This is the result of Felder Enterprises announcing a lantern holder made using a Bus Depot awning gutter clamp. I can’t let FE get ahead so before I got down to paying work I made my own version. It is based on a design I’ve seen on the web that uses PVC tubing and a PVC “T”. But I had some aluminum stock so I used that.
I milled a slot at one end to hold the lantern bail.
And a slot to go over the rain gutter.
And a bit of paint protection.
On the van.
And surprise, it clears the sliding door.
I have no pressing need for a lantern holder, I guess i was just in one of those moods this morning.
Addendum, 28/03/2014
Well it seems that i didn’t get the itch scratched, i made another hanger. This time from some scrap thin walled stainless tubing. Part of it was the end of a roll, so it had a little bend to it. I thought that might be interesting. I ground the welds out just to make it look a little sleeker. I don’t think it works as well as the aluminum version, the tubing is so thin that the slot that goes over the gutter spreads a little when weight applied to the hanger. But it might be strong enough, we’ll see.
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shooftie 
#1 by Marius Strom on March 24, 2014 - 8:34 pm
I have a PVC one.. but you should sell the aluminum ones. I don’t like the way the PVC ones creak with my heavy-ish lantern on it. (also: it may clear your slider, but it won’t clear your front door)
#2 by albell on March 24, 2014 - 9:57 pm
Yeah Marius, I bet there is a huge demand for lantern holders 🙂
Good point about not clearing the front doors, I’ll check, but I’m sure you’re right. I know there is very little space between top of front doors and the gutter rail.
Cheers
Alistair
#3 by genevasaintamour on March 24, 2014 - 8:55 pm
What is the black strip (with the holes in it) that is drilled to your top used for?
#4 by albell on March 24, 2014 - 9:55 pm
Hi,
The rail is my ill thought out way of using some roof racks on my pop top. I initially though that having some length to the rack supports would allow me to adjust the rack location, but I never use that option.
Blog post about it here:
https://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/07/27/vanagon-kludgy-roof-rack-rail/
Cheers
Alistair
#5 by famillysyncro on March 25, 2014 - 4:24 pm
Love it Alistair.
You need to have them as a pair so you can dry stuff after a swim or an involuntary swim during kayaking……..
Jerome
#6 by albell on March 25, 2014 - 9:49 pm
Now that is a good idea Jerome.
Ab
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#7 by Pz on March 25, 2014 - 7:18 pm
Way to go Alistair.
Put me down for 100, wholesale pricing of course.
#8 by albell on March 25, 2014 - 9:49 pm
We’ll talk 🙂
Ab
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#9 by themacdude on September 25, 2014 - 11:04 am
Do you sell these on thesamba?
#10 by albell on September 25, 2014 - 7:13 pm
Hi,
No I dont. I’m not very good at biz, I have no idea what sort of price would be reasonable, any help?
Cheers
Alistair
#11 by Mike Luciano on July 21, 2015 - 7:44 pm
Hi! Would be interested in buying one of these…
email is michael.nicholas.luciano@gmail.com
Thanks! Good stuff
#12 by albell on July 21, 2015 - 7:47 pm
Let me think on it, I’ll might sell you one of mine, I haven’t used it this year.
Cheers
Alistair