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According to global market statistics, North America is the top market for the $2.1 billion automotive rooftop rack industry. Rooftop racks are versatile car accessories that give an exceptional value, from enhancing your vehicle’s aesthetics to boosting its resale value. However, a rooftop rack’s true essence comes to play when you hit the open road.
If you embrace the adventurer lifestyle, you appreciate accessories that make life on the road effortless. Whether you prefer tent camping, survival camping, or an RV, a rooftop rack is handy. Therefore, below are five reasons you should install a rooftop rack on your vehicle.
A Rooftop Optimizes Your Adventure Vehicle’s Luggage Capacity
Each vehicle has a payload capacity or the maximum weight it can bear safely, as stipulated by its manufacturer. The payload also accounts for a rooftop rack’s carrying capacity.
Therefore, a rooftop rack allows you to maximize your luggage carrying capacity and pack everything you need for the road without compromising safety. You can load almost anything from outdoor gear, sporting equipment like surfboards and bicycles, cookware, camping gear, and drinking water on your rooftop rack.
Second, automotive rooftop racks are versatile, with some like the roof rack storage designed to fit specific car makes and models. However, generic options compatible with most car models are also available.
Moreover, different rooftop rack types like a minimalist rack, a box rooftop carrier, and a soft-side rooftop carrier are available in the market to meet different consumer needs. Alternatively, you can also opt to install specialized rooftop racks for carrying special luggage, including sporting equipment like bicycles, kayaks, paddleboards, and surfboards.
Therefore, a rooftop rack allows you to utilize your adventure vehicle’s maximum luggage-carrying capacity. Second, it makes it easy to carry gear that would take up too much room or incur damage if loaded into a trunk. Rooftop racks are easy to install and come with installation instructions requiring minimal technical knowledge and essential tools.
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It Creates a Strategic Location for Mounting LED Light Bars
A rooftop rack’s versatility extends to include its capacity to accommodate other essential adventure car accessories, like an LED light bar. LED light bars complement your headlights when traveling through a poorly illuminated road at night or in low visibility weather. Lousy weather and poorly illuminated roads are typical with off-road driving or traveling using back roads.
Essentially, any road adventure is incomplete without off-roading or taking a backroad, meaning complimentary LED lights are necessary. The rooftop rack is the ideal vantage point for installing LED bar lights, being the peak point on your adventure vehicle. Moreover, some rooftop racks come prefabricated with fixtures to hold LED lightboxes, making installing the lights straightforward.
A Rooftop Racks Accommodates Rooftop Tents
Long-distance road travel adventures like Overlanding require you to have safe accommodation, and it doesn’t get safer and more cost-effective than a rooftop tent. A rooftop tent offers the ideal spot to pitch your tent away from water and mud and safe from critters.
Moreover, it eliminates the hassle of competing for ideal camping spots with other adventurers, especially during bad weather or while on rugged terrain. Second, rooftop tents also have comfort features, including a built-in mattress.
However, you cannot enjoy any of the above rooftop tent benefits without installing a rooftop rack on your adventure car. A rooftop rack is a must-have accessory when securing a rooftop tent.
The rack provides a base to which you secure the tent’s mounting rails during installation. According to experts, it is impossible and dangerous to attempt to secure a rooftop tent without a rooftop rack as a support base. The rooftop rack prevents your tent from toppling mid camping.
However, not all rooftop racks are compatible with all rooftop tents. Therefore, consider specifications like the rooftop rack’s width and weight capacity and ensure the rooftop tent you purchase matches the same.
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A Rooftop Rack Keeps Your Adventure Gear Safe
A rooftop rack keeps your luggage safe on two levels. First, securing outdoor gear like bicycles and surfboards on a rooftop rack prevents the equipment from incurring damage while in transit. Second, most rooftop racks feature or are compatible with a security locking system that protects your gear and luggage from theft.
According to the National Park Service report, property crime ranks second among national park crimes. However, you can lower your chances of falling prey to such crimes by using a rooftop rack with an integrated locking system. Nonetheless, you can also buy or rent a lock system to secure your rooftop rack against burglary; such systems are easy to install but effective.
A Rooftop Rack Makes Traveling More Comfortable
Going on a road adventure while driving a car without a rooftop rack means packing some luggage in the passenger cavity. As if sitting for long hours during a road trip is not bad enough, imagine some gear or luggage box pressing against your back or legs the entire time.
Fortunately, a rooftop rack allows you to enjoy rather than endure being on the road. Packing part of your luggage on a rooftop rack creates ample leg and wiggle room for comfortable travel.
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Conclusion:
A rooftop car is a worthwhile car accessory investment that will enhance your outdoor adventure. Moreover, it is apparent that any vehicle (including SUVs) without a rooftop rack does not qualify to bear the title of an “adventure car.” Therefore, consult your car accessory provider on available rooftop racks.
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