What our 4-door, 1.2 L Skoda Fabia makes up for in beauty, it lacks in size. On the road through Europe and Asia, our wonderful car, Stevie, is going to be chock full – 4 male adults, spare tires, jerry cans, camping gear, food, beer… honestly, the weight of our egos alone will test the suspension of our 2004 hatchback. Needless to say, all of that ‘junk’ is not going to fit in our 9 cubic foot trunk. We need to strap some of our supplies to the roof of our car. And that’s where our friends at Rack Attack come in to help.
Rack Attack is the premier retailer of vehicle rack solutions and they have been outfitting cars and trucks across North America for all types of adventures since 1996. Whether you need your SUV fitted with ski racks for weekend trips to the mountains, your sedan upgraded to a beach-mobile with surfboard mounts, or your pick-up truck hitched with a bike mount, Rack Attack has you covered. Whatever your adventure may be – biking, surfing, skiing, kayaking, climbing, camping – Rack Attack is the best place to go to make sure you have the best equipment to haul your gear to your destination. The nice folks at Rack Attack deemed our adventure worthy and were kind enough to gift us a Yakima Offgrid cargo-basket for our big journey to Mongolia. Easy to install and configurable to any roof-rack set-up, this basket will give everyone aboard Stevie a little more room to stretch our legs with the camping gear and other supplies on the roof. Who knows though – I imagine there will be times on the trip when I’d rather be sitting next to a Jerry-can and some tires than a fellow Fleetwood Yak-er.
Again, we can’t thank the good people over at Rack Attack enough for upgrading our crappy 2004 hatchback into a trans-continental cargo-carrier. Also, BIG thanks to Will at the Skokie, IL location for giving us the low-down on which roof rack would suit our journey best. Will was extremely knowledgeable and friendly in giving us details about the various racks and cargo baskets they carried. We are so excited to represent a company that enables people to pursue their adventures, whatever they may be. Keep on the lookout for a future blog post when we get to mount this bad boy on Stevie… until then stay tuned!
To find out more about Rack Attack and the great work they do, or if you’re interested in fitting a roof rack on your vehicle be sure to check them out on their website www.rackattack.com and follow them on Instagram (@rackattack)!