I know front racks don't usually fit in with the idea of ultralight bikepacking, but if I can convince Mrs VeganGraham that we could carry everything needed for comfort, there's a chance we could do an overnighter on the tandem.
I've found a couple of almost suitable racks on the web that use the front QR as a mounting which are no good to us as we've got a 20mm through axle.
I thought about buying some 8mm aluminium bar at around £8 a metre and making one, but buying four rear racks for £23 to cut up and experiment with would be a better deal.
Is there anything available, or is it going to have to be MYOG?

Edit;
Don't know how I missed this earlier, but Thule make one.
Works out around £90 for the rack, side frames and postage.
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/product/detail/aid:641892
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/product/detail/aid:641896
Is there anything cheaper?

These work very well, not cheap though.



http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/p/1257 ... Ap2J8P8HAQ

Cross posted/edited there.
I need to find the maximum tube diameter for that first as the 36mm forks on the tandem are pretty big.
I've downloaded the instruction manual, but it's not in there.

There's also the Tubus Swing..

http://www.tubus.com/product.php?xn=65

Another not so cheap option though...

No longer in production, but it does give me other ideas for mounting if I end up making my own.

Thinking about this a bit more, and looking at alternatives, a Gorilla cage looks good.
It seems a bit odd though that they should make a cage that will carry just about anything roughly cylindrical, yet the cage itself only fits bikes with bottle bosses or 25 - 38mm round tubes.
It's a shame they couldn't copy Thule's mounting strap idea to make it a bit more versatile.
At £60 for a pair of Gorilla Cages and Monkii Clips, it's not far off the price of a Pack & Pedal anyway.