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Highland Bar Carriers are designed to provide additional carrying capacity. They are made from sturdy material that ensures long lasting durability. These carriers facilitate hassle free installation using straps and hooks.
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- Designed to provide additional carrying capacity- Made from sturdy material
- Ensures long lasting durability
- Facilitate hassle free installation using straps and hooks
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By Thomas Reeder (Phx AZ.)
I just got back from a 10 day trip from Phx. Az. to Den. Colo. I used the highland bar top carrier to haul about 100 lbs. of my camping stuff. I took some gray plastic PVC pipe cut to the length of my cloth carrier and notched it so my carrier bag would sit on and be able to clamp to something. I also cut a piece of 1/4 plywood to fit inside my carrier to make it more sturdy. All in all it worked great until it rained and a small amt. of H2O leaked in my car. Other than that no probs.
By Kyra A. Tyler
I was very pleased with the Highland bar carrier. It was easy to install and withstood a long trip from Michigan to North Dakota.
By F. Saab
The bars have very thin walls and cannot support any kind of load. The plastic towers are flimsy and crack or split within a few uses, so the bars are not secured. The tower feet are not attached and do not stay on when the racks are removed. The strap tightening hardware develops rust within a couple of weeks. This is a shoddily designed and contructed product. Not worth the money.
By D. Bryson
This is as basic a carrier as you can imagine... two hollow metal bars, four plastic feet with rubbers, four nuts and bolts to fasten the feet onto the bars, and four vinyl straps with rubber coated metal hooks to grab the roof edge of the car. I used one of these bars to strap a vinyl luggage pack to the top of my car and it worked fine from Texas through the Rockies into Oregon.
I gave it 2 stars because... the metal clips that grab onto the edge of the roof interrupted the weather seal causing water to leak into the car, plus wind noise (Cavalier owners Beware). I had to send my first order back because the box ripped open and most parts were lost in the mail, when I received my second order all parts were in the box and was undamaged...but, as I easily assembled the feet onto the bars (three holes to choose from to slide the bolts through on each end), The holes on one end did not line up with the holes on the other end. Can you imagine the feet faced in two different directions?! What numb-nut did that? I ended up drilling an extra hole. I DID NOT give it one star because it did its job... I will continue to use it, but not in the rain or on long trips.
By Dagger Magellan (Mesa, AZ)
I recently purchased a used 16.5 foot sea kayak. The seller threw in a pair of Yakima kayak saddles, which are meant to slip onto 1" bar carriers. I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on a Yakima rack. I needed to figure out how to adapt the saddles to a rack system and mount to my Dodge Dakota with fiberglass camper shell. I went to several stores and couldn't find anything close to the Highland bars, so I bought a set. With a little improvisation I have carried my 60-pound kayak at up to 65mph with no problems.
On a test mount, I noticed that the rubber feet tended to slip from side to side easily. I bought some rubber weave kitchen shelf liner, cut four pieces about 1" wider than the feet and stuck them on the pads with double-sided carpet tape. They don't slide around quite as much now. What everybody says about the rubber pads is true. I duct taped (thanks Red Green) mine on so I could remove them later if required. The rain gutter hooks are useless in my application. I have a crew cab truck, so for the front mount, which is on the cab, I just run the straps in through the little vent windows and run a cam strap through that hooks to both loops. The rear mount goes on the camper shell. I installed 5/16" eyebolts up inside the rear wheel wheels and run the same type of hooked cam straps down. To keep the paint on the camper from getting scratched, I removed the upper hooks, and threaded the black carrier straps through the remaining loops. Very simple installation. The ¾" straps and buckles that come with the rack might be a little on the flimsy side, I tied a knot through the end to keep them from loosening and slipping through the buckles. Since this is a temporary mounted rack, I also run 1" straps from the boat's bow and stern to the bumpers, just as a little insurance to keep the rack from shifting around. I've uploaded three photographs to the Customer Images area.
All in all a good value. I would recommend the Highland system to any kayaker.
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