Outback Roof Basket

[[HTi]Johnson]

What do you guys/gals think of this?

 

 

People were interested in my EA style roof racks...thought I'd fit them to the Outback.

 

 

 

[upnorthguy]

Nice looking basket.  The nature of Legacy factory racks as shown in the photo is that they are not rated for very much weight (125-150 lbs maybe?  Don't have a manual handy).  A basket like yours could allow for it to be overloaded with all that nice space.  I'm not sure what the weight of the basket is...15-20 lbs?  That would have to factor into whatever else you want to carry in it.  Like any piece going onto a factory rack bolted to the sheet metal roof, heed the load rating in the owner's manual.

 

Your EA racks attach the rain gutters (I miss those) and allow for a higher carrying capacity (just like the Yakima 1A towers do, for example). 

 

That basket would be a nice spot for carrying a full size spare for sure.