Bill: I recently went through a similar problem in trying to adapt my 84 Woflsburg Vanagon with a Country Homes Camper to carry a canoe - it is already equipped to carry 5 mountain bikes, one mountain bike tandem, two tents, a Burley (kids buggy), and a duffle full of helmets. As you can imagine - adding a canoe was a chore. I looked all over the world for a set of the old Thule uprights - the kind that have holes for adjusting to a variety of heights or for installing multible racks that could be used for mounting a series of boards. After calling Thule in the U.S., Canada, even Sweden, and emailing several lists and individuals - I gave up trying to locate a set of uprights and fabricated my own. They look something like the following: == // \\ || || || || || || || || || || // \\ // \\ // \\ // \\ || || || || || || ================== ================== This is not the best representation, but most email programs will not accept graphics. I was able to obtain a sketch from Thule of the originals, but since no parts were available, everyting had to be constructed from scratch. Works great. Fred
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