SUP on roofs

so how do you secure your board on roof of ya van/wagon?
What type of roof mounting bars and straps...

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Tonz said..
so how do you secure your board on roof of ya van/wagon?
What type of roof mounting bars and straps...

I like oval shaped rack bars.... minimal wind noise.

I only use the "One Rope System"
one rope, with a simple loop at one end

Fast, safe and cheap
no strap noise

Safe to load in high wind:
never have to take a hand off the board, till it is secured by the rope!

Pics are easier than explanation.

10's of thousands of miles, no issues.
I double up the front rope on long, high speed road trips.

also.... not the cool surfer way.....
I put fin back and up
nose forward

Wind pushes down on the nose, so no strain on ropes or rack at high speed
Less chance of killing someone with a board flying forward off the car if in an accident, because the rope may stop the fin.

sup creek - i did something similer but then noticed the racks strated sliding towards each other along rails

Lockrack got my vote and select the model that suit your board's if your carrying one or two boards at a time.

STC you need to put all your how-to's in a book!

I bought a second hand set of bars from thule off ebay. JUst check often and you should find some. THen i use ocean and earth tie downs sup, 2 years going strong. Your local shop will have them.
IF you live more than 20 minutes from beach get the lock rack. The thule barsvdo make freeway whistle.

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reda7777 said..
Big fan of Lockrack, no straps required and secure www.lockrack.com.au

Wow they look cool and I see it was developed by a South African. How do they work at highyway speeds? Can you keep the board in a bag and clamp it down?

Lockrack are great period, no more sore hands when it's cold, no excess time waisted tieing down, no chance of overtightening and just so convenient. Had mine a few years no problems, oh yeah no problem at speed on the highway with next to no noise but this may depend on racks and vehicle. I have the whispbar on an Impreza

After 3 years plus of SUP I finally put a down payment on racks today ....and then I see this post . Hopefully I made a decent choice . Lockable Rhino Rack with Aero Bar . Up to now I have always put boards in vehicle . Problem was for holidays I had to use inflatable which was ok but obviously not ideal in surf . Also can now take family to watch the kook in action .
I am nervous about a 2 hour drive with board on racks so I think I will be conservative and use two or more tie downs . I think Insurance is a grey area and you may not be covered in your board flies off and damages another car or causes injury . So best to be conservative on this one in my opinion

Gboots if its one board, one set of tie downs will be fine,

Are there heat risks whilst on a long drive with board on racks (e.g during summer ) or does the board stay at a reasonable temperature ?

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Gboots said..
Are there heat risks whilst on a long drive with board on racks (e.g during summer ) or does the board stay at a reasonable temperature ?

If you are moving at a reasonable pace no probs. Stuck in traffic on a 35C day not good. Reflective boardbag that is vented with zip undone a bit helps. Driven 1000s of ks with boards on roof in the heat with no issues. Light colour sups helps.

There are real risks in overthinking putting the board on the car......

Maybe .... but I'd rather be responsible. Too late after the fact.

I have 2 SUP's and 2 wave boards plus a box on my roof. I use Kanulock straps to tie it all down. I travel up to 600kms up and down the coast for comps and have no trouble.

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riverider said..
A set of these are handy if you have to leave boards unattended on the car in a dodgy neighbourhood.

For those using Kanu Locks what size do use for SUPs 3.3 or 5.4 m ?

Thanks Nozza

orange ones 3.3
blue ones 5.4.....must be for kayak or multi layers of SUPs