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Hello All,
Last Summer I decided to take my family to Disneyland and then to Arizona to visit the in-laws. With gas being what it is we decided to take our Toyota Prius. Well a Prius, four people and their stuff doesn’t squeeze too easily into that car. So I came up with this solution using a Yakima rack and a sheet of Baltic Birch plywood. The result is very functional, water and sun proof, and just what we needed to make the vacation as smooth as possible.
Thanks,
Irwin
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MsDebbieP
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posted 263 days ago
brilliant idea.
Looks really functional and easy to mount/take back off.
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GaryK
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posted 263 days ago
Great idea! Lots of holes for hold downs.
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Chris
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posted 263 days ago
Outstanding idea… Appears to be very functional and does not look bad either!
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mot
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posted 262 days ago
Lots of ways to strap stuff down. Nice.
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RobS
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posted 262 days ago
Functional and unique, two of my favorite qualities. Nice job.
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TomK
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posted 262 days ago
And MUCH cheaper than Yak accessories! Great idea.
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Irwin
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posted 262 days ago
You got that right Tom. The Yakima Q-Clips alone for the Prius were more then the materials to build this rack.
Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement, it really means a lot.
-- If you're walking on eggs, don't hop!
ben
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posted 262 days ago
Irwin, does it latch down onto the crossbars, or is it floating free and relying on weight/wind to keep it down?
-b
Irwin
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posted 262 days ago
Hi Ben,
I used “U” bolts to secure the rack to the Yakima’s crossbars. The overlap on the bars was more to deflect the wind than to secure the rack although that was a nice side effect. During our trip, I still averaged about 30 mpg in the Prius which isn’t too bad given that we had a couple coolers and gear bags strapped down up there.
Thanks again,
Irwin
-- If you're walking on eggs, don't hop!
Grumpy
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posted 261 days ago
Very novel idea.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python