Hi all!

Looking at roof rack options for my “new” 2002 Disco.

I’m a bit torn as I love the look of safari racks, but doubt I will need to carry much gear on top. More likely will carry kayaks and surfboards.

Do kayaks and other long items mount well to safari racks? Or should I just save a bunch of money and get some cross bars?

Thanks!

 

Crossbars are easy to install and remove. Those racks are heavy and you have to keep them on. Someone opened a thread on the topic just a few days ago.
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...52/#post774489

 

I appreciate the feedback, though I still would like to know if you can properly mount kayaks to a safari rack.

 

Although I have not tried to mount kayaks on my safari rack, I am sure a standard set of kayak brackets would mount no problem. What is surpising is how much more top heavy a safari rack truck is and how much wind noise there is even unloaded.

If you are just going Kayaks I would go cross bars, maybe look at teh factory roof rail extension

 

save money for cross bars ? How much are cross bars lol.

 

crossbars are a lot cheaper than a rack. I have a used set of Thule bars on mine. I think I spent $150?

 

Yeah, the gutter-mounted Front Runner cross bars I was looking at are $350. Quality racks are $1,350+

 

 

Oh cool, so the J bars hook directly to the Baja rack. Any specific ones or custom mods needed?

 

Yeah, those were Craigslist kicker special J hooks too. The hardware was crap so I got some bolts and stuff at the local hardware store. The j hooks will rotate about but I wrapped the bars with silicone tape. A nice set of kayak j hooks would be perfect. Those are monster kayaks and Pedal drive ones. After that I realize investing in some smaller low end kayaks would be the easiest to transport. Also if you don’t have a rear step or hitch step it’s going to be challenging to get bigger kayaks up there.