I have a Durango which was fine for my Captiva...Now we have a Carolina for my wife. Both wont fit (flat) on the rack. I looked at the Thule and Yakima sites and am abit overwhelmed...Is buying a "wider" rack better than the "on edge type"..Help !! Barry *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
delta.sixeleven_at_gte.net wrote: > I have a Durango which was fine for my Captiva...Now we have a > Carolina for my wife. Both wont fit (flat) on the rack. I looked at > the Thule and Yakima sites and am abit overwhelmed...Is buying a > "wider" rack better than the "on edge type"..Help !! Do it either way. It is easy to widen an existing rack: just purchase longer bars than they recommend. The rack will stick out past the roof edge, and you'll have to wear a helmet until you get trained to duck the ends on exiting, but I have run an 80-inch bar on the roof of my Toy PU to hold three very wide yaks up top ... flat. If that does not float your boat, then just fit the saddles to the edges of the two yaks and do it that way. Some cushioning between the two and an extra security strap around the pair at their mid-points will make you feel more secure, also. I've also done this, on an 800 mile drive, and all was well except some of the cushioning blew out. Yaks did fine. Secondary consideration is that edge on may make your arrangement overheight, for ferry transport ... a few more bucks. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
For what it is worth I have been told that according to law your bars can not extend farther than the mirrors on the side of the vehicle. Good Luck with whatever solution you end up choosing. Hal At 05:30 AM 6/7/2002 -0700, Dave Kruger wrote: > >>>> major snip >Do it either way. It is easy to widen an existing rack: just purchase longer >bars than they recommend. The rack will stick out past the roof edge, and >you'll have to wear a helmet until you get trained to duck the ends on >exiting, >but I have run an 80-inch bar on the roof of my Toy PU to hold three very wide >yaks up top ... flat. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>For what it is worth I have been told that according to law your >bars can not extend farther than the mirrors on the side of the >vehicle. What about length? Do you need to tie a red flag to the end of your kayak or canoe if it extends past the back end of the car? Brian *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Sorry I don't know the specifics of that law. Other than it does exist and it has to do with how far your load extends. I just don't know the exact length. Anyone ????? .Hal At 03:01 PM 6/7/2002 -0600, Brian Curtiss wrote: >>For what it is worth I have been told that according to law your bars can >>not extend farther than the mirrors on the side of the vehicle. > >What about length? Do you need to tie a red flag to the end of your kayak >or canoe if it extends past the back end of the car? > >Brian *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- >For what it is worth I have been told that according to law your >bars can not extend farther than the mirrors on the side of the >vehicle. What about length? Do you need to tie a red flag to the end of your kayak or canoe if it extends past the back end of the car? *************************************************************************** Revised NJ laws (1995) and I think perhaps nationally now, are that max length of rack bars is 1 1/2 times the width of the vehicle, but not greater than a lane width (whatever that might be...). Also, an overhanging load can reach 36 inches behind back bumper before a red flag (I think at least 18 inches square) is required. Joe P. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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