I was posed with same dilemma. If you load the top. Great. You have to unload to camp. Bummer. You get extra wind resistance on the road and greater cross-wind sensitivity. On the other hand, if what you carry will fit in a small trailer, maybe towing will be the answer. You keep the cross-wind sensitivity, lose the air drag, but you have to pull the weight of the trailer. If you have small light-weight trailer, perhaps of the motorcycle variety, you will benefit from extra storage without having to unload. And you have the option of leaving it at a camp site, chained to a nearby tree, of course, while you go sight-seeing. Just my .0023 cents worth. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Bill Davidson Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 10:19 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Thule Rack and Rocketbox
> My question is this, does anyone have experience with approximately how much > weight one can put in the rocketbox and still keep the poptop in the UP > position without causing any damage or other adverse events to the poptop or > any other parts of the van or persons? > Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Doug, The problem will be lifting the pop top with weight on top of it. I have read a post on the list that claimed they could lift the top with a kayak on top (with great difficulty)... but I installed Thule gutter mounts and bars last fall and found it difficult to lift just with those installed! So my guess is you will have to unload the contents of the box at least... and possibly the box itself to raise the top. Bill |
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