Double wall is nicer but single cheaper. :) Double should be a bit stiffer and might not bounce up and down on the ends as you drive That's what I was wondering.
24 foot appeared long and I initially loaded it laying on the 3" side (2" high and 3" wide) but I noticed bouncing and pulled over and turned it 3" up and 2" wide and it was rock solid the rest of the way home even at 65mph.
The 20 foot pipe strapped to two wooden structures at either end of an 8 foot bed do pretty well but I decided early on to center the pipe on the rack vs the vehicle to lessen the up and down bouncing of the unsupported pipe ends as I don't want it to hit the top of the cab. The 24 foot tube was metal and a lot more rigid and I ran it further out front over the hood than the tailgate by far.
My rack is made of 2x4s screwed together with 2 long screws at each joint and they just sit in the stake pockets. I found what fits stake pockets best are old 2x4s back from when they were thicker--off hand I'd say they were 1.75" thick. Then ripped to like 2.5" wide. I use ratchet straps from tie-down in the bottom corners of the bed up over the pipe and down on the other side. Holds the pipe to the rack and the rack to the truck. I usually go around the rack uprights a bit to keep the straps from wanting to pull the pipe into a bundle in the center. I do find with larger loads some of the center pipes slide a bit too easily and I've taken to using a 2x4 with a grove cut in it's wide side (found in a dumpster once) and laying it across the top of the pipe and putting the strap over that to evenly press down on all the pipe works nicely. I do that on the front only usually.
My rack creaks and groans as the wood rubs in the stake pockets but it's done remarkably well. I check the screws before each use. I'm thinking now I will replace the 2 screws with a bolt soon because this rack has become a regularly used accessory.
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