roof rack cover

Submitted: Monday, May 30, 2011 at 09:48

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Roof Racks, Luggage Trays & Boxes

In this article we look at the pros and cons of using the roof of your vehicle for storage when travelling; discuss what not to carry on your roof; provide some helpful packing hints and finally some

Member - Charlie R

Has anyone got a roof rack cover??? something to stream line the air passing over the items on top... if so, can you name a supplier etc...

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Reply By: Member - Tony (ACT) - Monday, May 30, 2011 at 11:57

Monday, May 30, 2011 at 11:57

I use a large piece of canvas tarp. Put it on the rack first and hang it over the windscreen. Load rack then fold back over load, tuck the sides under, then weave a strap over the lot and tighten down.

Ends up water proof and if loaded with the higher part to the back it ends up wedge shapped.

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Reply By: Ozhumvee - Monday, May 30, 2011 at 13:14

Monday, May 30, 2011 at 13:14

On the troopies I made a thin aluminium deflector that hung off the front of the roof rack and kept the same angle as the roof in front of the rack. The rack started above the B pillars where the roof flattened out.
Then we just used a canvas rack bag to put everything in, worked well.
fitting the wind deflector to the front made a huge difference to the noise so I assumed it made a difference to wind resistance as well.
Keeping the taller items to the rear also helped the slipstreaming.

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Reply By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Monday, May 30, 2011 at 16:04

Monday, May 30, 2011 at 16:04

What about a deflector??? Without the deflector and at highway speeds, i lose about 1.5 LPH.. With the deflector, im back to my 900 ks per tank (115litres).. Click on my pic below for my deflector!!! Michael

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Follow Up By: tommo05 - Thursday, Jun 02, 2011 at 22:42

Thursday, Jun 02, 2011 at 22:42

Michael, never seen that before. I'm well sick of having my fuel economy plummet every time I load up the roof rack. Where do you get one of these whizzbang deflectors?