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I made a PVC sewer hose container tube for our Rhinoflex sewer hose. The bumper is not big enough to contain the step down adapter or even the hose itself. I bought a 56″ length of thin wall 6″ diameter PVC pipe, a 6″ cap, and a 6″ threaded end with threaded cap. The only thing I need to do next is find some sort of handle that will mount to the threaded cap. The one you see in the photos isn't working out too well. Let me know what you think

Steve said:The tube is cool, but I'm more interested in the bumper tray in the picture. How much weight can it hold, how sturdy, and what exactly is it mounted to? Thanks Steve

I have the hauler mounted on a bumper reciever hitch adapter. You can see a little more about it in this photo before the tube was mounted. The hitch adapter is attached around the bumper using 4 bolts with lock nuts and washers and it sits below the bumper. The hauler is aluminum so it is very lightweight but is rated to hold 500 pounds. We only have maybe 100 pounds or so on it. I'm not sure how much the bumper will hold up to. Here's a photo showing the hitch adapter.

smilinjohn said:

bigjohnjeep said:

The only thing I need to do next is find some sort of handle that will mount to the threaded cap. The one you see in the photos isn't working out too well. Let me know what you think

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Hello, bigjohn

Perhaps, if you bore a hole through the "PVC removal nut" using a long shaft drill bit, you can glue a wood / metal dowel into, which could act as a hand or finger perch to unscrew threaded plug.  Would also give you a lot more leverage to unscrew threaded plug.

John

I believe I'll try that out. Thanks John.

Did the interior dimensions of the bumper get enlarged a bit with the 2011 model year or something?  I just got the Rhino Flex, here, from Wally World about a week ago, and put it in the bumper for storage.  Admitedly, it was a tight fit, but everything except the funnel-looking adapter fit.  Has anyone else had a problem with this?  Seems like the manufacturer would design it to fit most applications like ours.  BTW, did you ever come up with a good solution for the handle on the end of the tube?

Stephen

I keep mine in an enclosed Sterlite container in the outside storage as well.  There isn't contamination as the lid fits pretty well, plus I connect the two ends of the fresh water hose together.  I would like to do this mod anyway to free up space in the outside locker.

Did you drill holes in the bottom of the PVC for drainage?