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Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-24-2013, 01:07 AM
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Posted By markopolo
Re: Sliding cargo box with bike rack

Seems like that would work to me. You'd have to get it to slide away far enough.

I saw a new Pleasure-Way Plateau Sprinter come through a campground we were in. It had two long kayaks on the...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-22-2013, 11:26 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,460
Posted By markopolo
Re: Sliding cargo box with bike rack

Ron - take a look at this swing away unit:

just the swing away https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and ... AL105.html (https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Rage-Powersports/AL105.html)...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-22-2013, 02:23 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,460
Posted By markopolo
Re: Sliding cargo box with bike rack

These two topics might help Ron. The first has a lot of good info about the main brands. I think it even gets into hitch extensions to clear the spare tire if needed. It starts slow but there is...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-22-2013, 01:01 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,460
Posted By markopolo
Re: Sliding cargo box with bike rack

Think of it like an open book on a table with a left page and a right page.
Lay two slides down on your workbench side by side with the larger flat sides down. Both slides oriented the same, a left...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 06-09-2013, 12:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,460
Posted By markopolo
Re: Sliding cargo box with bike rack

You could have a smaller box (meaning not too heavy) extended back a bit and have it swing out and around to the left behind the spare tire when you are parked. That way it might not interfere with...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 06-01-2013, 04:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,460
Posted By markopolo
Re: Sliding cargo box with bike rack

I'd rather not have anything on the rear too but I also want all my stuff................ another classic Class B compromise.
I put stuff in the box last night. BBQ, Coleman stove, 6 x 1lb propane...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 06-01-2013, 01:56 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,460
Posted By markopolo
Re: Sliding cargo box with bike rack

Thanks for the info Dan.

One thing I noticed with my homemade setup was the amount of play in the hitch. I think it gets magnified because there is a hitch extension in the van hitch receiver. I...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 05-30-2013, 01:12 PM
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Views: 16,460
Posted By markopolo
Re: Sliding cargo box with bike rack

Thanks Dan - The square shaped box on the drivers side rear door is a fiberglass cover for an Air Conditioner link: https://www.classbforum.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2156

How did you...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 05-30-2013, 01:04 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,460
Posted By markopolo
Sliding cargo box with bike rack

We often take bikes with us on a rear hitch mounted bike rack. The recent discussions about the Nicova Combo swing away cargo box with bike carrier (link:...
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