Transporting kayak on roof of Class C
Has anyone installed an aftermarket roof rack system on their Class C? I posted a makeshift rack for our utility trailer earlier but now I am pretty sure that it will not work as safe as I would li...
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Winnebago roof is Filon sheet covering a block of foam. I'm not sure how a rack system might be secured to that material. Factory installed fixtures needing support get a mounting plate before roof is laminated together.
Looking at the roof of my Itasca, with four vent covers, three antennae, shower skylight, refrigerator vent, air conditioner and two waste-tank vents, I don't see a big enough free space for a kayak, unless it was less than eight feet and could be carried sideways to direction of travel. But it I were to carry it that way, the aluminum frame running along the sides of roof (exposed part looks like a gutter) becomes a candidate for mounting a rack across the full width. I've used gutter-mount racks successfully before, to carry a 14-foot boat, but never had one more than 80 inches across; RV would need one 100-102 inches. Most on the market today are 48-60 inches.
Most recent rack I bought was a suction cup mount with straps tying to the gutters. I last used that on a 1992 vintage pickup, but it could work on my van, which has gutters.
Looking at the roof of my Itasca, with four vent covers, three antennae, shower skylight, refrigerator vent, air conditioner and two waste-tank vents, I don't see a big enough free space for a kayak, unless it was less than eight feet and could be carried sideways to direction of travel. But it I were to carry it that way, the aluminum frame running along the sides of roof (exposed part looks like a gutter) becomes a candidate for mounting a rack across the full width. I've used gutter-mount racks successfully before, to carry a 14-foot boat, but never had one more than 80 inches across; RV would need one 100-102 inches. Most on the market today are 48-60 inches.
Most recent rack I bought was a suction cup mount with straps tying to the gutters. I last used that on a 1992 vintage pickup, but it could work on my van, which has gutters.
