Please respond to George if you have some suggestions. (This was sent to me at http://www.vanagon.com and I don't have a good answer). Thanks! Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus" Santa Barbara, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gamercer@aol.com> To: <info@vanagon.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 12:14 AM Subject: Roof Racks on Raingutters
> I would like to be able to carry a 60 pound canoe on my Vanagon Camper. Both > Thule & Yakima claim to not have roof racks for campers. They have them for > regular Vanagons. > > It seems to me they could make an extension that would keep the cross bar > above the rear part of the pop top roof while it is down and another cross > bar about the luggage carrier. Both of these would be attached to the rain > gutters. > > The roof racks from Yakima and Thule for campers are attached to the roof top > and are not recommended for anything other than skis or bikes. > > Do any Vanagon Camper owners have roof racks attached to rain gutters for > carrying 60 to 100 pounds of weight? Did they use a standard roof rack > setup, modify a standard roof rack setup or build their own design? > > Thanks, > George > |
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