My 2 cents on the Roof Rack thread ...... For the last two years or so I've used cradles made by Kayak Carrier Systems, and would highly recommend them. I think that these are probably the most commonly used cradles in the UK. Very tough, very secure (I have absolutely no qualms about high motorway speeds, they don't need bow or stern lines). These cradles hold boats on their sides so you can easily fit four boats onto one car, and they fit just about any rack or bar system. No removal of bars necessary for 5 minute cradle swap between either the car fitted with Thule bars, or the generic rain gutter bars on my ultimate paddling vehicle - 1978 Devon conversion 2L Bay Window VW Camper. Details at: http://www.kayak.co.uk/cradles.htm HTH Cheers Colin Calder 57º19'N 2º10'W *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Nov 27 1998 - 01:22:21 PST
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