Sarah F
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2024
good, sturdy, inexpensive option for kayak roof racks. work great, as expected.
Kirsten
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2024
Bought this as gift for my daughter's van and it fit on top wonderfully. Didn't take anytime at all to install and get on the road to new wonderful adventures awaiting her and grandbabies!!!
Valeria Sosa
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2022
Straps tore while on the highway causes our kayak to go flying to the other side.The actual rack is nice but definitely buy your own straps.They are cheap, harder to secure, and break easily
DebsA
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2021
These are great racks for the price. We have ten foot kayaks that we loaded up and we had no issues whatsoever.Assembly is easy and I had no problem figuring it out from the diagrams they give you. A lot of people mentioned in the reviews that the plastic knobs were loosening with use but the plastic knobs are basically a jam nut. Use the regular nut and then jam that knob up against it as tight as you can get it. They don’t back off.I used the straps they provided and they do seem cheap but if you pull them tight they stay where you put them.We pulled the Jeep behind a motorhome for over 600 miles going 65 mph with cross-winds blowing 20-30 mph and the kayaks and racks stayed tight.This was a great buy.
Enormanis
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2020
This does not fit my 2004 Xterra. The carriage bolts provided are metric, not standard. I have looked everywhere for a replacement M8 carriage bolt that is long enough (@90mm) for my stock roof rack. Lowe’s, Home Depot, Ace Hardware do not carry metric carriage bolts. I ultimately ordered them through a company called Grainger. I only needed eight and had to buy 50 of them for $13 with a $13 shipping charge. They just arrived today and because the length was increased, the head of the bolt is larger. It will not fit. This roof rack has been nothing but a complete frustration, and I have spent over three hours looking for the bolts that would be a little longer. all the company had to do was include eight longer bolts for those with larger diameter roof racks. Very disappointed!
Karl
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2019
Super easy to install and looks great. Follow instructions exactly and the straps work great too. If you strap them backwards they dont work well so pay attention to the way the mouth is facing.Is there a place to buy replacement foam pads? I strapped a ladder to them and it ripped the padding.
Greg Campbell
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2018
My kayak racks arrived on time, well-packaged, and in excellent condition. We hauled two ten foot kayaks on camping trips (about an hour and a half from our home) three times now with no problems. Part of the trip was at highway speeds and part was on crooked mountain roads. Our kayaks weigh about 50 lb each, and I strapped them tightly with rachet straps. After reading other reviews, I didn’t take the straps that came with the racks out of their packaging.I would definitely recommend this product.
Jls12
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2017
Perfect racks for our kayaks. The directions included were just a diagram with steps numbered, a bit confusing for me who is not super mechanically inclined but I supplemented by watching a youtube video and had no issues. I only need my husband's help at the final step of attaching them to my roof rack, also pretty easy. I was a little worried that the bolts were not long enough for my rack but with hubby's help tightening them we are perfect and they are super solid.Update 6/11/18So we have been using these racks for a year now and they are still great. We even left them on the car all winter and put our kayaks on for the first time last week and they are still solid and not rusted, etc. These racks were used about twice weekly all last summer so we are very satisfied. The straps that come with the racks are junk but you can buy some high quality cam straps easily and that should in now way deter you from buying this rack set.