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| defenderider Member Since: 04 Jul 2009 Location: Athens Posts: 14   
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Hello everyone....I want to carry my surfboards in my 110.Can anyone help me? I need roof racks in the hardtop....thank you BORN FREE _ LIVE FREE
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26th Oct 2009 5:47pm |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513  
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If you're looking to carry your surf boards on the top of your 110 then there are plenty of racks to look at.
Essentially the main choice you should make is between ones with removable rails (Patriot, Hannibal...) and ones with fixed rails (Land Rover Expedition rack, Brownchurch...). With something as long as a surfboard, I would have thought a removable rail would be the right choice. There are then 3 main contenders: Patriot (bolted together; bombproof; expensive); Hannibal (welded together; bombproof; expensive) or Frontrunner (welded; bombproof; noisy because the slats run across the car). Personally I'd recommend Patriot or Hannibal as either will last you forever and cost about the same. However, for a lot less money (you're looking at €1000 - €1500 for the above, by the time you've factored in ladders etc) you might consider just roof bars. They don't give you the same options as a full rack but they'd be fine for boards and cost/weigh a lot less. One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS + New Defender 110 First Edition |
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26th Oct 2009 11:16pm |
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| defenderider Member Since: 04 Jul 2009 Location: Athens Posts: 14
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Hello alantd
I want to carry and store the surfboards in the 110!!I found this http://www.boab.biz/images/SpaceRack%2002.JPG do you know something or another patent? Thank you BORN FREE _ LIVE FREE |
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26th Oct 2009 11:30pm |
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| Eduardo Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Región Metropolitana Posts: 2110  
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Hi defenderider
How long are the surfboards that you like to transport? I'm asking that because the maximum length to transport inside will be around 1.8 mt. Considering that you are not using the 2nd and 3rd row. Both seats (specially 3rs row) are located quite high in the Puma, so there is not too much space for pasengers and boards inside. Cheers Eduardo MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64' MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo"  Click image to enlarge |
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27th Oct 2009 2:42am |
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| defenderider Member Since: 04 Jul 2009 Location: Athens Posts: 14
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Hello Eduardo
I have only the front seats so I don't have problem with the height.... the surfboard are 7.2" and one 6.6"....especially I want to store them in the car when I am sleeping inside!Thank you a lot... BORN FREE _ LIVE FREE |
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27th Oct 2009 3:14pm |
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| Eduardo Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Región Metropolitana Posts: 2110
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Quite long tables to put inside the Defender,
Both will be protuding to the driver seat (2.1 to 2.0 mt), So driving with them inside will be a little bit dificcult if not dangerous. So anyway you need a external rack I seen some nets that the people put in the ceiling to store stufs like sleeping bags, coats, etc but I suspect that the resistence are not suitable for put the surfboard tables there. Maybe a pair of frames bolted to the floor in the back and in the front can do the work in a easily way, like an internal roll cage but lower. Any medium skill welder can do that. Cheers Eduardo MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64' MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo" Click image to enlarge |
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27th Oct 2009 3:58pm |
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| Bluewagon Member Since: 06 May 2009 Location: North Brighton South Australia Posts: 5  
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If they are in their bags most people seem to just chuck them in the back...plenty of room if you only have the front seats up. For sleeping I would have thought you could just rest them on the front seats so they are out of the way, or you could string a net between the bird watching windows to the top of the back door.
The internal rack thing you pictured would be OK for when you are sleeping (although probably expensive just for sleeping) but it doesn't really seem very suitable for travelling. |
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28th Oct 2009 4:58am |
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| defenderider Member Since: 04 Jul 2009 Location: Athens Posts: 14
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Thank you all. I will try something with wooden boards or aluminium.(only for sleep!) BORN FREE _ LIVE FREE
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29th Oct 2009 3:14pm |
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