roof racks

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:58 pm

as most of you know i have a roof top tent on my 99 foz which i have mounted without roof racks via the standard roof rail.
me and my girl friend now have another forester 2nd gen, so i want to make the tent fit it aswell. i want to use roof racks though this time due to mine i have scratched the paint a fair bit

so the question is what roof racks do people suggest for a 2nd gen foz and what are the wieght rating on these? due to they need to hold the tent (50kgs) and two people will say 150-170kgs so at least 200kgs

Brad_Stacey · Post by **Brad_Stacey** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:31 pm

Hi Thunder,

I don't have a foz, but have got Thule and Pro rack roof racks. The pro racks moved around heaps off road and are now collecting dust in the shed.

As for weight you should only have to worry about tent weight, for when you are driving.
I'd look for some rated at 75kg.

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:38 pm

roof racks that are rated at 75kgs will only give me 150ks which is not enough.

purp · Post by **purp** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:19 pm

Remember the rating isn't a static thing. If it says it can hold 75kg, that is 75kg when accelerating, braking, etc. if it can hold that when you stomp the brakes at 100km/h it will hold 200kg just lying there.

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:22 pm

so two 75kgs roof racks will be able to hold 200kgs when at standstill?

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:52 pm

thunder039 wrote:so two 75kgs roof racks will be able to hold 200kgs when at standstill?

In a nutshell yep. The rating is used when on the move, not when stationary. But it is always good to be on the safe side, hence why I've run with 3 roof racks on the camper. Later I hope to use 4 with a few other mods to the camper for some serious touring...

Cheers

Bennie

thunder039 · Post by **thunder039** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:29 am

i was thinking of using 3, but due to the roof line is slightly curved it may not work as they need to be level.
did u have any troubles with yous with 3 roof racks? or are the l series roof ralatively flat?

taza · Post by **taza** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:42 am

El_Freddo wrote:In a nutshell yep. The rating is used when on the move, not when stationary. But it is always good to be on the safe side, hence why I've run with 3 roof racks on the camper. Later I hope to use 4 with a few other mods to the camper for some serious touring...

I was going to suggest 3. I run Rhino racks, slightly more expensive than some others but bloody brilliant.

They don't move and sit slightly higher than the roof rails so the roof isn't scratched.

Ive had everything but a tent up there on them or in the basket. Probably close to 150kg once (not while moving). This was on just 2 and I didn't have any issues at all.

I wouldn't of thought that the roof being curved would be an issue. Atleast if it is with 3 the two oouter ones are holding the tent and the middle one is there for extra support when people are in the tent. It would proabbly flex and sit on it so atleast the weight would be spead even more compared to 2.