Maggie Rack popularity

skipro3 wrote:
Far as I'm concerned, a roof rack is a waste of weight. The one that came on my Lance is VERY heavy. At least the black beams I could remove. The permanent mounted silver arms are just as worthless and they help trap water on the roof when I have the winter cover on.

Putting anything on the roof is asking for trouble. The weight up high is going to cause a lot of sway compared to weight hung down low. If you can't fit whatever you need inside the camper or truck, then get a small tow trailer. Putting******on the roof is also going to bite you in the ass when you forget and wipe it off when you don' clear that tree branch some day.

The rack and the box I'll fabricate probably won't weigh a total of more than 45 pounds. I need a place for my bicycles' front wheels, a couple camp chairs and other light-weight stuff. I know it'll be high weight, but I'm willing to give it a try. When I pull my cargo trailer, I won't need the top-box. However, I don't want to pull my trailer for every bicycle excursion. I tried a receiver hitch rack for the bikes, but I can't access the coach without removing the bikes. I'm putting a ladder rack together, today actually, to carry the bikes with a fork mount, so the front wheels gotta go somewhere. Inside the coach would be a PITA, too. I've considered a front, receiver hitch rack, and I may go with that when/if I get a generator, but, for now, roof rack it is. As for the tree branch, a box will be my early warning system, before I rip out my A/C unit. When I store the coach, I'll be sure to leave it out of level enough for water to roll off the back of my cover (in a perfect world).
You may be correct about the high weight issue, but I gotta try it for myself. I'd guess anything I put up there would be less than one of my canoes, which are about 70 pounds and will probably find their way up there for a trip or two.
85% there:

bka0721 wrote:
...I made my own 90* bracket and drilled a hole to match the bolt I needed with the matching threads of the sliding nut, that fit into the Maggie Rack. It took a couple of tries to ensure I had the proper length bolt. I also used an aircraft bolt and lock washer to insure strength.

Thanks. That's the bit I was wondering about.