I thought the same thing you did, Rat.  And being very short, I think that
almost certain to happen, if I could even reach the bar from the bench.
But for me, the stool works fine.  I position it just a tad behind the
position of the bar, reach up, grasp the bar, and push.  It works fine.

On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 9:24 AM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

> On 28 Jul , 2022, at 5:01 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > until I thought to stand on the bench and grab the bar.
>
>         Being that I am 6’2” & have 36” sleeve length, I’ve never thought
> to try that
>
> but it sounds like a recipe for falling on your face between the front
> seats once the
>
> roof gives up its fight,, Or maybe dangling from the bar if you are short ~
>
>         I opted for the Assist Struts a few years ago & am now a huge
> advocate for
>
> them ~ Even though @ 77 I am still able to put a canoe on the roof,
> lifting the roof
>
> just with empty canoe rack bars was causing My back & shoulders to scream
> nasties
>
> @ Me ~ Now I can even easily lift the roof even with the canoe still up
> there ~
>
>         & by the way,, I use the CrossBar to lift,, Been doing it that way
> since My very
>
> 1st Westy in ’79 & have never bent 1 ~
>
>