I was thinking about taking a couple of metal futon frames and turning it into a roofrack. Has anyone done this before? I was thinking of cutting off the long side of each half frame and then welding the two together. I have a confer roof rack, but its kind of a small box. Two halves of a couch size futon would be longer and of course the width could be dictated by cutting the two halves to size before putting them back together. What do people think a low cost idea like this?
Problems I see arising:
1. Metal quality- the metal used in the frame would be low quality or weak to either weld or hold a few hundred pounds of gear.
2.Mounting-need to fab mounts to attach the support legs. My rig is an FJ60 with solid rain gutters so multiple mounting points wouldn't be an issue.
3. No side walls- If things are tied down and under a heavy tarp who needs sidewalls? I keep thinking that properly affixed with straps were good enough for pack animals, so why not on the top of a vehicle.
Problems I see arising:
1. Metal quality- the metal used in the frame would be low quality or weak to either weld or hold a few hundred pounds of gear.
2.Mounting-need to fab mounts to attach the support legs. My rig is an FJ60 with solid rain gutters so multiple mounting points wouldn't be an issue.
3. No side walls- If things are tied down and under a heavy tarp who needs sidewalls? I keep thinking that properly affixed with straps were good enough for pack animals, so why not on the top of a vehicle.
