Re: [Paddlewise] Minivan

From: Shawn W. Baker <baker_at_montana.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 10:48:43 -0700
Hi Doug,

With that setup, you're at the mercy of the rated bearing of your
factory rack. I think with the old-style raingutter-mount Yakima racks,
you could haul a second car on the rack.  With Q-mounts and Railriders
(for factory mounts) I think the weight limit is 150 lbs.  You might
read your owner's manual, though. At least make sure you're not voiding
a part of your warranty by putting 200-ish pounds on your rack.  I'm
pretty sure the chief concern is the factory mount and not the Yakima
accessories.

You could also consider installing the bolt-on pseudo-raingutters and
then using raingutter mount Yak racks.  I can check with my friend, the
Yakima dealer, for the acceptable load, if yours doesn't know.

>It has the factory roof-rack allowing a Yakima tower 
>to slide right into the factory rail. 
<snip>
>Does anyone know if this set-up is strong enough if I 
>carry three British heavies this way 

Thanks.

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