Please respond to George if you have some suggestions. (This was sent to me
at http://www.vanagon.com and I don't have a good answer).  Thanks!

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus"
Santa Barbara, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: <Gamercer@aol.com>
To: <info@vanagon.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 12:14 AM
Subject: Roof Racks on Raingutters

> I would like to be able to carry a 60 pound canoe on my Vanagon Camper.
Both
> Thule & Yakima claim to not have roof racks for campers.  They have them
for
> regular Vanagons.
>
> It seems to me they could make an extension that would keep the cross bar
> above the rear part of the pop top roof while it is down and another cross
> bar about the luggage carrier.   Both of these would be attached to the
rain
> gutters.
>
> The roof racks from Yakima and Thule for campers are attached to the roof
top
> and are not recommended for anything other than skis or bikes.
>
> Do any Vanagon Camper owners have roof racks attached to rain gutters for
> carrying 60 to 100 pounds of weight?  Did they use a standard roof rack
> setup, modify a standard roof rack setup or build their own design?
>
> Thanks,
> George
>