I DON'T use tiedowns. I have sufficient distance between bars on my van to eliminate torque on my van. I do use an extra strap on the front bar in case of strap failure. I do check my racks careful before every trip and have many 1000s of miles without incident. I would use a tiedown if it were convenient, but the boat doesn't extend past the front bumper. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 18 2000 - 09:08:06 PDT
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