The Vendetta just isn't made for cargo

[Kenneth Jessett]

Neat solution, thanks John.

Furthering my dig at all the dusty drab V's out there, here is what Kate of BUC said about my bike: "That bike is a gorgeous yellow but WOW!"

 

[John Dorlon]

It was pretty easy to do too. If I were to do it over again, I might use a thinner piece of wood just to save a little weight. The piece I have seems plenty strong. Of course, it's only strong enough until it isn't, so who knows.

https://calvinandhobbesagain.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/carrying-capacity-of-bridges/

 

[Kenneth Jessett]

I was thinking the same, maybe hardboard or pegboard. Styrofoam would be light but not having enough - any? - tensile strength.

Time to experiment and build on your clever solution. Thanks.

 

[John Dorlon]

I was thinking the same, maybe hardboard or pegboard. Styrofoam would be light but not having enough - any? - tensile strength.

Styrofoam, haha, yeah good luck with that! Pegboard might work. I wonder if the holes would produce any wind drag? My paddle weighs about a pound and a half. Let me know what you come up with!

When I was first pondering the construction of this thing, I briefly considered aluminum (maybe with L brackets along the sides for strength), but then I decided that my metal skills are not good enough for that.

For a while I thought about attempting to redo mine, but ultimately I decided that the weight of the wood is really nothing compared to the water that you are going to put in the bag.