With the Limited, I believe you needed to get the Cargo Package specifically to get the crossbars and the “advanced cargo manager” in the trunk.
Just based on a quick google of the brochure: https://dealerinspire-brochure.s3.amazonaws.com/1852.pdf
What should I use my roof rack for?
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With the Limited, I believe you needed to get the Cargo Package specifically to get the crossbars and the “advanced cargo manager” in the trunk.
Just based on a quick google of the brochure: https://dealerinspire-brochure.s3.amazonaws.com/1852.pdf
jasonmcc68
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Worth a look. Sorry I have nothing to compare to. Mine were already installed at purchase and it wouldn’t surprise me if any included tool just got lost in the shuffle.
Gumby
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I have seen in a previous topic about cross bars that if you get them factory installed you do not get a tool. Not that it really matters, that tool is crap and clearly allows the heads to get stripped. Think IKEA style metal tool !!
Tonka
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I use it for luggage bag when traveling
Grey ghost
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You never saw national lampoon family vacation, that's what they are for. It makes it a modern wagon queen family truckster.
Calidad
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I just put my hood straps on for our Canoe.
I just put my hood straps on mine. Hope to take the kids on an Estuary paddle when this SIP ends.
How strong are those straps? They look a million times easier than having to use the tow straps. You have a link for them?
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Calidad
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Hood straps basic nylon webbing with a grommet. With open deck hulls like a canoe you need two ties on the front. The primary hold is at the cross bars. The bow tie one to each side keeps wind loading from causing hull wracking/twist with wind loads pushing on the ends. So a left and right tie to take up side loading at the ends makes for happy undecked hulls.
decked hulls a single front /rear tie is fine. Decked hulls don’t get wracked / twisted by wind loading side to side.
Amazon, REI etc hood straps. They are like $5 not a big deal or complicated
Keeps the paint damage down with the creative tie to the tow hooks.
The paint damage is what I want to avoid. The pool noodle I used accomplished this but was a pain, the straps on the fender by the hood would make this a much easier tie down job for sure.
carymccarr
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When I first saw your canoe pic I laughed and remembered why I bought inflatable kayaks lol. Putting a canoe on an suv roof SUCKS. I got one of these but it still kinda sucks. Think I’m going to just break down and get a small trailer this summer.
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I have a trailer for it when I’m not towing my overland rig. Getting it up on the roof is the easy part, it’s a royalex canoe so it only weighs 58 pounds. The straps on the roof aren’t bad, it’s messing with the strap on the front that was a pain. I ordered the straps for the fender under the hood to see how it does. You’re right tho, roof vs trailer is a no brainer.When I first saw your canoe pic I laughed and remembered why I bought inflatable kayaks lol. Putting a canoe on an suv roof SUCKS. I got one of these but it still kinda sucks. Think I’m going to just break down and get a small trailer this summer.
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I got these straps... any reason you used those bolts to mount too versus the ones about a foot back on the fender? I’m attaching them to the same ones but still asking out of curiosity.
Calidad
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I have an 18ft canoe and a lolo bike rack. I needed my tie point as far forward as I could get it.
Just make sure the straps are such that they aren’t lifting on the hood vs straight pull from the bolt.
https://www.loloracks.com/
Calidad
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Of all the boats I car top the Canoe is by far the simplest/ easiest to car top. They ride on their flat rails great. Kayaks are terrible they don’t sit flat on anything, same goes for my sail boats.When I first saw your canoe pic I laughed and remembered why I bought inflatable kayaks lol. Putting a canoe on an suv roof SUCKS. I got one of these but it still kinda sucks. Think I’m going to just break down and get a small trailer this summer.
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joethefordguy
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I use mine with one of those folding tents as a mobile meth lab.
