How to organize easy access to a car’s roof rack
- October 18, 2023
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Now we can travel around Russia alone and in our own car – these are the times. You carry a lot of stuff with you, you need to
Now we can travel around Russia alone and in our own car – these are the times. You carry a lot of stuff with you, you need to put it somewhere, and the trunk of a modern car is a joke. Realizing this fact, many drivers thought about a plastic roof box, fortunately there are quite budget-friendly, but equally functional analogues of the well-known brand on the market. Only one question remains open: how do you go about bringing it all together? There is a solution.
For a small luggage compartment volume, a roof box is an interesting solution. Universal. In order not to travel with skis in winter and with barbecue and tent equipment in summer and smell the associated smells, you can simply put everything in a trunk, separated from the car by an iron plate. Convenient, simple, functional. And now it is also cheap – a very decent option that will last a long time with a certain amount of luck and care, costs about 7,000 rubles.
Even for cars with a large luggage compartment, this adjustment opens up new possibilities: the absence of stuff allows you to arrange the rear hemisphere of the cabin into a bed and not think at all about places to spend the night. And then you don’t have to collect anything, and there is no rattling in the ‘hold’. In short, there are more advantages than disadvantages.
However, fans of crossovers and SUVs who resort to such a solution are immediately faced with another, much more difficult problem. Have you ever washed the roof of your car? In the case of a luggage box you will have to stretch further. And not with an almost weightless cloth, but with a heavy bag.
So what should we do, one wonders? Bring a stepladder? Here I remember the ladder used in many ‘real jeeps’ – the one that leads straight to the ‘mezzanine’.
We don’t need to reinvent the wheel, let’s exhale. The Chinese have already thought of everything for us. Without hesitation, engineers from the Middle Kingdom came to the conclusion that in every doorway there is a very reliable steel hinge, which has been checked and rechecked a thousand times by the manufacturer: the return bracket of the door lock. Obviously you shouldn’t jump on it, but you can step on it gently and it won’t do anything to it. Only the surface area is too small.
That’s why the Chinese built a ‘step’ that inserts quite tightly into the bracket and allows you to get a confident point of support. The lightest member of the coming expedition can climb on and reach every corner of the roof. And be sure to put all your belongings carefully in the box. Simple, cheap, functional. And it is easily removable: you can rearrange it around the entire perimeter of the car depending on your needs. Considering the price – from 1000 rubles – this “tuning” will certainly be useful to all adventure fans.
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For a small luggage compartment volume, a roof box is an interesting solution. Universal. In order not to travel with skis in winter and with barbecue and tent equipment in summer and smell the associated smells, you can simply put everything in a trunk, separated from the car by an iron plate. Convenient, simple, functional. And now it is also cheap – a very decent option that with a certain amount of luck will last a long time, and care will cost about 7,000 rubles.
Even for cars with a large luggage compartment, this adjustment opens up new possibilities: the absence of stuff allows you to arrange the rear hemisphere of the cabin into a bed and not think at all about places to spend the night. And then you don’t have to collect anything, and there is no rattling in the ‘hold’. In short, there are more advantages than disadvantages.
However, fans of crossovers and SUVs who resort to such a solution are immediately faced with another, much more difficult problem. Have you ever washed the roof of your car? In the case of a luggage box you will have to stretch further. And not with an almost weightless cloth, but with a heavy bag.
So what should we do, one wonders? Bring a stepladder? Here I remember the ladder used in many ‘real jeeps’ – the one that leads straight to the ‘mezzanine’.
We don’t need to reinvent the wheel, let’s exhale. The Chinese have already thought of everything for us. Without hesitation, engineers from the Middle Kingdom came to the conclusion that in every doorway there is a very reliable steel hinge, which has been checked and rechecked a thousand times by the manufacturer: the return bracket of the door lock. Obviously you shouldn’t jump on it, but you can step on it gently and it won’t do anything to it. Only the surface area is too small.
That’s why the Chinese built a ‘step’ that inserts quite tightly into the bracket and allows you to get a confident point of support. The lightest member of the coming expedition can climb on and reach every corner of the roof. And be sure to put all your belongings carefully in the box. Simple, cheap, functional. And it is easily removable: you can rearrange it around the entire perimeter of the car depending on your needs. Considering the price – from 1000 rubles – this “tuning” will certainly be useful to all adventure fans.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
