I don't know about cargo boxes but to lift my poptop with a canoe on top I climb up into the luggage rack and lift from there. You could fasten a 2x4 or similar to your rack to use as a lever. In my case the canoe itself is the lever :-) Cheers, Doug
On 3/14/06, Mervyn Readman <themervino@cs.com> wrote: > > So I put a Yakima cargo box on my pop top to see if I can lift up my > camper > top. I slid the box as far back as it can go on the roof trying to offset > the weight a little. Even with the box empty there was no way I could lift > up the pop top. > I see lots of photos on the internet of westies with these cargo boxes on > their vans with their tops up so I am wondering > Is there some secret info I am missing like turbo springs for the pop top > lifters or do these folks get a few brawny people to help heave it up. > Any insights or wisdom will surely be appreciated. Merv 90 Carat > Subie powered > |
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