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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17382   
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I have a Patriot on my 110DC and it does everything I want. I have never had an issue finding bits of the rack to lash stuff to, and if you need additional brackets it is very easy to drill a hole and bolt them on.
It is very sturdy, mine has even carried full-size telegraph poles (not on the public highway, I should perhaps point out)! |
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2nd Sep 2016 7:37am |
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| Organic Member Since: 05 Oct 2015 Location: Shropshire Posts: 21 
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Hi Darren,
Have you taken a look at the Flatdog rack? We had one fitted in February for camping this year. Cannot fault it.  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Tie down loops and Thule box: Click image to enlarge Last edited by Organic on 2nd Sep 2016 7:40am. Edited 1 time in total |
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2nd Sep 2016 7:38am |
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| thor44 Member Since: 18 Sep 2015 Location: Ahrntal, Südtirol Posts: 128 
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Hi Darren, I can only tell you about my experiences with the Frontrunner. So far I am 100% happy with it. Wind noise isn't really a problem as they deliver some kind of wind deflector which has to be mounted underneath the first slat. What I especially love about it is the wide variety of accessoires offered for it and the ease of mounting them. You can get pretty much everything from Hi-Lift mount to bottle opener.
I heard of some people being a little bit irritated by the flex of the slats while walking on them, but that has never been an issue for me. (they bend max 2-3 cm - nothing serious) . _____ .|_____\___ [|_/-\__/-\_|} ...(O)....(O)........ MY14 2.2 Defender 90 SW |
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2nd Sep 2016 7:39am |
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| Albion Member Since: 08 Dec 2014 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 141 
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Don't forget to consider the Hannibal. Incorporates the benefits and build quality of a Patriot such as longditudinal slats, with the looks of Front-Runner, and has a host of accessories from Flat-Dog/Front Runner that will fit.
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2nd Sep 2016 8:01am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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Hannibal rack is stronger and comes complete, rather than patriot mechano kit.
Flatdog and Front Runner left-right slats are better combo for roof tents ... makes fitting much much easier when compared to Patriot and Hannibal. |
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2nd Sep 2016 8:28am |
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| Piglet Member Since: 25 Feb 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 17 
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Ditto - we fitted one last week - easy to fit, looks great, solid as a rock and seemed a pretty good price. |
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2nd Sep 2016 9:20am |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481  
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Love my Patriot and love supporting a great British firm 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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2nd Sep 2016 9:21am |
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| Riverboy Member Since: 16 May 2016 Location: French sector, Earth Posts: 1288 
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Very happy with my Hannibal rack. Excellent quality and no wind noise. I forget it's there. I made the right choice
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2nd Sep 2016 9:25am |
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| gabe3105 Member Since: 25 May 2015 Location: Grimsby Posts: 237
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Everyone's got a different preference. I bet the OPs more confused than when he started
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2nd Sep 2016 9:33am |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1763 
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I have a very old Hannibal rack, absolutely fantastic piece of kit. No tracking system for accessories, but always somewhere to hook a ratchet strap onto. No wind noise, though I do gain a few mpg without it fitted!
Has been known to carry up to a dozen explorer scouts across fields |
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2nd Sep 2016 9:39am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Made me smile
Well since people are throwing in other roof rack suggestions may I suggest the Nakatanenga Cargo Bear roof rack? It is the only TRULY modular roof rack system available in the UK. Unlike the other racks mentioned you can take a 110 version, take off one module and fit it to a 90 or do you just need a couple of roof bars, just take off the parts you do not require. Being modular , much easier to take off and store it when you do not require it. My suggestion would be to see as many possible roof racks 'in the flesh' so to speak to try and decide which one is best for your use. Brendan |
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2nd Sep 2016 10:01am |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1763
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Fortunately, at the end of the day, all the roof racks mentioned are of a very high quality and will serve you well!
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2nd Sep 2016 10:06am |
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| Keith5 Member Since: 27 May 2016 Location: Scotland Posts: 352 
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+1 for flatdog. Keith
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2nd Sep 2016 1:19pm |
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| DarrenJ Member Since: 07 May 2012 Location: North Beds Posts: 312
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I did note the CargoBear for the first time earlier this week and does look good / unusual.
The Patriot is built about 8 miles from my doorstep and I recently went around their factory and have to say I was impressed with the robustness of the rack. Good to keep the finances local and customer service local! My main concern was mounting additional items to the patriot such as a Thule roofbox, kayak rack etc, it seems a lot easier to mount that sort of kit on the front runner but I was a little worried about the longitude slats and wind noise. Thanks for all the notes above and the extra options👍 Darren |
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2nd Sep 2016 3:32pm |
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