Dabluz Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 (edited) I'm planning to buy an SUV. Probably a used one but not too old. My big problem is finding one which will allow me to carry my canoe or even my 12 foot aluminum boat. From looking at all the SUVs I see everyday, none of them are really made to fit out with a simple canoe rack. Some don't even have a long enough roof to allow a canoe rack. What's the use in having an SUV if it cannot carry a canoe? I don't want to use foam blocks and 8 ropes to make sure the canoe stays put. On top of that, foam blocks are not sturdy enough for the 12 foot aluminum boat. What do SUV owners use these days? Edited October 30, 2009 by Dabluz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 What SUV's are you looking at? Most have racks available. My Honda Pilot has one and I have seen them on Subaru's, Chevy's, Ford's, Dodge's, etc. Some SUV's onlt have the rails which is useless if they don't have cross bars. The Mitsubishi Outlander is one that you can't get factory cross bars for. I have seen quite a few SUV's with home made cross bars held on with U bolts. When I use my car top carrier I have a set of cross bars from my old roof rack permanently mounted to the carrier and I U bolt it to my vehicles factory cross bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT8 smoker craft Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 my escape has a roof rack that would hold a 12' tinny or a canoe no prob the car topper might be a bit wide but like drifter said thats a easy fix .they also have a bar that goes into the reciever of your hitch to support the back ent of a canoe so its not in front of the window . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 I bought a Thule rack for my X-Trail. It was way cheaper then the factory rack (which wasn't standard equipment) and works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbag Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 My Durango came with a factory rack, but did not have the cross bars to lay a canoe on. I bought the Thule cross-bar system and don't have any complainets. Same system works for the plastic roof top storage bins for extra room when going on longer trips. Cheers Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrb2007 Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 I have a Toyota FJ cruiser which has a pretty good stock roof rack. When I carry my canoe, I just add my Thule cross-bars to give me a little more width to set the canoe on. I then use 2 ratchet straps and that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Try this Rack out This engineering wonder should save your back.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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