On Aug 1, 3:04 pm, " wrote:
On Aug 1, 2:27 pm, John Kuthe wrote:

I have little respect for Yakima ever since they went from their
original kayak stackers (straight bars, $40 a pair) to those
ridiculous overpriced ($70 a pair) U-shaped things for people that do
not know how to tie a trucker's hitch and loop it over the top of a
straight bar to hold stacked kayaks when tying them down.

John, it's safe to back into the REI. Yakima abandoned the U-shaped
things about 6 years ago. The stackers are vertical bars now. Bad news
is they now cost $100 :-(

I have a pair of the original $40 a par Yakima stackers, and I guard
them very jealously. They rock, do everything a pair of stackers
should do.

I'm gonna have to replace my crossbars pretty soon. Water got in, and
they are rusting at the ends. Gonna have to cut 'em and pull 'em
through the little cast aluminum thingies that hold them to the
towers! Hee hee! I'd say 13 years is a pretty good lifespan. Maybe
I'll move up to the 88 inchers! My 66" bars have almost always been
long enough, but... ;-)

John Kuthe...