not your typical rack question

[Alkasquawlik]

This isn't a question about what roof rack should I get, or what kind is the best, etc.

I'm an avid snowboarder, I go up every weekend during the winter from December to April/May. Did the whole industry, contest scene, so it's a pretty big part of my life. I got the iX specifically for the task of driving up to Tahoe. I have Barrecrafters rack which hooks up to the rain gutters, and it works perfectly.
The only thing I have a problem with is that I CANNOT for the life of me fit 4 boards with bindings on top. The bindings on the board that is upside down will touch the roof and I can't shut the rack without denting the hood. I can fit skis underneath, and even then, the bindings will literally be 1-2 mm away from touching the roof.
I can't adjust the height of the rack, so if I take a car load of people to the snow, I'll have to take the bindings off 1 or 2 boards to transport them, which is a huge pita.

I'm wondering if the Thule or Yakima racks can fit 4 decks (2 on top, 2 underneath), if so, I'll sell the Barrecrafters and get one.
If not, then I guess I'm shit out of luck.

[ethree]

I know in my yakima I can stack two boards on top of each and the bindings don't hit the roof. There are attachments to carry 4 boards check out the yakima site it's pretty informative.

[Alkasquawlik]

So Yakima works.
I'm assuming Thule will work too?

Maybe it's time to sell the Barrecrafters rack

[Yeee30]

thule has two types of gutter mounts. one that is the normal height and the other is an extended version

[Stephen]

oh....

roof rack



I was wondering why this wasnt in OT

[Alkasquawlik]

thule has two types of gutter mounts. one that is the normal height and the other is an extended version

So the extended mount will give me a higher vertical rise?

[Alkasquawlik]

oh....

roof rack



I was wondering why this wasnt in OT

get your mind out of the gutter stephen

[Yeee30]

So the extended mount will give me a higher vertical rise?

yup

(regular height)

[Trucidatio]

You dont need to go with the Thule extended raingutter towers, Normal towers are just fine. What you need is a Yakima ski/snowboard carrier. Specifically the Big Powderhound, or the FatCat 6. These both come with risers which raise one side of the carrier, giving you about 4 extra inches of clearance on that side, but it also puts the lower side bindings at an angle to allow them extra room also.

Big PowderHound- $140
FatCat 6-$200

Got any more questions about racks, ill be glad to help.

[Alkasquawlik]

fuck, i really dont want to buy another rack but i think i need to.
the one thing I love about the Barrecrafters rack is that its essentially two pieces, the snowboard/ski mounts are directly on the crossbars so it's extremely easy to take on and off.

[Yeee30]

yeah, sorry to break it to ya friend.

[RobE30]

Yeah, I thought about the other rack @ first;)

[kronus]

Back when I had an old Thule gutter rack, the board mounts were high enough to fit a board upside down without touching the roof.

[delatlanta1281]

Or you could be a total tool and get step ins.... which suck. And if you jib like me, you will die.

[Yeee30]

Or you could be a total tool and get step ins.... which suck. .

heheh stepin's..... man i hate those so much.