Just finished putting my rod tube on the ol' green Burban! Stoked about it!
This thing fits all 6 of my go-to setups which consists of 5 baitcasters and 1 spinning reel. Longest rod is 7'11". It could probably fit more. It wasn't a snug fit at all.
if any of you are thinking about doing this, it costs about:
75 dollars - Schedule 40 10 foot by 6 inch pipe (hardware store)
45 dollars - Conduit Carrier 6 inch end caps (Amazon)
30 dollars - Spray paint (took 2 and a half cans! And I'm still not happy with the result! If I could go back I'd probably use a brush or roller.)
10 dollars - lock
5 dollars - Sand paper
4 bucks for the 2x6 board because I needed more clearance on the STOCK suburban roof rack. Didn't even need a 500 dollar rack to do this project!
200 dollars a week - for the therapy I'll need from using my wife as a helper in mounting it (all in jokes! My wife was actually super helpful and we got it mounted in about 20 minutes)!
Most guys cut the pipe down to 8 foot from what I've seen but I left it at 10 feet because I've got the suburban not a pickup. Love my suburban!! I highly suggest doing it if one of you have been on the fence about getting into it or not.
