Buy SportRack ABR511 J-Stacker Kayak CarrierSportRack ABR511 J-Stacker Kayak Carrier Product Description:
- Car-top kayak carrier has J-style hooks that create more room while keeping your boats secure when you're on the move
- No adjustment needed; simply lift your boat onto the roof, tie it down, and go
- Mounts to most factory and aftermarket crossbars up to 3.5 inches in diameter via included universal mounting hardware
- Included heavy-duty tie-down straps with cam buckles and galvanized steel bumper hooks further secure your kayaks
- Impressive combination of design, durability, and affordability
Product Description
Proven J style kayak carrier creates more room on load bar to trasport other accessories
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
Reasonable lower-cost alternative to the more popular J-Racks
By SevenFortyOne
These J-Racks seem to work well. After 1,000 miles of banging around throughout New England these J-Racks have done what they are inteded to do. Why pay more for Thule racks when these are just as good? And since Thule owns SportRack, you really are getting a Thule product without paying extra for the name.My only complaint lies with the length of the supplied straps - they were about 6 inches too short for my 28" wide kayaks. The straps are equivalent quality to any you'd purchse in the store, they are just too short for wider kayaks.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.Just about the same as excellent for less
By T. Dempsey
This rack, obviously made by Thule or its manufacturer, is identical in all visible respects to Thule's Model 815 Rack with the exception of the boat straps and the padding on the bars. The mounting system (which is perfect for Thule's rectangular cross-bars and great for round cross-bars) is the same top-notch construction. The bow and stern guy lines are more than adequate if you've perfected your Trucker's Hitch and the padding on the rack is just fine. The only downside is that the buckles on the boat straps are not padded as the Thule straps are. A few bucks to upgrade those and you have a Thule rack set for about 2/3rds the Thule price. Quite a deal in my book and on my boat.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.SportRack Abr511 - J-style kayak carrier
By Semore Blues
I just bought two pair of these. In my opinion, J style carriers are the only way to load more than one kayak on a car roof. I bought these because they fit on the factory rack of my Toyota Sienna minivan and because they were cheap, at least compared to Yakima. I paid $80 a pair for them. They appear well made and are relatively easy to install on the factory rack after you've done it once. Once strapped up, my kayaks felt very secure. I have only two complaints about them. The ropes provided to secure the front and back of the kayak are not adjustable. Adjustable straps, like those provided to secure the midsection of the kayak, would be much better. Also, the racks have to be removed in order to enter a typical garage. Overall, I am happy with these. If you can afford it however, buy the Yakima bowdown, which can fold down so you can get in the garage. I will probably keep these for use on my Corolla which is small enough that I can get in the garage with them on. I will get the bowdown for my van.
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