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Official Supplier to UK Mountain Rescue Team…

We are very proud to be a supplier to one of the UK’s Mountain Rescue Teams.

We were asked to design and supply a Webbing Cargo Net to act as a load barrier preventing equipment from entering the front driver/passenger cabin space, for some of their Land Rover Defender 110 Search & Rescue vehicles.

In addition to being able to act as a barrier, we were also asked to design them so they could be quickly and easily removed to allow each vehicle to be used as an off road ambulance accepting stretcher patients.

We drew upon our knowledge and expertise, having made similar products for a defence client for their armoured vehicles and in no time at all we came up with a very fast fit/removal & tension system so the net can be completely fit/removed in seconds saving valuable life saving time.

Each net can be installed and removed by a single person, and in an emergency and other situations, can be done with a single hand.

Images to follow.

We can help design barrier and load restraint systems as well as stowage nets for ANY vehicle and made for internal or external use and from motorcycle to expedition trucks and marine vessels. We can also produce nets to ANY size and ANY shape.

ALL of our Webbing Nets & Straps are produced here in the UK and produced by our BS EN ISO 9001 production team. BS EN ISO standards and regulations help keep track of all our components back to source to ensure you receive the highest possible products and standards from materials to workmanship.

 

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DAKAR RIDER RACE SUPPORT…

At ROCK N ROAD 4X4 we are extremely proud to be the supplier of cargo control equipment to 2013 Dakar Motorcycle race team, Lyndon Poskitt Racing.

Not only has he successfully completed the gruelling World famous Dakar race, but he also competes around the world in other such events.

His latest event begins in just four days time on the 20th of October where he and fellow team mate Kurt Burroughs will be at the Merzouga Rally in Africa for a 5 day 1300km race!

As with any racer, you need your Race Support Vehicle (RSV) to transport the obvious race vehicle(s) but also all the additional equipment such as spare parts, tyres, tools and a whole host of associated kit.

When it came to the safe transportation of race tyres, Lyndon needed something to securely keep them pinned down on his roof rack whilst travelling on & off road, but also to protect them against the harmful UV rays beating down on them as they travel and race through the hottest continent in the world!

During our initial consultation, Lyndon explained what he would like and we suggested various options available to him. It was then a case of creating the perfect product using our combined thoughts. In fairness, my job was made easy here as BAE Engineer Lyndon, provided a detailed drawing of how he wanted it to look. It was then a case of carefully selecting the best materials for this particular project. We also drew on our experience having made a very similar product for a fleet of armoured vehicles on peace keeping duties in the middle east.

The result was one of our world famous ROCK N ROAD 4X4 Webbing Cargo Nets with a heavy duty but lightweight coated laminate sheet stitched to it along its entire contact area to the net.

This method enables the tyres and other equipment to be secured firmly in place without deforming them under the high stress loading points as found when using individual ropes and straps.

The sheet not only protects the tyres from harmful UV rays, but it also helps prevent unwanted eyes checking out your gear!

The cover is then secured to the Support Vehicles roof rack using a series of heavy duty fasteners enabling fast attach/release and tensioning.

The overall size of the net was 4mtrs x nearly 3mtrs making it quite a large item. That said, we do offer our cargo nets in ANY size & ANY shape!!

As with ALL our webbing Cargo Nets & Straps, Lyndon’s cover was produced here in the UK by ROCK N ROAD 4X4s BS EN ISO:9001 production team.

Also supplied to Lyndon Poskitt Racing was some our military spec bungee cords used to secure kit inside his Support Vehicle and Rescue Tape stowed in the bikes tool kit for emergency hose & electrical repairs.

 

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PRODUCT TEST No:3 CEILING MOUNTED WEBBING CARGO NET

Our ROCK N ROAD 4X4 Webbing Cargo Nets are just as useful on the outside of your vehicle as they are on the inside.

Many customers use them externally on roof racks, trailers and bonnets. However, these nets are equally at home securing loads down in your vehicles boot space or load bed.

This superbly designed CEILING MOUNTED WEBBING CARGO NET allows you to maximise your load space particularly in 4×4 SUV type vehicles, vans, campers and expedition trucks where high up space is often wasted and not used.

Our Ceiling Nets fasten to your vehicles ceiling allowing the stowage of light weight bulky items such as lightweight tents, sleeping bags, roll mats, air mattresses, pillows or coats.

When not in use, or with one or two coats the net is at its highest position. If you need to add more items simply adjust the straps to suit so the load space is increased whilst always being pulled upwards to minimise the space being used.

The image shows a Ceiling Net mounted in our own Land Cruiser whilst on our recent 14day European Road Test.

We transported our pop up tent, sleeping bags, 2x air mattresses, 2x roll mats and pillows as well as coats up in our net keeping them out of harms way on the load space floor amongst heavier objects.

As soon as we arrived at a campsite we could very quickly open the tailgate, grab our tent and sleeping gear and set up camp in 5 minutes without disturbing other equipment and searching under other gear.

When it came time to pack up we simply reloaded the gear, tightened the two rear most straps and we were ready to go in a couple of minutes.

On our trip we had no issues what so ever with the design or function of our net. Now back home all the camping gear is out but the net is used every single day to store our coats up and out the way of the load space.

If we use our coats in the rain, when we get back to our Cruiser, we simply hang our coats from our net to air out rather than throwing a wet coat into the load space on top of each other not getting chance to thoroughly dry.

In terms of what was the best single item we took on our trip… It really would be a toss up between this net or the Ironman Fridge. The fridge saved us fortunes on our trip (read the product test) but the net remains in our Cruiser and is still used every single day of the year. Its a really tough call, so I’m going to give these two items a Joint 1st place.

See our Ceiling Net in our Webbing Cargo Net product category.

We design our nets in house so we can work with you to design a net just for you/your vehicle and your needs.

Please call for further details or to discuss your stowage needs.