 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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cookie monster, you're just not trying!! I drive a Fiat Panda, fitted two of us ( one hefty 6'5 bloke) two board bags and a big holdall in.
Have managed 3 people, 2 snowboards and 2 suitcases aswell, where there's a will ( and a refusal to shell out £180 on a roof rack) theres a way!
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I'd have thought the soft rack would be ok especially if the boards are in bags. That's what I'm intending to try on my punto anyway.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I have a polo and have had 2 big board bags (touching windscreen though & fun changing gear!) 3 large holdalls and 4 people so I am damn sure you could do it in a corsa without shelling out on a roof rack
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i have picked up one of those big plastic cube climbing things with a slide from toys r us in a ford escort . we just tied it to the roof with rope, by opening the windows a bit you can tie anything to the roof of your car,,.. ok it didnt do the paint work any favours and it was only a 10 mile drive on a warm summers day .. but thats not the point..
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Swirly going to give it a try this weekend will let ya know how i get on,,,they will be in a board bag yes
the problem is the Gf,s car has bucket seats,,if they tilted back i could get them in !!!! Women hey !!
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you'll be fine with a soft rack in terms of carrying capacity.
the two common complaints with them are:
- noise
they will flail about in the wind and hum/buzz/howl depending on speed - can also be bad for the paintjob. alleged cures include, ensuring they've a twist in them, wedging bits of foam/pipe lagging in, tying a spare sock around the offending strap.
- leakage
if left on in the rain the straps soak through and track water into the car (if they are the type that go through the doors). alleged cures include waterproofing spray/vaseline impregnation just above door level, tying on sock to form a drip (lot's of tying of socks - ensure you factor this into cost of rack).
hope that's some help 
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Hi rogg,,,
Yeh dont i know it I drive from manchester to Croyde 6 times a year,, with a surf board on the roof i have fixed the leaky strap problem by waterproofing the straps and putting rubber washers on the straps just above the doors so the water does not run down them when it rains  seems to work quite well
i was more worried about the weight issue,,, as usualy i only have two surf boards on the roof,,, not a 25kg board bag see how it goes hey..
thanks for all your ideas guys
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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cookie monster, it's a fun drive that! We used to do Liverpool to either Braunton or Newquay every other weekend. Fortunately for me it was before I had a driving licence, I still don't think I could do it now though.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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rogg, aww your lucky,,me and my mate ar planning a trip later this year to Brandon bay so may have a drive up there,,,
i know manchester is not the best place for surfing ! Swirly i know its the drive home thats the killer ,, lucky i have a mate in bristol so can stop off
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give me a mail if you know when you're coming over.
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FAQ
, which i'm sure you've seen if you read the comics. in fact as i type i'm warming up from and my hair's sill damp from an afternoon session. 
