ideas for board transport

Discussion in 'Mid Atlantic' started by malone, May 19, 2009.

  1. May 19, 2009 #1
    malone

    malone New Member

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    May 19, 2009
    Howdy all,

    I'm trapped in DC without car; consequently must rent. Easy enough to rent a truck, SUV, or something related to transport board but it costs a crapload to rent big car relative to small car and I'm getting killed doing this every weekend.

    I'm wondering if anyone has some thoughts/ideas about transporting board on roof of small rental car. I have rachet style nylon straps and think these could work for strapping my board (7'10" NSP) to the roof but I've not tried it yet. Maybe some portable rack I could attach and detach from rental car roof is another option to better secure the board?

    Thoughts, comment, concerns? Yeah I know, I need to get a car. By the way if anyone in DC needs a tag along would be stoked to team up to split costs etc.

    Thanks all. Later.

    John
     
    malone, May 19, 2009
    malone, May 19, 2009
  3. May 19, 2009 #2
    eshore

    eshore Well-Known Member

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    Jul 22, 2008
    Bro I use dakine roof pads and straps when I don't have room in the car but I normally just stick the boards in my dads truck.
     
    eshore, May 19, 2009
    eshore, May 19, 2009

  5. May 19, 2009 #3
    Swellinfo

    Swellinfo Administrator

    5,504
    May 19, 2006
    buy yourself a portable roof rack. Should be able to find them online easy enough. This is the simplest way to do it. Depending on the car, you can prob fit the 7'10 inside as long as you dont have a passenger with you.
     
    Swellinfo, May 19, 2009
    Swellinfo, May 19, 2009
  6. May 20, 2009 #4
    rodndtube

    rodndtube Well-Known Member

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    May 21, 2006
    Join the Annapolis Surf Club (ASC) or the DC Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. Both will set you back a few dollars a year, but less than a one day rental for sure. The Annapolis group is really made up of members from the entire Baltimore-Washington metro area that ride share down to the coast - several members live in the DC area.
     
    rodndtube, May 20, 2009
    rodndtube, May 20, 2009
  7. May 20, 2009 #5
    Aguaholic

    Aguaholic Well-Known Member

    1,397
    Oct 26, 2007
    exactly...


    IMO I wouldn't even get racks unless I had a few boards to bring. Or a full car.
     
    Aguaholic, May 20, 2009
    Aguaholic, May 20, 2009
  8. May 20, 2009 #6
    bolo

    bolo Member

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    Mar 16, 2009
    you can use the star trek transporter !!! it super fast you can get it at sharper image =)
     
    bolo, May 20, 2009
    bolo, May 20, 2009
  9. May 20, 2009 #7
    matt720

    matt720 Well-Known Member

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    Apr 28, 2009
    my cousin has a car and puts foam where the board makes contact with car and straps and uses crank tie downs
     
    matt720, May 20, 2009
    matt720, May 20, 2009
  10. May 20, 2009 #8
    super fish

    super fish Well-Known Member

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    Sep 2, 2008
    I have a bmw 323i and a 7'3 board and it wont fit inside. Unless your seats in the back fold down and you can put it through the trunk into the passenger area..i dont think you will be able to fit that inside. I have the strap kit that goes through your car but I dont think it would hold on a highway... I would go along and join those clubs if I were you and rent a van together and throw all your boards in at once and split the cost. Also, sell that NSP and get something else. Theyre a kook board.
     
    super fish, May 20, 2009
    super fish, May 20, 2009