WEBVTT 00:00:00.256 --> 00:00:02.304 Hi, I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van 00:00:02.304 --> 00:00:06.209 Freedom. These are my Boeray fiberglass wire-pulling 00:00:06.229 --> 00:00:08.576 rods. I didn't use them much during 00:00:08.576 --> 00:00:10.489 the van build. I preferred my older 00:00:10.489 --> 00:00:12.537 metal fish-tape reel from Home Depot because 00:00:12.537 --> 00:00:14.330 I could put more force behind it. 00:00:14.372 --> 00:00:15.908 Here is the difference that mattered in 00:00:15.908 --> 00:00:17.610 the van's nooks and crannies. 00:00:17.776 --> 00:00:20.059 The matching product picture shows sectional rods 00:00:20.165 --> 00:00:22.064 and interchangeable end fittings. 00:00:22.256 --> 00:00:23.919 The sections screw together to build the 00:00:23.919 --> 00:00:25.541 guide. After the job, 00:00:25.541 --> 00:00:27.370 they come apart again for storage. 00:00:27.448 --> 00:00:30.008 I found that assembly and disassembly slower 00:00:30.008 --> 00:00:32.056 and more tedious than using my reel. 00:00:32.226 --> 00:00:34.766 My roof-wiring photographs show a grouped connection 00:00:34.957 --> 00:00:37.106 and the larger cable-entry enclosure. 00:00:37.205 --> 00:00:38.741 I routed a camera cable through a 00:00:38.741 --> 00:00:39.979 gland into a tee, 00:00:40.021 --> 00:00:41.770 and brought roof wiring through the larger 00:00:41.770 --> 00:00:43.030 box into the van. 00:00:43.178 --> 00:00:45.056 Those photographs show the route around the 00:00:45.056 --> 00:00:48.170 roof boxes. The workshop footage illustrates measuring 00:00:48.170 --> 00:00:50.626 and holding work. A sectional guide and 00:00:50.626 --> 00:00:52.888 a continuous tape organize the pulling tool 00:00:52.888 --> 00:00:55.917 differently. One adds individual sections; the other 00:00:55.917 --> 00:00:58.212 feeds a continuous guide from its reel. 00:00:58.373 --> 00:01:00.656 The diagram separates assembling the guide, 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:02.768 following the route and drawing the lead. 00:01:02.853 --> 00:01:04.687 The shape of the route matters alongside 00:01:04.687 --> 00:01:06.416 the tool's storage format. 00:01:06.565 --> 00:01:08.442 In my use, the rods were light 00:01:08.442 --> 00:01:10.815 and flexible. They worked better for small 00:01:10.815 --> 00:01:13.076 wires than for heavier wire or crowded 00:01:13.076 --> 00:01:14.527 routes needing a firmer pull. 00:01:14.527 --> 00:01:16.400 I rarely reached for them. 00:01:16.522 --> 00:01:18.058 My preference for the metal reel came 00:01:18.058 --> 00:01:20.042 from that experience, rather than a comparison 00:01:20.063 --> 00:01:22.005 based only on advertised length. 00:01:22.111 --> 00:01:23.817 The roof pictures put that preference in 00:01:23.817 --> 00:01:26.662 context. There were individual device leads, 00:01:26.662 --> 00:01:28.818 connections and entries to work around. 00:01:28.966 --> 00:01:30.929 Getting a guide through a space is 00:01:30.929 --> 00:01:33.276 one stage; bringing the wire through it 00:01:33.276 --> 00:01:35.048 is another. I wanted a tool I 00:01:35.048 --> 00:01:37.437 could use without repeatedly joining and separating 00:01:37.437 --> 00:01:40.125 rod sections. My page shows two researched 00:01:40.125 --> 00:01:44.733 alternatives. The FTIHTRY kit uses the same 00:01:44.733 --> 00:01:49.357 sectional-rod format. The Klein five-six-three-three-five uses steel 00:01:49.357 --> 00:01:51.193 tape stored in a reel housing. 00:01:51.320 --> 00:01:52.771 These are comparison options. 00:01:52.941 --> 00:01:54.861 The Klein picture is not the identity 00:01:54.861 --> 00:01:56.441 of my older Home Depot reel. 00:01:56.483 --> 00:01:58.744 My firsthand preference belongs to that older 00:01:58.744 --> 00:02:00.416 reel. Thanks for watching. 00:02:00.437 --> 00:02:02.507 I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van Freedom. 00:02:02.570 --> 00:02:03.765 For my van routing work, 00:02:03.765 --> 00:02:06.197 I'd choose a steel fish-tape reel first. 00:02:06.282 --> 00:02:07.605 The full Boeray review, 00:02:07.690 --> 00:02:09.695 build pictures and current buying options are 00:02:09.695 --> 00:02:11.835 linked below. Until next time.