Here in the Columbia Gorge in the NW US, the most prevelant roof cargo system seems to be from Yakima (brand, not the city) ...usually one or two of those streamlined plastic roof boxes and the various sporting items mounted between or beside those "pods". I've had a Yakima rack through about 4 vehicles and it has been very satisfactory, except for the premium price of pieces/parts. I have not used one of those cargo pods, though. Not many vehicles have rain gutters any more so make sure whatever you buy will be adaptable to 'towers' (that is what Yakima calls the uprights that accept the cross bars) that will attach to the gutters. Getting stuff into a roof pod on a vanagon must be difficult. Don Hanson On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:26 AM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > At 4/15/2010 04:09 PM,Robert Fisher wrote: > >> Does anybody have personal experience with one on a Vanagon ('87 GL Auto, >> in >> my case) and can give the benefits of their experience >> (recommendations/warnings)? I bought one of those white boxy looking roof >> top cargo boxes for a >> trip down to California for a wedding and camping. >> >> http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa190/becida/Vanagon%20cargo/jedswedding031.jpg >> > |
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