{"product_id":"molle-panel-rotopax-hardware-kit","title":"MOLLE Panel RotopaX Hardware Kit - Front-Installable Carriage Nuts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMounts a RotopaX to a MOLLE panel from the front — so you are not reaching blind behind a ladder-mounted panel with a wrench.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who has tried to bolt a RotopaX mount to a rear-ladder MOLLE panel knows the problem. The fasteners want a nut on the back face, the back face is against the ladder or the door, and you end up with one hand behind the panel holding a wrench you cannot see, for twenty minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis kit uses carriage nuts designed so the whole installation happens from the front of the MOLLE panel. No reaching through, no reaching behind, no dropped hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMounting a RotopaX fuel, water or storage pack to Unaka rear ladder system MOLLE panels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAny MOLLE panel installation where the rear face is inaccessible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReplacing improvised hardware that has worked loose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePanels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnaka Rear Ladder System MOLLE panels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccessory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRotopaX mounts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstall direction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrom the front of the panel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardware type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarriage nut and hardware\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigned for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnaka Rear Ladder System + MOLLE panels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccessory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRotopaX mount\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstall access\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFront of the panel only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCarriage nuts and hardware to mount a RotopaX mount to Unaka MOLLE panels\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWorking with it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRotopaX packs are heavy when full and they hang off the back of the van on a lever arm, which means every fastener sees cyclic load on every washboard road. Threadlock them and re-check after the first trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck what is directly behind the panel before you tighten anything down — on a rear ladder system there is often a door skin, a light, or a wiring run closer than you would like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThreadlock everything. Cyclic load on a rear-mounted heavy accessory finds loose fasteners fast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck clearance behind the panel before final torque.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRe-check after the first trip, then at every service.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full RotopaX is heavy — account for it in your rear axle load.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it include the RotopaX or the mount?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. This is the hardware kit that attaches a RotopaX mount to the MOLLE panel. The pack and its mount are sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy not just use standard bolts and nuts?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can, if you can reach the back of the panel. The whole reason this kit exists is that on a rear ladder system you usually cannot, and holding a nut blind behind a panel turns a five-minute job into a swearing match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePairs well with\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/van-life-parts\"\u003eVan roof rack, ladder and 80\/20 hardware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSold and shipped by Campervan Parts R Us, the parts counter of Noke Van Co. — a working van conversion shop in Roanoke, Virginia. 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