Jake, Here is a link to some pictures of how I haul my kayak around. http://picasaweb.google.com/blakeheinlein/VanagonRack?authkey=G6L_PJ3l8iQ You should be able to make our the widebody brackets. A little drilling required. I usually hang by bikes off the back. -- Blake Heinlein http://blakeheinlein.googlepages.com/ On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Jake Beaulieu <jake_beaulieu@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello ladies and gents, > > I am looking to purchase a roof rack for my Westy. It will be mainly > used to transport two 32 inch wide kayaks. Side by side the two kayaks will > be 64 inches wide (obviously), while the pop top is only 55 inch wide. I > could use Yakima's J-shaped cradles (Hull Raisers) which holds the kayaks > perpendicular to the roof eliminating any concerns about the kayaks > extending beyond the edge of the pop top, but would have the kayaks sticking > 3 feet above the top of the van which is already quite tall. Alternatively, > I could use Yakima's 77 inch bars and their Mako Aero saddles to hold the > kayaks flat on the roof racks, with plenty of room to hang over the edge. > > Whichever mode I go with, I plan to use Yakimas Wide Body mounts bolted > to the pop top and their A1 rain gutter towers. I assume that if I mount > the Wide Body's high enough I won't need the Hi Rise spacers?? > > I am looking for any thoughts on the options listed above, or other > things I haven't considered. > > Thanks a bunch > Jake 82 AC Westy > > Hi Rise spacers > http://www.yakima.com/Product.aspx?Number=8000104 > > A1 raingutter towers > http://www.yakima.com/Product.aspx?ID=18 > > Wide body mounts > http://www.yakima.com/Product.aspx?Number=8008001 > > Mako Aero saddles > > http://www.yakima.com/racks/kayak-rack/product/8004044/mako-aero-saddles.aspx > > Hull Raisers > http://www.yakima.com/racks/kayak-rack/product/8004039/hullraiser.aspx > > > --------------------------------- > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster > Total Access, No Cost. >
-- Blake Heinlein http://blakeheinlein.googlepages.com/ |
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