Date:         Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:30:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Roof racks on non westies
In-Reply-To:  <4E1AEF91.2040305@ip-solutions.net>
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  I have both Quick-N-Easy and Yakima rain gutter racks.  They both fit into
the rain gutter with the retaining clips hooking over the edge and under the
bottom outside of the gutter.  I have never noticed them 'blocking'
anything.  The tower support is much narrower than the gutter, it doesn't
fill it up completely.

  I had my Q-N-Easy mounted on a Dodge van with a fiberglass raised roof.  I
made my 'bars' from some 2X4 (+/_) Alaskan yellow cedar and painted them
because I left the rack on, and I carried a big load (sailboards and
surfboards for extended Baja winter trips)  In order to get enough height to
get the 'bars' to clear the higher top, I added some shorter
'blocks'...maybe about 18" long (depending on the angle your top slants in
from the gutters) and spaced the full width bar up another 2" that way.  A
very good rack system.

  The Yakima I have mounted on my rear hatch on the Van.

  Don Hanson

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 5:41 AM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>wrote:

> Just curiously... those rain gutter attachments look like the sit into
> the rain gutters (and would possibly block the flow of water). Do you
> know if this is correct?
>
> The yakima (and possibly thule) styles hook under the outside of the
> rain gutter and have a foot that sits on the roof. Or at least the
> yakima set I saw did.
>
> Cheers,
> Harry
>
> On 07/11/2011 08:14 AM, T Collins wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > When looking for the QNE system I came across these. 5" clearence from
> the
> > rain gutters and comes with load bearing bars:
> > $49 (4 rain gutter feet, 2 load bars+S/H
> > http://www.prolineracks.com/proline-gmr165-rain-gutter-racks.html
> >
> > It maybe the next best thing, for already made and ready to go.
> >
> > On other news I found some bars and rain gutter attachedments at my local
> > re-used center. Payed $7, but it is not plug and play due to the height
> > issue with the roof. Looking at my pile-o-stuff, found a piece of 1X1
> that
> > will solve this clearance question.
> >
> > GL!!
> > Tony
>