A rubber seal runs along the entire length of the arm, on both the top and bottom, meaning that the rack will never cause any damage to either your base or top-sheet. Yakima have given a lot of thought to the way the skis are secured. Unlock, open it up and load the skis or boards directly into the gator-style arm. Simple.ĮASE OF USE: Loading skis or snowboards into the rack is foolproof. The rubber mounts only require you to fit a simple lever system to the gutter of the arm, that is tensioned using a spinning wheel that slowly adjusts the reinforced rubber strap. I was fitting the racks to a Whispbar system, but the factory mounts are compatible with a huge array of after market and factory-fitted roof racks.

INSTALLATION: Fitment of the Yakima racks was remarkably simple and tool free. WHAT: FATCAT 6 – Carries 4 snowboards or up to 6 pairs of skis. I spent the season torture testing the Yakima racks to see if they held up, here is the verdict… Wait a second aren’t roof racks meant to be a pain in the ass? Somehow, this all felt wrong. That’s creative copywriting – I thought to myself – as imagery of those final few turns on the Alpine Way, the road covered in a foot of fresh Aussie pow, flowed through my mind. “You’re halfway to the mountain already,” the box to my brand new Yakima Fatcat 6 had started the conversation before I had even opened it. A good set of ski racks will keep your interior dry and undamaged, while freeing up valuable space in the car Image:: Robbie Warden

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