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I got a milk crate from “FL Boy” last weekend, time to start “rigging it”. For starters was a mount for my Hawg Trough. I’ve seen lots of different solutions people have come up with for this subject, but came up with something completely off the wall for mine.
Since I had some PVC laying around from the “Rocket Launcher” build, I wanted to use those materials if I could. As it turns out, I think I came up with good way to do it.
Four pieces of PVC, two 1.25” at 5.5” long and two 1/2”, one 6” long, one 7” long. I wanted it “Square”, but the way the openings on the crate are, it ended up wider at the top, thus the 7” piece there, and the 6” piece for the bottom.
Here’s the pieces:
Put the pieces inside each other, and run the bungie through, then tie. Having the pieces inside each other gives enough slack to tie the knots. For this I used a single “Fisherman’s Bend”, with a stopper knot outside each, just to keep each knot from being able to unroll.
Pull the pieces apart, there will be “some” tension, and mounted to the crate with stainless hose clamps. I mocked it up with the hose clamps pointed out, then marked the bands so I could cut the tag ends off. Final assembly with the screws on the inside of the large diameter PCV, so it should be less for stray fishing line/hooks to get caught on.
How it looks with the Hawg Trough in place while the crate sits on the floor.
In the tankwell of my Outback.
Notice, I also found a bungied place to put my hand gaff, so it stays in easy reach and the tip shouldn’t impale me by accident.
Since I had some PVC laying around from the “Rocket Launcher” build, I wanted to use those materials if I could. As it turns out, I think I came up with good way to do it.
Four pieces of PVC, two 1.25” at 5.5” long and two 1/2”, one 6” long, one 7” long. I wanted it “Square”, but the way the openings on the crate are, it ended up wider at the top, thus the 7” piece there, and the 6” piece for the bottom.
Here’s the pieces:
Put the pieces inside each other, and run the bungie through, then tie. Having the pieces inside each other gives enough slack to tie the knots. For this I used a single “Fisherman’s Bend”, with a stopper knot outside each, just to keep each knot from being able to unroll.
Pull the pieces apart, there will be “some” tension, and mounted to the crate with stainless hose clamps. I mocked it up with the hose clamps pointed out, then marked the bands so I could cut the tag ends off. Final assembly with the screws on the inside of the large diameter PCV, so it should be less for stray fishing line/hooks to get caught on.
How it looks with the Hawg Trough in place while the crate sits on the floor.
In the tankwell of my Outback.
Notice, I also found a bungied place to put my hand gaff, so it stays in easy reach and the tip shouldn’t impale me by accident.
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