Plano/Pelican Cases

Plano gun case mounted with 1" 1/4 carriage bolts, rubber and fender washers inside and out and then a nyloc nut to secure it all down. I put some silicone on the inside before the washers went on. Hope there won't be any leaks.

 

what else are you guys storing in your plano cases other than recovery gear? i'm interested to see what everyone stores

 

im also interested ive only really seen recovery gear but ill sometimes see two mounter up.

 

Just recovery gear in mine. Maybe the occasional spare part.

 

They usually ingress water from where the halves meet, and not the bolt holes.

Jumper cables, a few tools for my bike rack, a jerry can fuel nozzle and siphon, ball hitch and pin, all my air up and down items. It was all the stuff I found myself constantly unpacking the back seat to get to under the seats.

Recovery gear is in bag in the bed. Easier to carry all the stuff you need for rigging, etc.

 

Yeah i gotta reseal mine and re pack it like you said hate climbing in the back looking for something when i can just unlock these before the trail and grab it when needed off roof.

 

Just mounted up my plano using this method and if anyone else is doing it for the firs time they are 1" 1/4 Carriage bolts

 

Wonder what the price of these end up at...

https://www.pelican.com/us/en/discover/cargo-cases/

 

Do want!!!!

 

just got a Plano field locker in the biggest size mounted up today. 57” in length. used 1/4” carriage bolts with rubber and metal washers on both sides and lock nuts with nylon inserts. i’m stoked. mounted up there super easy just had to move 1 cross bar over a tiny bit. since i don’t have a RTT yet, i’ll be using it to hold my tent and other sleeping gear. it all fits perfect!

 

I just sized up my Plano from the 36” to the 54”, didn’t know they had anything bigger! The 36” just looks too small IMO.

Anyways glad to see yours fits pretty much the way I wanted— where it takes up the entire cab length. The more popular 42” would fit everything fine for me, the extra 12” is pretty much just so I don’t take out the bottom half of the foam to fit everything (like I did in the 36”). Going to use my smaller case for my camp gear, but not mounting it.

Also... if anyone cares, my super wide paddle boards still fit on the other half of the rack perfectly with these cases mounted. Perfect for my needs.

 

I really like my pelican Vault V730 cases. Mounted as above, drilled holes, washers, bolt and then silicone. I don’t think there is a truly 100% waterproof case. Anything I want dry I put in a ziplok bag

 

I have pressure washed my Plano case up top full of camp stuff and not a drop of water got inside. I was blasting the case everywhere too even right on the seam

 

That’s pretty special right there

 

Ive search that bolt but there's too many variations. 1 1/4 in long ? What pitch?

 

1" 1/4 Carriagebolts
Whatever pitch you find that uses the corresponding thread pitch nuts.

 

Thanks! Buying some today. Looks great

 

How is wind noise with the gun case on the roof rails?

 

Noticeable and annoying, I eventually removed mine. Recommend to sound deaden your roof.

Also, my cases warped in the hot texas sun, and no longer sealed, so they’d fill up with water when it rained.

 

Damn thats what I was afraid of.
Thanks anyways