RE: [Paddlewise] Roof Racks

Bob,

 Your best option is really to call Yakima or a Yakima dealer that you
trust and talk to them about it.  Most factory rack crossbars are pretty
useless when it comes to supporting kayaks/canoes/lumber etc.  Yakima's
Q-Towers have custom clips which work pretty well for cars without rain
gutters, but you might run into issues with a minivan because there
isn't a door where you'd want to place the rear cross bar.  If you opt
for the factory rack Yakima makes RailRiders which mount in the existing
roof rack tracks (assuming the Dodge minivan has rail tracks running
fore and aft) - I'm not certain if they have a lower capacity rating
than their standard towers... 
 I've always had better luck dealing with a local dealer (as in "let's
go out into the parking lot and see how these work") than with trying to
get information direct from Yakima.  YMMV  

Dave Seng
Juneau, Alaska
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Denton [mailto:BDenton_at_aquagulf.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 12:27 PM
> To: Paddlewise (E-mail)
> Subject: [Paddlewise] Roof Racks
> 
> 
> I'm buying a 99 Doge minivan and trying to decide whether to 
> purchase the
> factory racks or not. I have Yakimas on my current minivan 
> witch has rain
> gutters. What's the best option?
> 
> cya
> 
> Bob Denton 
> Aqua-Gulf Transport
> bdenton_at_aquagulf.com 
> www.aquagulf.com <http://www.aquagulf.com> 
> 
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