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Installed Rack System for Roof Top Camping..

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I recently added a rack system made by Adventure Truck to my 2006 CRV. I have not seen anyone with this rack on this forum so I though I'd share if anyone is considering one.
My family and I like to be outdoors and camp near all the springs we have here in Florida, but we are also planning a 2 week road trip up to Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire in the fall and I wanted a roof top set up that could support the weight of us up there, while being quick to set up camp and pack up. This rack I believe is rated for 600 pounds static capacity and 200 pounds while underway. Adventure Truck offers these in steel or aluminum and they are powder coated black. I went with the aluminum and it was shipped and arrived quickly, the instructions were clear and detailed albeit did take a couple hours to get it installed. I've had it on now for about a month and while I don't notice anymore wind noise than before I did lose about 1 mpg on the highway. The build quality seems great and is rock solid on the car. I love the look of this rack on our 2nd gen, and seemed like a better option than some of the universal platform systems that use vehicle specific mounting feet - this one was designed and only fits on the 2nd gen CRV, they also make one for the Element as well. I'll report back after our first trip overnight with our roof top tent, but so far so good, very happy with this upgrade.
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#2 ·
I was looking for a roof rack on my 2007 CRV. And only found max load of 150 pounds. Very disappointing. So, then want to make my own. But found that there are no mounting holes. Honda has put in studs and they do not come out of their hiding hole. So whatever gets mounted to it must go down below the roof level first then come out. Still looking for roof rack.

600 pounds? At first I did not believe it could handle that but after seeing the pictures. Yeah, that looks very strong.
 
#4 ·
Great to see the Adventure Truck rack system on your CRV. I am also looking to install one and would appreciate your experience with it. Do these come with covers that go over the mount bolts? Did you install a RTT? if yes, which RTT did you install? Please let us know how do you like it. thanks