Going on a trip which one!

jedmundson · Jan 17, 2014

Right then, need some opinions. Taking a trip to France with the wife, the child and the Great Dane! Been looking into roof boxes and those safari style roof racks. Could anyone recommend either or give me some positives and negatives!

And please don't say fly instead!!!

discodrivercumbria · Jan 17, 2014

pack light!

Monkey13 · Jan 17, 2014

Small trailer

darrenm · Jan 17, 2014

Dog sledge

brian47 · Jan 17, 2014

That swould depend on what's going in the roof box, the wife, the child or the Great Dane.

listerdiesel · Jan 18, 2014

Thule are about the best, but as the market leader they are relatively expensive, plus you'll need cross-bars on the roof to support it.

Note that there is a 75kg max weight limit for roof-mounted gear.

Peter

tuskar · Jan 18, 2014

bike rack is ok. roof racks are noisy. trailer cumbersome. D2 carries a lot of cargo , lighten load.

Datatek · Jan 18, 2014

Put the dog in a dog trailer, no slobber, no stink and no smears on the windows.

jedmundson · Jan 18, 2014

listerdiesel said:
Thule are about the best, but as the market leader they are relatively expensive, plus you'll need cross-bars on the roof to support it.

Note that there is a 75kg max weight limit for roof-mounted gear.

Peter

I had not taken into account the 75kg limit. I think I'll go for a roof box. Thanks for all your comments and suggestions.

Andyzwright · Jan 18, 2014

I've just bought a set of roof bars, they seem very sturdy and their 'delta' shape should keep them quiet on the roof. I am fitting them tomorrow so I will let you know the results!

http://www.rhinoroofracks.com/discovery-1-and-2

These were the best value bars I could find, without compromising strength.

Andy

Royston 90 · Jan 18, 2014

The thule roof boxes are good. Just dont get the halfrauds aerodynamic bars as they only attach to the forward roof bars on my disco 2 td5 & are then a pain to reach anything in the box, as well as attaching/removing it from the roof.

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