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06/1/2011 at 10:56am
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Bear in mind that you can't use the Handirack if your car has side curtain airbags or if your roof has much of a 'dome' to it. You need to sit in the front seat with a piece of string between the tops of the front doors to see where the strap will go. On my car, the strap would touch my head. I'm fairly tall, so it may not be a problem for others.
We use the HandiHoldall on normal roofbars. If you buy the package, you get the HandiHoldall, roof bar fitting kit and one HandiDuffel, which is a tough nylon bag that fits inside the HandiHoldall. Two of these will fit inside the HandHoldall.
Whilst the HandiHoldall is not totally waterproof (we've had a little water get in through the zip), If you use HandiDuffels then the contents will stay dry. Another advantage of the Duffels is that you can pack them off the car and you've only got two items to load into the roofbag. Works fine for us as we only use the bag for soft, light, bulky items such as sleeping bag, quilt, towels, carpet etc.
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08/1/2011 at 11:23am
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I have a set of handi rack roof bars and have found lots of problems so beware,
The bars will mark/scratch your roof as they move about while driving.
When it rains the straps get soaked and the water runs into the car and drips .
The weight of what ever you carry on them is transmited directly onto the roof of the car and not to the designed load points, this can lead to a dented roof.
I carried kayaks on mine and no matter how well they were fasened on you could always see them wobble about while driving.
Definatly not as safe to use as fixed bars (in my opinion)
Apart from that they are great, wouldn't be without mine
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