Thule 832 Surf rack

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Thule 832 Surf rack

Postby k13ran » Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:42 pm

Hi, I have some Thule roof bars on my car and have been looking for a decent solid and safe way of taking my boards to the beach so Ive been looking at possibly getting the Thule Surf board carrier 832.
Do any of you use this rack on your cars - if you do, is it worth paying the extra or would you rather have saved some cash and just got some tie down straps?

I cant seem to find any reviews from actual surfers on this item, maybe some of you can help.

Cheers in advance
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Re: Thule 832 Surf rack

Postby Glide » Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:49 pm

Save some money and just use some tie down straps. You would probably want straps with the other gizmo anyway. Also don't forget your www.sliderhanger.com. Save some repair $ too.
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Re: Thule 832 Surf rack

Postby billie_morini » Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:45 am

Glide,
are you sure the web address provided for slide hanger is correct? I tried the link and it is no go
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Re: Thule 832 Surf rack

Postby Glide » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:32 pm

Hmmm. Sorry. Typo. Try www.thehangpro.com or www.slidehanger.com. I use the Thule racks with straps. No issues. 10 years old and no rust.
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Re: Thule 832 Surf rack

Postby tonylamont » Sun Apr 24, 2011 5:11 pm

k13ran wrote:Hi, I have some Thule roof bars on my car and have been looking for a decent solid and safe way of taking my boards to the beach so Ive been looking at possibly getting the Thule Surf board carrier 832.
Do any of you use this rack on your cars - if you do, is it worth paying the extra or would you rather have saved some cash and just got some tie down straps?

I cant seem to find any reviews from actual surfers on this item, maybe some of you can help.

Cheers in advance
Kieran


I have a 3+ hr highway drive to the nearest surfable beach, so getting a solid rack system was a big deal for me. I've been using the Thule 554XT, which I believe is similar in design to the 832. So far I have had no problems, it keeps the board secure at 70+mph.
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Re: Thule 832 Surf rack

Postby samozz » Mon May 16, 2011 1:49 pm

Hay guys

As a alternative to the Thule hard rack take a look at the Claw lockable soft surf rack www.claw-lock.com it has all the benefits of a hard rack with the ease of a soft rack.

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Re: Thule 832 Surf rack

Postby jaffa1949 » Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:27 am

At least everyone else was talking about their racks :lol:
:shock: Thought; When your trolling post is deleted everyone is going to wonder what on earth I'm posting about :lol:
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Re: Thule 832 Surf rack

Postby drowningbitbybit » Fri Jun 03, 2011 4:56 am

jaffa1949 wrote:At least everyone else was talking about their racks :lol:
:shock: Thought; When your trolling post is deleted everyone is going to wonder what on earth I'm posting about :lol:


I know, but I'm not telling :wink: :lol:
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