Roof / Luggage Rack January 24, 2008, 01:39:38 pm Yahoo Message Number: 88778Has anyone noticed that the rack has disappeared within the last few years with just the ladder remaining?? Did anyone ever use the rack??
Re: Roof / Luggage Rack Reply #1 – January 24, 2008, 03:57:19 pm Yahoo Message Number: 88780"Did anyone ever use the rack?" I tried, but found that I could only tie down two out of four sides of the LaFuma chair I was trying to stow up there, so it was very insecure. To make matters worse, the rack's smooth curves encourage tie-downs to slide around instead of staying put. I came very close to losing that chair! The only real use I've found for the rack is as a mounting place for antennas.Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Re: Roof / Luggage Rack Reply #2 – January 24, 2008, 05:43:48 pm Yahoo Message Number: 88786Quote "Did anyone ever use the rack?"I'm intensely uncomfortable around ladders. I take a death-grip on the rack when mount and dismount the ladder. Particularly when I swab the upper deck and it's slippery.That rack is my friend and I'd miss it.John
Re: Roof / Luggage Rack Reply #3 – January 25, 2008, 12:59:12 am Yahoo Message Number: 88803I used it once to tie some long aluminum tubes on. The tubes were too long to get into the motorhome comfortably (they may have fit through the cab doors, but I doubt it). The luggage rack may not be used often, but I'd rather have it than not.bumper
Re: Roof / Luggage Rack Reply #4 – January 25, 2008, 02:27:51 am Yahoo Message Number: 88805I agree with bumper because, like John, I use it to hang on for dear life going up *and* down!Lorna
Re: Roof / Luggage Rack Reply #5 – January 25, 2008, 11:05:11 pm Yahoo Message Number: 88853Quote Has anyone noticed that the rack has disappeared within the last few years with just the ladder remaining?? Did anyone ever use the rack?? My wife and I were on the OUTS, had a big fight, she tied me up there in a chair, then drove down the freeway at 60 MPH, she said I needed to cool off.
Re: Roof / Luggage Rack Reply #6 – January 25, 2008, 11:12:05 pm Yahoo Message Number: 88854Quote Has anyone noticed that the rack has disappeared within the last few years with just the ladder remaining?? Did anyone ever use the rack?? My wife and I were on the OUTS, had a big fight, she tied me up there in a chair, then drove down the freeway at 60 MPH, she said I needed to cool off. 1 Likes
Re: Roof / Luggage Rack Reply #7 – January 27, 2008, 10:14:37 pm Yahoo Message Number: 88942I asked Steve LD Factory) a few weeks ago about the reasons they removed the luggage rack on newer models. He mentioned that it improved fuel efficiency having one less item on the roof. Personally, I do use it as a backup for a canoe/kayak rack along with a PVC pipe across the front. I talked with one person who has used this arrangement for 10 years with no problems. I also talked with an LD owner at the FMCA Convention a few weeks ago in Indio, CA who built a special rack (out of aluminum) for holding a storage box on top. He successfully circumnavigated South America with it and his 26.5 ' LD. Davidbumperm bumperm@...> wrote: I used it once to tie some long aluminum tubes on. The tubes were too long to get into the motorhome comfortably (they may have fit through the cab doors, but I doubt it). The luggage rack may not be used often, but I'd rather have it than not.bumper
Re: Roof / Luggage Rack Reply #8 – January 28, 2008, 12:58:33 am Yahoo Message Number: 88952Quote From: David Roderick To: lifewithalazydazerv@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [LD] Roof / Luggage Rack"I asked Steve LD Factory) a few weeks ago about the reasons they removed the luggage rack on newer models. He mentioned that it improved fuel efficiency having one less item on the roof."Hmmmm, is Steve running for President?bumper
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