Roof rack question

[VehiGAZ]

Hey Joe,

I use a Yakima Pro 16 cu ft on mine. Here's a couple of shots from my gallery to give you an idea of what it looks like...



That last shot is from moving out of our ski house at the end of the season a couple of years back - there are 2 snowboards, 3 sets of ski poles, at least four pairs of skis, and a few boots in the cargo box. It's great for camping too - all the light, bulky items (tent, tarps, sleeping bags, chairs, etc) go in there.

My Yakima box attaches with built-in clamps on the bottom of the box that fit our cross-bars perfectly and make mounting & dismounting a snap - I can do it without any helpers in a couple of minutes with no tools.

I think Yakima discontinued that model line and replaced it with the Skybox Pro line (the Pro line comes in silver to match my Astral VX).

[Joe Isuzu]

Hey Joe,

I use a Yakima Pro 16 cu ft on mine. Here's a couple of shots from my gallery to give you an idea of what it looks like...



That last shot is from moving out of our ski house at the end of the season a couple of years back - there are 2 snowboards, 3 sets of ski poles, at least four pairs of skis, and a few boots in the cargo box. It's great for camping too - all the light, bulky items (tent, tarps, sleeping bags, chairs, etc) go in there.

My Yakima box attaches with built-in clamps on the bottom of the box that fit our cross-bars perfectly and make mounting & dismounting a snap - I can do it without any helpers in a couple of minutes with no tools.

I think Yakima discontinued that model line and replaced it with the Skybox Pro line (the Pro line comes in silver to match my Astral VX).

Thanks for the info. I've been looking out for an Atlantic 1600 from Thule as I've had it on the VX and it works well. Just too stinking expensive at $450 or so. I've been on the lookout for one on ebay instead but most don't ship. I'll check out the yakima website to see how the dimensions match with the atlantis. Does it interfere with the antenna, I can't tell by your picture. Thanks!!

[VehiGAZ]

Hey Joe,

I got mine from this place (www.prolineracks.com). They ship, but they are local for me, so I just went there and had them toss it on.

Like the Thule, the Yakima has adjustable clamps so you can adjust how far forward or back it sits. I have mine sitting about half an inch in front of the antenna.

Forget what the Yakima people told you - once you have the connectors between the crossbars and the rack, any of their products will mount interchangeably. What they were probably getting at was that they only sold the ski and bike rack attachments through Isuzu, but that doesn't mean much because the bike & ski racks were their regular off-the-shelf components.

Unfortunately, the Yakima isn't any cheaper than the Thule. I had a hard time spending so much money, but we use it all year every year, so I guess it was worth it - especially since we didn't have an alternative!

Good luck!