David Seng wrote: > 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. Agree with the Yakima endorsement. My Ex put a rack on her 1998 Tercel, which has "aircraft doors" all the way around. Because it was Rich Mitchell's double kayak on top (and not mine), I thought the 1200 mile trip would be a good test for the rack. I was very impressed with the strength and security of Yakima's arrangement. As a guy who swore he'd "never" buy a vehicle without real rain gutters, I'm ready to capitulate -- bring on that new pickup! > 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 Amen. My Ex (see above) was about to buy a rack at REI Portland, and was told: "No, our liability insurance carrier will not allow us to help you fit the rack to your vehicle." She told them to buzz off, and got her Yakima rack elsewhere. FWIW, we ended up fine-tuning the installation a little, but Yakima's instructions were very clear. Maybe the best I've seen. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 23 1998 - 16:30:43 PST
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