Airline or L track for cargo management?

[Kharn]

Has anyone used airline or L track for cargo management on a tear? Examples from a vendor

The working load limits all seem to be over 1klb, so pulling the fasteners through the wall/roof of the tear would be the main hazard. The threaded version could be interesting for securing a roof rack (only problem is each connector requires two hands to undo, so you wouldn't be able to remove a rigid rack solo), and the normal rings could be used to easily anchor tarps or canopies to a tear, in addition to securing cargo during movement.

I'm thinking about four or six spots on the roof for cargo/tarp duty and one or two on the trailer's side for attaching the dog's lead so I don't have to screw her anchor into the rocky parking pad at the state parks anymore.

[wagondude]

Those would work well for what you are thinking. Most of the new pickups now have that kind of track as an option with all kinds of track mount accessories.

[rowerwet]

I get sections of this stuff from work quite often, once it gets a little corroded in spots we have to change it. I plan on putting it on my utility trailer, now you've got me thinking about how it would work for drip rail/anchor.
It doesn't bend very well, and if you get it to fit the curve of most tear roofs, the anchors may not fit in anymore.

[bdosborn]

I used it in the bed of my pickup to hold the cooler down; its great stuff.





Your source is much cheaper than where I got mine from, thanks for the link.

Bruce