Greg Brown

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I just want to say thanks for making this awesome system and forming this community.

Like many of you, I have kids and they often want to build stuff. Of course I want to encourage them, but often their creative moods come when I'm tired at the end of the day and just don't want to deal. You parents know how this goes...

Before I discovered Maker Pipe, these projects meant I'd have to get out the saw, find my drill and random parts, and get pretty frustrated in the process. And usually by then, they'd lost interest and went back to their tablets. Again, you know...

Now with Maker Pipe, my kids get an idea and we start building right away. They can make their own cuts, and lay out parts in a practical manner. Everything's safe for them to do. This system provides that instant satisfaction kids need to stay interested.

And the best part -- I don't have to yell at anyone for mishandling my tools.

Thanks for listening and keep up the great work!

This is my simple kayak rail loading system.

I bent the rail pipes 90 deg, and they are received by two T connectors on a flat pipe laying across the roof rack cross bars.

The system sets up quick and easy --- no need to tighten the rail pipes in as everything stays in place pressed against the j-hooks.

The gear ties are only really needed during travel.

Thanks Maker Pipe!

For some reason, I get really into Trunk-R-Treat at my kids' school...

This year I did something with Maker Pipe. Using only a few connectors and EMT, I made this easy framework. The rear part of the structure attaches to my car's roof rack crossbar, and the front pillars slid into two 5 gallon buckets (weighted down).

Within the awning is a Floor is Lava obstacle course. The pipes and MP connectors proved very sturdy and necessary as the kids grabbed on. The LED strips were easy to attach with zip ties, and the sign was a custom build. Some simple framing lumber makeup the obstacles, and I let their imagination do the rest!