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Rhino-Rack Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Locking - 6 Pairs of Skis or 4 Boards
E trailer I have a 2019 Mazda6 and purchased the rhino rack series 2500 parts (fit kit #DK289, foot pack #RRRLKVA, aero crossbars#RRVA126B-2), and the rhino rack snowboard/ski carrier #RR576. My car does have fixed mounting points underneath the strip on the roof so I opted to add them to my roof and not use the clamp for kit that goes in the door jam. Every time I entered the year, make, and model of my car, the parts came up with the clamp fit kit part #DK387 which I did not want. But after some research, I found the correct fixed mounting point fit kit. The site of course told me that this part wouldn’t fit my car but after looking at the customer reviews, I saw them used on Mazdas. All of the rhino rack instructions were not the best. We did have to make some adjustments. One of the instruction packs tells you how long you’re supposed to cut the rubber pieces that go into the crossbars based on your car but unfortunately, the measurements were wrong for my car (picture- front 166mm is wrong). The front bar length was about an inch too short and I had to add more rubber to make it longer to fit the fixed mounting points on my roof. After some time of trying to interpret the instructions, and looking up whatever available instructional videos were online, we finally finished installing them and they do look really nice. At higher speeds on the highway I can definitely hear more noise. The actual snowboard carrier is fine, fits all 4 boards fine. It is a little difficult to close once I have my boards in there because you have to push the top bar all the way down and hold it down to be able to turn the key to lock it. I’m just happy I don’t have to shove the boards in my trunk. I do like that all the parts in this series come with locks and keys. So far no problems. Overall good product.
This rack works great with the four pairs of skis I lugged from Oregon to Alaska. I'm using it on the beef rack cross bars that came with my go fast camper which are very difficult to find mountings for. This one worked great though with a little bit of metal grinding on the bolts that slide into the t-slot of the rack. It locks and unlocks fairly easily (with a little bit of jangling involved), but so far so good!
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Rhino-Rack Ski and Fishing Rod Carrier - Locking - 2 Pairs of Skis or 4 Fishing Rods
Last year I purchased Rino ski racks from etrailer and they work great . The hardware fit my roof racks and all the fittings are tight. Ordering was easy. Shipping was fast and I even got a follow up personal email from George a year later asking how I liked them - which was impressive! I would definitely recommend etrailer as an honest and good outdoor gear company!
Great product! I think it's a bit expensive but well worth it. I bought it to transport my fishing poles. So no long rods in my new SUV.
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Yakima FatCat EVO 4 Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Locking - 4 Pairs of Skis or 2 Boards
I actually ended up buying a second set so I can fit a total of 8 pairs of skis on my jeep. I love the quality and ease of installation. It’s an easy to use system and love that my skis are secured.
These are extremely easy and quick to install. Love the aerodynamics of them as well as it's quality craftsmanship. Very pleased with this item and with the delivery speed! From North Shore Oahu....MAHALO
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Yakima FatCat EVO 6 Ski and Snowboard Carrier - Locking - 6 Pairs of Skis or 4 Boards - Black
Just got my Yakima Fatcat EVO 6 ski carrier (black finish) and I am stoked. Note that this is different than the Fatcat 6 (non-EVO, previous generation) carrier. This is my first ski carrier, but I and/or my kids ski about once a week at Alta and Snowbird when the lifts are running, so I expect it to get lots of use. Etrailer shipping was fast and item was packed in a sturdy secondary box. PROS: 1. I love the sturdy build and quality finish of the carrier. 2. The design allows many micro-adjustments to fit to your vehicle and to fit the skis. For instance the spring-loaded hinge on one end and the lock on the other end can naturally accommodate different thickness skis. 3. Carrier has a usable width (i.e. width of skis side by side) of 32.75 inches (832 mm). For those that are not skiing on 75-mm-wide skis from 30 years ago, this carrier might actually allow you to fit 6 pairs! 4. Separate mounting brackets for aero or for square/circle cross bars. The aero brackets fit securely on my Acura/Honda OEM cross bars. The flat part of your skis will be about 3 inches (76 mm) above your cross bars. 5. A built-in lift bracket that lifts by an additional 3 inches (76 mm) the hinged end of the carrier, if you have really tall bindings (I don't think I'll need to use it). 6. The aero brackets use a rubber coated steel strap to wrap under your cross bars. This strap has a quick release cam on one end that can be operated when the carrier is not key-locked. This means you can remove or install the carrier without tools in about 4 minutes, once you've done the initial install-related tuning. While the carrier seems sturdy enough to leave on the vehicle all winter, I expect I'll only install it on ski days. This feature really sets this model apart and for me was its biggest selling point. 7. Yakima packages the carrier in a nice-looking sturdy cardboard box with a flap lid. I can fit the two parts of the carrier in the box, with the brackets/straps still installed, for convenient storage (see picture). CONS: None so far, though I haven't yet actually hauled skis up the mountain! After this ski season is over and eTrailer asks me for a follow-up review, I'll let you know. I'm also thinking about seeing if the ski carrier can be attached to my small hitch-mounted cargo carrier. That would make loading and unloading the skis easier than on the roof.
First off...you can't beat the service of etrailer.com. I was looking for a ski rack for my son's 2012 Subaru Impreza with the factory roof rack (base model not the sport). I could find no reviews of anybody installing one of these on one of those. I took the plunge and will say that I am very happy with the outcome. The installation is a bit tricky and four hands help, but after the first one was installed we had the hang of it and the second one went on very quickly. Even with the expedited shipping this rack was about $50 cheaper than the Subaru ski rack. Again the etrailer.com service is fantastic. I have purchased products here before and will do so again.
Rhino Rack Ski and Snowboard Racks Review - 2022 GMC Terrain
Hey everybody, Cooper here at etrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at our Rhino-Rack four ski or two snowboard carrier on our 2022 GMC Terrain. Now, as I said, we're going to be able to carry up to four skis, two snowboards, or maybe some fishing rods during the off-season using this carrier. We do have these oversized buttons, so even if we are wearing something like gloves for skiing or snowboarding, just a quick press on them and they do unlatch. They stay open by themselves, which is really nice, so that way when we are loading or unloading our gear, we don't have to worry about holding those open. They stay open themselves, which makes it so much easier just to grab our gear and be good to go.
Yakima FatCat EVO Ski and Snowboard Carrier Review - 2022 GMC Terrain
Hey, everybody, Cooper here from Etrailer. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima Fatcat EVO ski and snowboard carrier on our 2022 GMC Terrain. The Fatcat can carry up to four pairs of skis, two snowboards, or maybe even some fishing rods during the off seasons. These nice oversized buttons here ensure that even if we were hitting the slopes with those big gloves on that we simply press that, and they lift up all on their own. So while we are loading or unloading our gear, we actually don't have to worry about supporting these. They stay open themselves, allowing us to simply grab our gear and hit the slopes.
Yakima FatCat Ski and Snowboard Carrier Review - 2012 GMC Terrain
Today on our 2012 GMC Terrain we'll be test fitting part number Y03078, the Yakima FatCat 6 Roof Mounted Ski and Snowboard Carrier. Now our carrier is already preassembled, so we're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. We'll start by placing the front carrier on top of the front crossbar. We'll then bring the clamp underneath the crossbar and secure it with the Allen bolt on the other side. With the FatCat 6 you do need to rock the carrier from side to side while you're tightening it down. With all four Allen bolts tight, securing it to the roof rack will then open up the carrier and secure the two Allen bolts within it to prevent it from rocking back and forth.
RockyMounts LiftOp 6 Ski and Snowboard Carrier Review - 2012 GMC Terrain
Today on our 2012 GMC Terrain, we will test fitting the Rockymouts liftop 6 skiing snowboard carrier part no. RKY1461. Now the Rockymounts Liftop 6 does come with the ability to either be secured to the crossbars through the channed if you have it or using the other feet can be used with a standard load bar. Because our vehicle is equiped with the Thule Aeroblade we will go ahead and use the channel. We need to remove the channel cover from both load bars and with the channels exposed we will simply slide the front carrier into the front load bar making sure that the square nuts slide into the channel. We can then open up the carrier and tighten down the Allen Bolt securing the carrier to the loadbar.
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