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Ski Carriers - any good?

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I'm thinking about a car roof rack ski carrier. Any advice, opinions, experience, ideas?

I understand the skis take a hammering, esp on the motorway, but they're quite tough aren't they? Is there a danger to the efficient functioning of the bindings? Is there any way of protecting them?

Don't think there's been a previous thread on this.
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slikedges, you can get binding covers stops the grit getting in but I have used cling film to do the same job in the past. the ones I have used are the Thulle ones where the skis are flat and clamped under a bar.
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slikedges, you're better off carrying skis in a roof box, although the French put down less salt on the roads than they used to, there's still enough to cause serious damage to your skis edges.
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slikedges, Don't do it unless you have no other option. The noise from ski's in a bag is horrendous and the bag will never be clean again. If the ski's are uncovered less noise but they get grit blasted Sad Best option is a car with a ski hatch through the back seat or a streamlined roof box. Or equate the cost of the rack against the cost of ski hire Confused
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Thanks for the info guys. I've pretty much decided to get the roofbox only I'm driving a Previa and where I'm going has underground parking and the ceiling's too low...
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slikedges, Check the actual height of your Previa!! Shocked IFIR it is 182 in the book but is actaully 168 when loaded. Which is OK in car parks with a 180 limit! Very Happy and ski's fit under the seats if placed individually.
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boredsurfin, car park's 190. No way will a box fit but there's an uncovered car park opposite. Car's 181 in the book. If it's 168 loaded, any idea what a ski carrier with skis in will take it to? I'm guessing still too high.
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slikedges, Have a fiddle and see if the ski's will go under the seats individually. Ski rack will probably be almost as high as a streamlined box Confused
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boredsurfin, that's what we did last year, mid-seat mid-row out, skis cleverly inserted and still tightish. This year more skis, more clobber, kids bigger won't tolerate only having one toy or change of clothes and trickier to sedate. I don't think I'll get away without a box. Thinking of Thule Atlantis 780 on the site above.

Edit: actually that's what we did the year before; last year the skis were in bags on the roof rack rolling eyes


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Skis in the car, kids in the roofbox. Less noise, less mess.

boredsurfin, a friend of mine loaded his wagon and went to the tip, it just fitted under the max height bar. Unfortunately after he'd unloaded it didn't, and he didn't realise until he'd put a nice set of scratches down the roof. rolling eyes
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FenlandSkier wrote:
Skis in the car, kids in the roofbox. Less noise, less mess.

boredsurfin, a friend of mine loaded his wagon and went to the tip, it just fitted under the max height bar. Unfortunately after he'd unloaded it didn't, and he didn't realise until he'd put a nice set of scratches down the roof. rolling eyes


Considered both these points. Can't find a roofbox with windows. Didn't like to mention the second one to boredsurfin. snowHead
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Would using a roofbox be an option of you could take it off for the car park? Or would that cause too many headaches with unloading, storage etc.
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FenlandSkier, that's my current plan. When arrive, unload, fold down seats, cover with plastic, put roofbox in car, drive into carpark. Just got to check that there's a good place to load/unload. Should be, I think.
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only just seen this. I use ski roof bars for short journey but they're not a very good idea to have skis on for any time, salt and dirt of the road get on the skis and in the bindings so it's bad. You'd about get away with it if you're careful on the return journey to clean and store the skis.

Boxes are better of course. Also, don't trust the signs that say "180" if you're close to the limit, I've scraped the box a few times when I had a jeep.
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ise, thanks, that's helpful, I'll steer clear. snowHead
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actually, I was driving to the ski station this morning with the skis in the rack on the roof and thinking about this, I recall seeing people with covers for their bindings a few years back but I've not seen any for ages. I wonder if you can still get them ?
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slikedges, Time for a new car that can take ski's inside Toofy Grin

Or cost of ski hire v. cost of box Confused
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ise, dunno, but russell above mentioned them too, I think my preferred option is the box anyway though snowHead

boredsurfin, not sure if there's much out there that'll carry three rows of passengers and luggage much better than a previa, so I think I'll have to sell off one of the kids wink
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slikedges, I have heard the new Mercedes M class is huge but I don't think its out in the UK yet. Toofy Grin
Selling a kid is always viable especially when they get to teenage Skullie
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boredsurfin, the other big one due out is the Audi Q7, I think. There's also a new Previa out but it's not planned for release in Europe yet.
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slikedges, The Q7 was on Top Gear last night, They weren't gushing with enthusiasm Sad Sad
Buy an appartment and leave your ski gear out there, problem solved.
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boredsurfin, yes, that's still in the plan but will have to wait another couple of seasons now.
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