Newsflash! 6 Hatch Swallows 10 ft pipe whole!
So I strolled into my local Home Despot, looking for five feet of a 3" ID PVC pipe that my lab needs for a test setup. As usual, there was no customer service in sight at the cutting service. Frustrated, I decided to just purchase the whole length of the ten feet pipe, and attempt to fit it into my 5 door.
Any sane person might have been daunted by the idea, but I've stuffed all manner of items back there. The box that my Bosals came in was a veritable coffin length of seven feet. I have put the split seats and slept back there for a night, quite an easy task given my short 5' 5" stature.
So I strode with the confidence of an insane genius, pushing my cart along to depths of strip mall Siberia where I usually park to avoid door dings. The isolation of the car amplified the attention that I received. Onlookers loading their SUVs and trucks, watched my march with astonishment and anticipation of sheer hilarity. I'm pretty sure I heard a yokel utter a guffaw, but yet I soldiered on to my 6 thinking "this is so crazy, it just might work!"
Boy, were they disappointed. In four steps and less than 2 minutes, Stella (my car's monicker) and I fit the whole ten feet length of pipe inside. I first popped the hatch door, and put the driver's side split seats down. Took down the back cover, and slid the pipe inside with about an inch to spare. It's a new personal record for length of pipe swallowed...er...by the car, I mean. Yeah...
With a smile on my mug, I drove home. I arrived home a conquering hero, but it was a hollow victory.
I had forgetten to buy a replacement blade for my circular saw. Humbled, I drove back to Home Despot. Pride cometh before the fall.
For all the naysayers, note the last pic with the ruler for scale. The ruler is 48 inches.
So I strolled into my local Home Despot, looking for five feet of a 3" ID PVC pipe that my lab needs for a test setup. As usual, there was no customer service in sight at the cutting service. Frustrated, I decided to just purchase the whole length of the ten feet pipe, and attempt to fit it into my 5 door.
Any sane person might have been daunted by the idea, but I've stuffed all manner of items back there. The box that my Bosals came in was a veritable coffin length of seven feet. I have put the split seats and slept back there for a night, quite an easy task given my short 5' 5" stature.
So I strode with the confidence of an insane genius, pushing my cart along to depths of strip mall Siberia where I usually park to avoid door dings. The isolation of the car amplified the attention that I received. Onlookers loading their SUVs and trucks, watched my march with astonishment and anticipation of sheer hilarity. I'm pretty sure I heard a yokel utter a guffaw, but yet I soldiered on to my 6 thinking "this is so crazy, it just might work!"
Boy, were they disappointed. In four steps and less than 2 minutes, Stella (my car's monicker) and I fit the whole ten feet length of pipe inside. I first popped the hatch door, and put the driver's side split seats down. Took down the back cover, and slid the pipe inside with about an inch to spare. It's a new personal record for length of pipe swallowed...er...by the car, I mean. Yeah...
With a smile on my mug, I drove home. I arrived home a conquering hero, but it was a hollow victory.
I had forgetten to buy a replacement blade for my circular saw. Humbled, I drove back to Home Despot. Pride cometh before the fall.
For all the naysayers, note the last pic with the ruler for scale. The ruler is 48 inches.
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