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Date:         Tue, 18 Jun 2002 07:07:41 -0400
Reply-To:     "Spooner, Robert E." <bob.spooner@MIDDLETOWNPOWER.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Spooner, Robert E." <bob.spooner@MIDDLETOWNPOWER.COM>
Subject:      Re: roof racks
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Melissa and Jerome asked, "Can anyone recommend a good roof rack for a Vanagon for carrying lumber and or luggage??"

All, I am now just finishing up my roof rack. I made it out of 1" od schedule 40 aluminum tube. All the joints are "Structural Rail Fittings" from McMaster Carr. I used 3 pairs of "quik-n-easy" rain-gutter mount brackets. The rack is 10' long and 4.5' wide. It looks very safari-basket like, which is the look I was going for.

It's going to be used to carry mostly kayaks, including a 22' sea kayak, so it had to be pretty robust.

One thing that I noticed was that it's important to get the proportions right. I originally had it 5' wide, and it didn't look right...not enough of the "safari-basket" look to it.

Including the brackets, tube and fittings, I probably have about $250 into it.

Bob East Haddam, CT


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