- First Name
- Mike
- Joined
- Aug 13, 2021
- Threads
- 2
- Messages
- 35
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- 36
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
- Vehicle(s)
- Honda Element
I plan on having both bed racks and one roof rack to minimize potential damage to the roof paint/weather stripping. The bed racks alone will work just fine for shorter items (like my 9' whitewater kayaks, or skis/snowboards, etc) and the extra rack on the roof will work great for my 14' SUP, canoe, etc.). I use a Yakima Big Stack set in the center of my bars to tie down my kayaks, and I have a Thule SUP Taxi on one side for my boards. I'm not 100% sure what width bars I'm going to get for it though. Right now I have huge, 72"(?) bars that come out to the width of my side mirrors, but they sit higher than my head on my Honda Element. The Maverick is shorter, so I'm not sure if I'll have the clearance for those without braining myself every time I get in or out of the truck.What this truck really needs is a kit with one roof rack and one ladder rack for the bed that matches the roof rack's height to create a complete rack for something 8' or more, like a 11' paddle board. The regular ladder rack will be to close together for support and likewise with the roof rack.
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