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On 12/16 Ken Johnson wrote:

I have a friend who just got a new pickup truck and wants to install a
>rack
> > to carry her kayak on the truck.  Anyone had experience with using 
>Yakima
> > saddles on the Mirage over-the-bed truck rack?  Anyone suggest a another
> > good solution to this problem?

  Ken, Apologies for the late reply, but I've been busy delivering presents 
to good children all over the world.

One of the neatest solutions I've seen to adapting Yakima bars to a pickup 
truck is the Trac Rac system (www.tracrac.com). The system is based on rails 
which are easily mounted on the sides of the pickup box. Accessories, 
including posts and brackets capable of accepting Yak crossbars, are mounted 
on the rails and can be positioned by sliding them fore and aft. There's 
even an extension piece for mounting a crossbar over the cab. Trac Rac looks 
like a very solidly-made product line, and the rail system has the virtue of 
not intruding into the  space within the pickup box.

"Lurker" Mike Vandamm




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