View Poll Results: What brand of roof cargo basket do you recommend

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  • thule moab 690xt

    1 11.11%
  • yakima load warrior

    0 0%
  • yakima mega warrior

    3 33.33%
  • rola

    1 11.11%
  • pro-line safari rack

    1 11.11%
  • surco

    2 22.22%
  • other

    1 11.11%


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Thread: What brand of roof cargo basket do you recommend ?

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    Default What brand of roof cargo basket do you recommend ?

    Thule MOAB 690
    yakima Load warrior
    yakima mega warrior
    rola
    safari pro-line
    surco

    the vehicle I want to mount this on will be my yukon for FYI
    off road lighting options are a plus
    looks like the surco & yakima are the ones with options for this for additional $$
    Last edited by AA1PR; 08-17-2012 at 01:02 AM.
    2004 GMC Yukon, 4X4 SLT, 5.3L Vortex,
    Trail Master 2.5" leveling kit, SkyJacker Shocks -upfront, EGR 1.25" Fender Flares
    Putco Punch grille insert, gamut of Putco chrome accessories, & IPCW chrome/clear Crystal Eyes taillights
    Whelen Slim-Miser LED Strobes, Husky floor liners, MF 1050 compressor....
    N-Fab light bar & Hella 700FF's
    Running on 32" 265/70/17 Cooper Discover AT3's
    1966 M416 Stevens trailer
    My username is my callsign

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    Quote Originally Posted by redaddiction View Post
    thanks, thats not all that bad lookign & the price is insane
    2004 GMC Yukon, 4X4 SLT, 5.3L Vortex,
    Trail Master 2.5" leveling kit, SkyJacker Shocks -upfront, EGR 1.25" Fender Flares
    Putco Punch grille insert, gamut of Putco chrome accessories, & IPCW chrome/clear Crystal Eyes taillights
    Whelen Slim-Miser LED Strobes, Husky floor liners, MF 1050 compressor....
    N-Fab light bar & Hella 700FF's
    Running on 32" 265/70/17 Cooper Discover AT3's
    1966 M416 Stevens trailer
    My username is my callsign

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    That one looks very similar to the Coleman rack I have. I don't carry heavy loads on my roof but it has been great for firewood, wet stuff after a beach trip, carrying two kayaks, etc. I just couldn't justify a high dollar rack for what little I use it for.
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    I searched using coleman & came up with this:

    http://www.sportrack.com/a21030/

    several threads here on this forum referenced it too
    2004 GMC Yukon, 4X4 SLT, 5.3L Vortex,
    Trail Master 2.5" leveling kit, SkyJacker Shocks -upfront, EGR 1.25" Fender Flares
    Putco Punch grille insert, gamut of Putco chrome accessories, & IPCW chrome/clear Crystal Eyes taillights
    Whelen Slim-Miser LED Strobes, Husky floor liners, MF 1050 compressor....
    N-Fab light bar & Hella 700FF's
    Running on 32" 265/70/17 Cooper Discover AT3's
    1966 M416 Stevens trailer
    My username is my callsign

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    I had a mega warrior back in the early 2000's, i hated that thing. More is not always better. It was heavy, didnt like to stay put with the yakima cross bar, and rusted rather quickly.

    I do actually have a pic lying around of it on my old exploder.




    I'm sure the same qualities are true of most big steel racks/gear baskets. I'm taking a hard look at alloy made stuff now. Specifically trying to decide between the steel or alloy ARB rack.
    2007 FJ Cruiser AT5 4x4 "Z.E.R.O."
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    Default surco roof rack

    I highly recomend SURCO. Some of my friends have used thier racks for years so I got one for my Jeep ZJ and couldn't be more happy. It's light and strong. Their customer service is great too. One of the mounts broke and after I sent SURCO a pic of the broken mount they sent me a new one for free. I did pay for 2 day shipping but I requested the rush on the shipping. They are great to deal with and you can actually speak to a human when you call SURCO.

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    Snarky & wjgc thanks for the comments I will consider those facts in my final decisions
    2004 GMC Yukon, 4X4 SLT, 5.3L Vortex,
    Trail Master 2.5" leveling kit, SkyJacker Shocks -upfront, EGR 1.25" Fender Flares
    Putco Punch grille insert, gamut of Putco chrome accessories, & IPCW chrome/clear Crystal Eyes taillights
    Whelen Slim-Miser LED Strobes, Husky floor liners, MF 1050 compressor....
    N-Fab light bar & Hella 700FF's
    Running on 32" 265/70/17 Cooper Discover AT3's
    1966 M416 Stevens trailer
    My username is my callsign

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    i've got the rola with the length extension on my durango - really happy with it. the top tube is large enough for some standard tube light mounts.

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    I bought yesterday a Rola locally off of craigslist, it was really too small for my yukon, here in my video you will see photos & such


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhU7blnI3Ic&feature=plcp
    or version#2
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TZ3IhXt-EI&feature=plcp

    looks like the poll is favoring the megawarrior & I have to say it is catching my eye as well more & more
    Last edited by AA1PR; 08-25-2012 at 12:54 AM.
    2004 GMC Yukon, 4X4 SLT, 5.3L Vortex,
    Trail Master 2.5" leveling kit, SkyJacker Shocks -upfront, EGR 1.25" Fender Flares
    Putco Punch grille insert, gamut of Putco chrome accessories, & IPCW chrome/clear Crystal Eyes taillights
    Whelen Slim-Miser LED Strobes, Husky floor liners, MF 1050 compressor....
    N-Fab light bar & Hella 700FF's
    Running on 32" 265/70/17 Cooper Discover AT3's
    1966 M416 Stevens trailer
    My username is my callsign

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