Removable Roof Rails

[andys]

I’m still 50/50 about whether to keep my van long term as I originally planned, or chop it in for something bigger next year as I’m starting to come up against the limitations of 5m x 2m van.
I’m looking at options to increase storage and have considered, and rejected, a rear storage box on a bike rack (just don’t like them), but am thinking that a roof box may be the answer for those times I need extra storage and can live with the compromise of being over 2m high.

However, I need to be able to quickly and easily remove anything that would take me over 2m high so my question is, is there any way of temporarily, but securely, mounting a roof box onto the roof without having permanently attached roof bars?
My van has a poptop and is lowered as far as I can practically go for a camper (about 55mm on B14s) resulting in a current height of 1.98m so I only have 2cm to play with for any permanently attached fittings.

 

[Fish]

Could you not get bespoke custom brackets fabricated to suit a quick realese system?.

Or.
Ebay Item#
273506671142

 

[Dieseldonkey]

SeaSucker Board Rack HDPE Roof Bars For Surfboards/Paddleboards | Tredz Bikes

Could this be adapted. I'd be tempted to add some kind of tether to arrest the departure of the roof box should the suction fail. Maybe study the SeaSucker website and see whats available.

 

[andys]

Thanks I didn’t realise you could get roof boxes that didn’t need a roof rack fitting, but following that eBay link I see that they don’t. Not sure I could relax if it was held on by suction though.
Now I need to have a think what could actually go up in one and how I would rearrange the space in the van, though it’s just occurred to me I’d be covering up the solar panel...