Adjustable ladder rack options for canoe?

[sgtsandman]

i have hte harbor freight silver ones in the picture up farther in the thread. i bought them for my 04 ranger but they are adjustable so they also fit my 24 ranger. but they are so dang tall they look like a pipe rack. its ok for now though since i got them for carrying wood.

the bad thing with racks is sometimes they whistle, depending on the wind direction. i have had thule, yakima, and now the harbor freight and they all did it sometime.

Surprisingly, the Dantin Metal Fabrication rack currently on the 2019 doesn't whistle. It is the first one I've had that didn't. Maybe it's because of the Softopper underneath it. I was expecting it to make all kinds of noise due to the design.

I will say that the load limitations are indeed true. The rear Thule rack in the Leer cap broke while I was attempting to lift it off the truck with ratchet straps and a chain hoist to install the Dantin Rack and Softopper. That cap is one heavy S.O.B. for as little as it is!

It's a good thing I didn't decide to trust it to hold my RTT for the up coming off road trips.

 

[JJMaine]

That's the very reason I was so set on an adjustable rack so it wouldn't sit so high. I have mine set a couple inches above the cab right now and it's dead quiet surprisingly. I was expecting some wind noise but I can't hear any.

I plan to lower it as much as possible once I try my canoe on it. Maybe keep the back an inch or so lower than the front so I can keep the front even lower without my canoe touching the cab. Watch, when I'm done it'll whistle like crazy haha