VajraT_at_aol.com wrote: > > Yakima also refuses to endorse a common practice for pickups > snip > Their concern is the shifting which occurs as the truck body flexes -- > > My suspicion: Yakima's product liability attorney is overly cautious > > Truck canopies must vary a great deal: some amply strong enough, others not. > Yakima can't know which one you'll pick, so declines endorsement of all. Well, I queried the nice lady at Yakima about that. She specifically mentioned the flex as the issue. I agree some canopies are cheesy, and maybe that is a concern of theirs, also. > Might be more useful for them to do some research and let us know > which are OK. Which canopies have Paddlewise people used successfully? Good thought. I've been successful with SnugTop and "The Ultimate" (Portland, OR vendor -- not a national brand). The former is fiberglass (only one season of use, so far) and the latter is 3/16 to 1/4 inch thick ABS, with a herky aluminum frame inside to support the roof. The ABS has held up for over 6 seasons and shows no signs of stress cracking. Note: I put the rack supports at the rear corners -- seems like that area is more rigid than in the center. -- 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 Wed Apr 21 1999 - 21:58:04 PDT
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