Looking for Ideas for a Wheelie Bin

**rocket rod** · 11th December 2023, 06:52 PM

I do a lot of remote touring and have to hold onto rubbish for a long time. At the moment I use a rubbish bag in the car. As a D4 doesn't have a rear wheel to hook a bag onto, I'm wondering what the creative people have done to overcome this problem. This is where I want to put the bag but it needs to be protected from rocks hitting it from underneath the car and it has to hang straight when the tailgate is down so you can still use it. One idea is to mount the bag onto a backing board and then use a hinged bracket of some sort to hook over the lower tailgate. Easy to remove when in town too.

Any other snippets of wisdom?

20231211_150601.jpg

**loanrangie** · 11th December 2023, 08:01 PM

If you have a roof rack then a large dry bag will work.

**Slunnie** · 11th December 2023, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by loanrangie

If you have a roof rack then a large dry bag will work.

Crate with a garbage bag in it works well up there also.

**rocket rod** · 13th December 2023, 11:02 AM

Thanks for the suggestions but I really want something that hangs off the tailgate so it's always usable. I had thought of the roof top solution but has the chance of getting torn off by overhanging bracnhes or losing it's load some other way plus for me the roof space is taken up by other objects already.

**Mog60** · 13th December 2023, 11:58 AM

Hi Rod, my solution is not a pretty one but we hang our bag off of the roof ladder. If you have a roof rack then a ladder would serve two purposes. Just a thought

**DieselDan** · 13th December 2023, 08:11 PM

Surely something designed for a pick-up tailgate would work on the back of a D3/4?
Maybe one of these?
CAOS Tailgate Bag + Protection Mat (Black) – CAOS Gear

**rocket rod** · 16th April 2024, 04:50 PM

I happened to be in RTM the other day and picked up one of these roadtechmarine.com.au which happens to be a perfect fit for the RHS of the tailgate. I glued a wooden back inside the bag and also an aluminium plate on the outside to act as a slide over the bumper and it's water proof. This allows the bag to hang down when the tailgate is lowered. I had to cut out some holes in the top of the tailgate to fasten straps through. I'm also going to put an occy strap from the top right of the bag and hitch it to the Mitch Hitch to stop the bag from bouncing all over the place. Haven't tried this on the road yet so I don't know how long it will last.
20240416_132359.jpg 20240416_132409.jpg 20240416_132425.jpg 20240416_132456.jpg 20240416_132525.jpg

**gavinwibrow** · 16th April 2024, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by rocket rod

I happened to be in RTM the other day and picked up one of these roadtechmarine.com.au which happens to be a perfect fit for the RHS of the tailgate. I glued a wooden back inside the bag and also an aluminium plate on the outside to act as a slide over the bumper and it's water proof. This allows the bag to hang down when the tailgate is lowered. I had to cut out some holes in the top of the tailgate to fasten straps through. I'm also going to put an occy strap from the top right of the bag and hitch it to the Mitch Hitch to stop the bag from bouncing all over the place. Haven't tried this on the road yet so I don't know how long it will last.
20240416_132359.jpg 20240416_132409.jpg 20240416_132425.jpg 20240416_132456.jpg 20240416_132525.jpg

I hope that metal plate wont rub on the back of the door as you drive along?

**V8Ian** · 16th April 2024, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

I hope that metal plate wont rub on the back of the door as you drive along?

My immediate thought, too.

**Arapiles** · 16th April 2024, 08:36 PM

Fit a swing-away bike rack using the tow hitch.

Or one of these:

Tyre Trek - Australian Made Towbar Mounted Spare Tyre Carriers

and hang it off that.

Thread: Looking for Ideas for a Wheelie Bin

Thread Tools

Looking for Ideas for a Wheelie Bin

Problem Solved - Maybe

Bike rack

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions