Building The Lightest Campervan Roofrack (and saving $$$ in the process)

If you found this entertaining, educational or even enraging, consider supporting my channel. I appreciate it greatly. Please use the link: www.buymeacoffee.com/projectofscience In order to install some new Roboteos Ultralight solar panels on the roof of my 2022 Mercedes Sprinter Van I had to build a roof rack. It seemed silly to pay for any of the excessively heavy and expensive roof rack options out there so I built my own using Moxitec, as well as making a carbon fiber fairing for the front. With the thin solar panels, this is the lightest and lowest profile roof rack I'm aware of. If you want to a good introduction to carbon fiber this is a video I found very useful:    • How to Make a Carbon Fiber Panel- Wet Lay ...   Product Links (Amazon Links help me out, thank you!) MATERIALS FOR ROOF RACK: -All things Moxitec: www.moxitec.com -Square Drive Screws https://www.mcmaster.com/90203A624/ -Paint https://amzn.to/479xllc -M6 Stainless Steel Rivnuts https://amzn.to/45ooYQg -M8 Stainless Steel Rivnuts https://amzn.to/44X6qYw -Angle Brackets https://8020.net/4302.html MATERIALS FOR FAIRING Carbon Fiber Cloth https://amzn.to/45sReBz Epoxy https://amzn.to/4ld4NKX Mold Release Paste https://amzn.to/40MZf2J Mold Release Spray https://amzn.to/4fjn1cA Edge Trim https://amzn.to/45cYBNc D Gasket https://www.mcmaster.com/93085K53/ TOOLS: M6 Rivnut Gun...no longer made? M8 Rivnut Hand Tool https://www.mcmaster.com/products/riv... Dead Blow Mallet https://amzn.to/4l8WEr1 Johnson Mini Square https://amzn.to/4lakUsT Dremel Cutting Disk https://amzn.to/4ffTCjj Router Flush Trim Bit https://amzn.to/45xfrYo Makita Router https://amzn.to/4fkJGoL