Know of rack system that fits over a LineX/Retrax Bed Cover?

[Johnny Martin]

To keep it low you can go with the skyline set up from Yakima. It holds less weight than the HD but works with the RetraxPRO xr. I was told by the Yakima rep that it is fine with the their tent too.

 

[Joe12345]

A couple extra things to add here: In my experience with the rhino rack, and pretty much any non hd bar, with this setup there is a lot of flex in the bars. They are long, and even with about a hundred pounds, you could see the gear bouncing along back there. I’ve gotta imagine that if I were sleeping back there regularly, they’d eventually take a permanent sag.

In addition, the low setup made the retrax a little bit of a pain to use. At both the front and rear bar I had to close the handle slightly to allow it to pass under.

If I were strictly thinking of a tent setup I’d seriously consider the Yakima Outpost HD. If you’re dead set against that mid height though, at least get a heavy duty bar setup.

 

[OffroadAlliance.com]

Do you have the FrontRunner rack system in stock? I have the Retrax XR and want the rack system they make for it, but FrontRunner has been out of stock for at least a month. I'm ready to pull the trigger on it ASAP. Thanks!

We do not. The ones we had were gone extremely quickly. More are coming, but if you want one suggest getting with us and getting your order in line. The backorder list is continuing to get longer. Seems like there has been an tremendous up tick in demand for over the last few months for tents, racks and accessories. We are just now getting a re-supply of Roam tents!

 

[sixshooter_45]

Lietner is another choice that seems well made.

 

[Eubster]

Yakima's are really nice racks. The one holdup I'd have there is that their tonneau adaptor reduces the offroad load rating to 180 lbs. There are a couple of posters on the site who have used them with a RTT mounted and mentioned that it felt rock solid though, so take that with a grain of salt.

 

[Mark in Oregon]

Thanks everyone for the great advice on the racks!

 

[Lance Gifford]

The Retrax XR cover has integrated slots for mounting things like cross bars over the cover itself. Not all Retrax covers have the integrated T-slot channels, so you might need to upgrade the rails depending upon what you have.

We outfitted this Raptor with the Retrax XR cover, the FrontRunner rack, a Roam tent and a whole host of other accessories. Let us know if we can assist!


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I want this setup!! Can you please provide me some information on what all you did and some part numbers? Or, just shoot me a quote in PM.

 

[EastEndAngler]

Figured I'd add pics for reference since I'm really enjoying this setup. The whole setup was sourced from the crew @OffroadAlliance.com As others have mentioned , fit/finish and build quality on the Yakima is top notch.

 

[EastEndAngler]

The wife and I just put our overhaul HD on a few days ago in order to carry our kayaks. At the lowest height, the cross bars sit just below the level of the third brake light. Right now, we have them raised so the boats clear the roof, until our Thule hullavators show up.

The rack setup is expensive, but it’s well made and definitely worth the money. Previously, we were running just a rhino rack setup with a cargo basket, which we are still able to do in addition. You can see we left the foot pads in place for the rhino crossbars.


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How do you like the sidebars? Any particular reasoning for the spacing and foot pad placement? I'm contemplating putting a set across the middle so that I can strap a couple totes in the event of bad weather and a full bed under the Retrax.

 

[pastorwug]

Waiting for Frontrunner to get more racks, but no go so far.