Send me pix of your rack!

[Ninety-9 SE-L]

Not a heck of a lot of threads pertaining to roof racks. I already have some cross bars over my bed that are super useful for various loads, including bikes and fishing poles.

I'm debating what I can put on the roof. I'm mostly looking to carry things like kayaks, but I don't want to go full length. I'd prefer something low-profile or removable. Even if it is a permanent-install unit, I'd probably make myself some plates/pads that fully cover the holes.

Right now, I'm debating between:
Yakima Baseline/Clip:

Rhino Backbone:

and Prinsu

As of right now, the Yakima is the most removable, but I'm worried it's going to eventually scratch the paint or mess up the weather stripping in the doors. The Prinsu is the most low-profile, but if I want to remove it, it's one complete piece. I'm leaning towards the backbone. There's also the option of permanently installing the Yakima baseline pads, but if I'm going to go through all the work of drilling through my roof, I'm thinking I want something nicer than just crossbars.

 

[Moto21]

you can check out my rack on only fans

 

[Ninety-9 SE-L]

you can check out my rack on only fans

I don't pay for something I can get for free.

 

[boogielander]

roof racks on our trucks require drilling into the cab.
unless you're comfortable with that (it's a path of no return) and trust whoever does the install will seal the mounting holes 100%, I wouldn't recommend it.

sure there are "clip on" types but i wouldn't trust the ability for those to be securely mounted.

 

[jdawgjm]

you can check out my rack on only fans

You mean “RamFans”

 

[SD Rebel]

Don't mind the garbage parking, I was the only one there at the time and was just dropping off.

No roof rack, but thought I'd share my bed rack as well, not many of those either. It is a Yakima BedRock mount system for the crossbars. Attached to that I have a Yakima Kayak rack and a couple of bike racks. I also have a UWS low profile aluminum tool box.

 

[Humer91]

Rhino Rack Backbone and pioneer platform after I just installed it with the help of some friends.

 

[Hawkshot99]

I have a generic bed rackni bought off Amazon.

The rack had to be drilled into the side rails of the bed, so it cant be adjusted like racks that goninto a track system, but i have been pretty happy with it.

The rack cost $300 on Amazon. I received it within a week. 2 weeks later, ups alerted me I had a shipment coming, and I received a 2nd of the racks. A week later ups again informed me I had a shipment coming, and I received a 3rd rack. I only paid for the initial rack, and ended up returning 1 of the extras so ended up paying nothing for the 2 racks.....

 

[davidn0021]

Seriously considering this as it would be great to bring our bikes with us on trips! Wish they had a good system that would work with tonneaus as well. I know the Yakima system can work with the Retrax. I may need to engineer my own solution to work with my existing tonneau.

 

[Belvedere]

Seriously considering this as it would be great to bring our bikes with us on trips! Wish they had a good system that would work with tonneaus as well. I know the Yakima system can work with the Retrax. I may need to engineer my own solution to work with my existing tonneau.

Check out Syneticusa. I love mine. I almost went with Billiebars, but I was ready to get rid of the vinyl rollup.

 

[H2OMAN]

 

[Idahoktm]

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This is exactly what came to mind when I saw the thread title.

 

[Ninety-9 SE-L]

Don't mind the garbage parking, I was the only one there at the time and was just dropping off.

No roof rack, but thought I'd share my bed rack as well, not many of those either. It is a Yakima BedRock mount system for the crossbars. Attached to that I have a Yakima Kayak rack and a couple of bike racks. I also have a UWS low profile aluminum tool box.

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Could you show a picture with the kayaks on it? I wasn't sure if my bed would be long enough to support the Kayaks properly.

 

[SD Rebel]

Could you show a picture with the kayaks on it? I wasn't sure if my bed would be long enough to support the Kayaks properly.

I don't have a picture of it, but it's only a 10 foot kayak for RC boat recovery. It's borderline a pool toy, but this particular small kayak has the right shape to support it properly.

If you have a larger kayak, it probably wouldn't work on this size of bed.

 

[kapinallinen2]

My diy ladder rack, stuff clears the cab. Not a fan of drilling through the actual roof so sticking to what can be mounted to the bed.


DIY RTT rack.

 

[WasatchBack]

Uptop Overland

 

[RJ-Golem]

I'm sort of in the same boat you are in. I already have the Xtrusion Overland Bed rack. Completely awesome by the way, super versatile and customizable. But I want to add a roof rack to the truck for the gear I don't really need all that often, but I want with me. I just had a couple of cross bars and a Room box on my Gladiator. That doesn't seem to be an option with the Rebel.

 

[vinnieloo]

ADARAC Pro. 4 kayaks. Two 10 footers, a 12 and a 13 ft. Posts are adjustable front/back. I also remove mine when i don't need it. Fill forward stake pockets with Bullrings and rear stake pockets with the plastic covers off amazon. Also works with tri fold tonneau.