Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:28:42 -0700
Reply-To: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: FW: Car top carrier?
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Roof rack issues and gas pipe.
The local seller of plastic coated gas pipe tells me it is the same diameter
as the forever cancerous infamous Yakima black bars. Shouldn't slip. Cut
to length but you have to buy full sections of pipe. More about this later
on. Might be just the ticket for hauling the goods on the roof of your
beloved vanagon mule.
Pensionerd.
On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote:
> MIchael: Get a Yakima Yak Stacker and you'll be able to stack the
> boats on their sides and have more space on your racks for stuff. If
> I ever get my homemade roof rack rebuilt, I'll take a photo of
> it. It's made with 8 Quick N Easy Rain gutter brackets and 2x3"
> aluminum channel. It cost substantially less than the Yakima set up
> and I don't like using the plastic shim thingies to get roof
> clearance on the Vanagons. Until Yakima solves the "Teflon-slick"
> cross bar issues, I'll avoid using them whenever possible. BTW,
> looks like a wonderfull wekend was about to be had!!
>
> DM&FS
>
>
>
>
> At 09:26 AM 4/16/2010, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>
>> Here is my home-made setup. Loaded alot of firewood, cooler, kayaks,
>> tents. Still had 6 agultish folks and a dog. Two Yakima racks and a
>> CListed
>> cargo carrier. Works for me.
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/LaborDayNewRack?feat=directlink
>> Michael in San Antonio
>> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
>> 73 Beetle
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Robert Fisher
>> <garciasghostvw@gmail.com>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)? With five people (and sometimes two dogs)
>> I'm
>> > trying to figure some way to spread out the load without resorting to a
>> > mini-trailer.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I pull the middle seats out and load that space and the hatch space. The
>> > kids go on the rear bench and the wife and I are up front. I try to
>> secure
>> > everything as well as I can, but my concern is that in an accident
>> somebody
>> > stands a high risk of being crushed by something that breaks loose. I
>> > realize that in a sufficiently violent accident it probably won't make
>> much
>> > difference, but that's no reason not to do what I can.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I think I'd actually prefer the trailer, but I'm concerned at this point
>> > that I'm pushing the weight limit of the vehicle. I should load it up
>> and
>> > actually go weigh it, of course, and then I'll know. Anybody made that
>> or a
>> > similar run into the mountains with a stock 2.1, a full load and a small
>> > trailer?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > We're looking at a trip from SoCal to Durango via Cottonwood, AZ around
>> the
>> > first week of July with the full load of camping gear (but not the
>> dogs).
>> > It'd be nice to use the A/C but that may be asking too much. : /
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thoughts?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Cya,
>> >
>> > Robert
>> >
>>
>
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