Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: News for you Thule and Yakima snobs
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Kendis |
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OCDave |
jillpine: "This discussion reminds me of the Red Green show. I am described as "handy" far more often than "handsome". |
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JD |
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gravelroad |
OCDave: "You are such a roof-rack snob. Cut to length 2x4's and a few feet of bailing wire would have served your purpose; a set of Zip-ties to replace the bailing wire if you're "fancy". Then again, some feel the need show-off a little and end up going way too fancy. The roof-rack snobs always opt for a manufactured and branded solution. FWIW, I fabricated feet for my Honda Element from metal stock and U-bolts back in the day, rather than buy the pricey Thule version. But I would never expose others on the road to the risk of zip tie failure from weathering. |
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OtherBob |
Pipe has that honest working class cachet, unlike the black bourgeois tubes. Red thread protectors for end caps are cool. |
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Jackfish |
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Frenchy19 |
gravelroad: "Frenchy19: "Seems there is some anger in this post..." Thank you for that. After teaching English for 28 years, I was unaware of hyperbole;-) |
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jwartman59 |
Actual 2x4 attached to Thule rack with you bolts. A couple of old wood canoes to complete the look |
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jillpine |
Growing up with parents who were teenagers in the depression, they imparted all their frugality to us kids. We made do with anything we could, like a lot of people and like life before plastics. So, watching that beloved show as a kid, I never understood the humor. I thought it was more like a 1970’s version of life hacks. |
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justpaddlin |
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justpaddlin |
technically_rugged: "Roof racks ain't cheap, so it's good to hear you found a solution that let you adapt your existing setup. I think I paid around $600 for my Thule bars (the more aerodynamic ones) and I'm not really sure what I plan to do when I get another car. I was honestly probably just going to sell the car with the rack and buy a whole new setup." Used roof racks are easy to find on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace because once people buy a new car they're pretty much ready to give away their old rack (I have 3 used racks I'd give away). I'm tempted to replace my Thule rectangular bars with a Thule aero rack which would cost me $225-250 on Craigslist but I decide the better way to reduce noise from the rack is to make sure I always carry a canoe. ;) |
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Kendis |
gravelroad: "Kendis: "Bro just flexed in a way no one else cares about. Must be canoeing season." You're right, as a Yakima snob I should have stayed silent. Touche. |
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gravelroad |
Malone had the clear best choice when I needed a kayak carrier suitable for my Folbot: Malone SeaWing Kayak Carrier Then l bought an elderly, low-mileage Sequoia last week to replace a slightly less elderly Tahoe that started showing its age in a bad, bad way. To my horror I discovered that the Thule roof rack feet from the Tahoe can’t be attached to the larger diameter raised rails on the Sequoia. A new system from Thule would cost over $400 and leave me with trendy cross bars only 60 inches long. HOWEVER, Malone’s SteelTop feet fit the Sequoia AND I can continue to use my 78-inch Thule square bars and Thule canoe carrier. I found a set of SteelTop feet on eBay for cheap money. If I didn't have the cross bars, I'd use Malone's 65-inch version for a total system cost of about $160: 65" Malone SteelTop Cross Rail System Suck on it, Swedes. (FWIW, my paternal grandfather and namesake was the son of Swedish immigrants.) |
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jwartman59 |
RIP little rear wheel drive, manual transmission Ford ranger. This little guy could handle most everything except snow, especially the Duluth hills after a half inch of snow. I take great pride in not spending money on gear. I’m kind of an anti-snob snob. |
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YaMarVa |
justpaddlin: "Malone snob eh? Do the bar ends have razor sharp burrs that make you bleed and destroy the end caps when you first put them on like a real Thule?" No Thule rack is complete without a set of tennis balls over the bar ends. |
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gravelroad |
justpaddlin: "Malone snob eh? Do the bar ends have razor sharp burrs that make you bleed and destroy the end caps when you first put them on like a real Thule?" You forgot the tetanus risk, as I did. :-). Thanks for the reminder, as I just knocked off the Thule end caps today. Haven’t seen any Malone bars so I can’t comment on their finish quality. |
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1JimD |
This homemade rack has outlasted three trucks. Two S-10s and a Dodge half ton. It not only hauled canoes, but turned my little S-10s into lumber haulers that put full sized trucks to shame! Just something about making your own ! Jim |
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gravelroad |
Kendis: "Bro just flexed in a way no one else cares about. Must be canoeing season." And yet you found the time to comment … |
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Frenchy19 |
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gravelroad |
Frenchy19: "Seems there is some anger in this post..." Read it again. ;-) hy·per·bo·le noun noun: hyperbole; plural noun: hyperboles exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. "he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles" |
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OCDave |
Maybe next time, if you really, really needs to justify a trip to town... consider a set of U-bolts and new, rather than salvaged, 2x4s. |
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foxfireniner |
I love them. |