boxes would be a nice to have, not a necessity, so avoiding retail price would make them palatable.
fishing_4_boulders
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Options
Sorry for not seeing this one sooner, but for the sake of those that may be looking in the future…I too was stuck looking for options to hold down a roam container on top of my rack where I didn’t have to drill into it. I ended up using these (link) and they worked out perfect. Straps fit through the small opening on each side of the case and hold it in place perfectly once fully tightened. I guess I should note that this option doesn’t afford any securities to prevent someone from coming up and taking it, but just wanted to offer up a cheap option that worked.
Those mounts from Sherpa were an awesome find btw…I’ll have to remember those for future rack mods.
Sorry for not seeing this one sooner, but for the sake of those that may be looking in the future…I too was stuck looking for options to hold down a roam container on top of my rack where I didn’t have to drill into it. I ended up using these (link) and they worked out perfect. Straps fit through the small opening on each side of the case and hold it in place perfectly once fully tightened. I guess I should note that this option doesn’t afford any securities to prevent someone from coming up and taking it, but just wanted to offer up a cheap option that worked.
Those mounts from Sherpa were an awesome find btw…I’ll have to remember those for future rack mods.
Ripper238
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I looked at the Sherpa mounts, and unless you have a Sherpa rack or identical thay wont work and they may need to be shaved down.
For the amount of time and money to get this mounted i could have bought a whole Sherpa roof rack and mounts. lol
The mounts are just bolted into the bars using t nuts so they aren’t very secure. You can easily unbolt them with a 10 or 12mm. You can probably use those torx bolts with the pin in the center for a little more security but then again, someone can just unbolt the crossbars from the rack intself if they really wanted it
Old Tanker
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No matter how well you secure it to the bar, a 7/16 wrench is all you need to remove the bar from the roofrack. You could replace the 1/4-20 hex bolts with Torx, Tri-groove, or spanner head screws, or the asymmetrical drive button heads that require a McMaster driver.
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Ripper238
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Its so hard to 100% eliminate the possibility of something getting stolen. Best we can do is protect against the unprepared or spur of the moment thief.
I have done a few things to make it harder or make it more time consuming to remove. This way they set off my alarm and i can come running. If not ill at least catch them on dashcam as they try to run away with 100lb box. lol.
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YOTARUNNERPRO
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How stable is the box using the Sherpa mounts? Is there any front to back or side to side play where the corners can lift up?Sherpa makes brackets for those cases without drilling:
Sherpa Roam Case Mounts
Thats how I mounted mine:
you can get the case to sit snug on the cross bars but the case does shift side to side a little. That can be remedied by placing some rubber gasket material in between the mount and the slot the mount slides into
Humble Leader
Senior Member
I have two pelican cases I've drilled through and have had zero leakage. people if you use proper mounting hardware you should not have any leakage. inside of the case use EPDM washers followed by a regular hex nut. 2 cases, 8 mounting holes, zero leaks. EPDM washers are made for applications where weather and moisture resistance is required and will not degrade. do not use silicone, do not use rubber gaskets or rubber washers
if you mount properly your biggest risk of leakage will be through the seams in the case. the pelican protectors are a great case through cold winter and hot sun they have kept their form and never leaked
if you mount properly your biggest risk of leakage will be through the seams in the case. the pelican protectors are a great case through cold winter and hot sun they have kept their form and never leaked
Something_Awesome
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Which Pelican are you using? Vault? Storm? Protector?
Humble Leader
Senior Member
two pelican protector 1720s. they were expensive. I have stuff in there all the time that I don't want in the truck and that I don't want damaged so I spent a bit on the cases
Yeahrightdennis
Junior Member
Been looking for the same
trinitym13
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Anyone try lockable straps yet?
I just bought the 105L, and until they manufacture the Rugged Mounts for it, I'm looking for solutions that don't involve drilling into it (want to keep it waterproof without resealing etc)
Has anyone tried these: Amazon.com: Thule Lockable Strap, One Color, One Size : Tools & Home Improvement
I'm not sure what the spec is on the slot in the Case, but maybe these would slide through and then I could secure to rack?
NOTE: I am NOT driving with it up there. This is to secure it from theft during camping etc. AND YES, I know someone REAL desperate could remove the entire rack... but the 4Runner is not being left alone and isloated for long hours.
I just bought the 105L, and until they manufacture the Rugged Mounts for it, I'm looking for solutions that don't involve drilling into it (want to keep it waterproof without resealing etc)
Has anyone tried these: Amazon.com: Thule Lockable Strap, One Color, One Size : Tools & Home Improvement
I'm not sure what the spec is on the slot in the Case, but maybe these would slide through and then I could secure to rack?
NOTE: I am NOT driving with it up there. This is to secure it from theft during camping etc. AND YES, I know someone REAL desperate could remove the entire rack... but the 4Runner is not being left alone and isloated for long hours.
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