Cartop Rack Interchangeability

[lemon boy]

Through a stroke of great luck I've acquired a very nice Thule box for free.

For a variety of reasons I would prefer to roll with yakima bars, is there any reason I couldn't mount the Thule box on a yakima bar (obviously I couldn't use the Thule bar attachment)?

[refried]

Not a problem, my Thule boxes fit fine on Yakama bars

[Danno]

yeah, most all of their attachments are interchangeable (I have a yakima box on my thule bars).

[lemon boy]

sweetness. That'll save me a nice amount of the stupid greenstuff here soon.

[summit]

What about Yakima kayak stackers on a Thule rack?

[lemon boy]

dude, that's just crazy talk!

[refried]

OMG I did that. No it was the other way around. But it worked out fine. In fact I have 2 Thule boxes and a set of Thule Stackers on a set of Yakama bars and I'm still not burning in hell.

[igBand]

What about Yakima kayak stackers on a Thule rack?

You'll be fine. We ran with Yakima stackers on Thule Bars for a long time. I came across some of the Thule ones though (the "u" shaped ones) on the cheap, so that is what we have now which seem to be a bit more rugged for what its worth.

[stuckathuntermtn]

you guys are gonna cause rips in the fabric of space-time. You need to stop that shit...now.

[RootSkier]

Yakima kayak stackers are lame.

That is all.

[Arty50]

is there any reason I couldn't mount the Thule box on a yakima bar (obviously I couldn't use the Thule bar attachment)?

Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.

[lemon boy]

mushrooms right?

[Particle]

Ohhhh. Stackers, not...stickers. Got it.

[XXX-er]

Yakima kayak stackers are lame.

That is all.

cuz they rotate around the bar ?

I read on a forum somewhere if you put a sticky backed piece of skateboard deck griptape under the clamp they will stay put

[stuckathuntermtn]

Dr. Egon Spengler: There's something very important I forgot to tell you.
Dr. Peter Venkman: What?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Don't cross the streams.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Why?
Dr. Egon Spengler: It would be bad.
Dr. Peter Venkman: I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. What do you mean, "bad"?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.
Dr Ray Stantz: Total protonic reversal.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Right. That's bad. Okay. All right. Important safety tip. Thanks, Egon.

[igBand]

cuz they rotate around the bar ?

I read on a forum somewhere if you put a sticky backed piece of skateboard deck griptape under the clamp they will stay put

Since they only have one point of contact w/ the crossbar (at least the old ones did), the Yakima stackers tend to bend easily in the direction in which the straps are pulling them. They just always seemed like they would rip off if I pulled the boat straps tight. I am no enginerd, but I'd say its because they lack torsional rigidity. It's almost as if you have a pair of Naxos on your roof crossbars.

The Thule U-shaped ones on the other hand, have a wider base at their attachment to the roof. This means much less play. They just seem to work better.

If I had the balls, I'd just throw the boats on the crossbars and strap 'em without any additional attachment. At least thats how the cool kids do it.

[igBand]

^^^^ EDIT ^^^^
After re-reading the above posts, I'm led to believe that maybe the Yakima stackers suck 'cause they lack the ability to avoid total protonic reversal.

[XXX-er]

YA I got thule stackers so I have no experiance with yakima but the thule DO take up alot of room on the bar

any other after market stacker towers that work better,I seen a single post type all chrome with an eyelet at the top that looked pretty bomber ?