My wife wanted a romantic break, I packed the car.

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JayBee
JayBee
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10 Jun 2008 11:31am




And before anyone asks, I did strap everything down properly before leaving.

JB
Wet Willy
Wet Willy
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10 Jun 2008 11:34am
Jeez...I hope you live across the road from the beach!!
jp747
jp747
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1553 posts
10 Jun 2008 9:44am
that suzuki is called a swift model here so i guess it was
Wet Willy
Wet Willy
TAS
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TAS, 2317 posts
10 Jun 2008 11:48am
Better pump up the tires
jp747
jp747
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1553 posts
10 Jun 2008 9:55am
just wondering there's a equipment bag that doesn't seem to have anything insideis your bedroom like this too
Wet Willy
Wet Willy
TAS
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10 Jun 2008 12:02pm
jp747 said...

just wondering there's a equipment bag that doesn't seem to have anything insideis your bedroom like this too


That's for the wife and kids
easty
easty
TAS
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TAS, 2213 posts
10 Jun 2008 12:02pm
You need a van!
JayBee
JayBee
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10 Jun 2008 12:08pm
jp747 said...

just wondering there's a equipment bag that doesn't seem to have anything insideis your bedroom like this too


Equipment bag has 9.8 and 11.6 formula sails, and masts for each.

I try to keep my bedroom equipment inside the car, I dont need that much drag.

:-)
patsken
patsken
WA
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10 Jun 2008 10:44am
How'd she go ?? Is she back yet and did you miss her ??
knot board
knot board
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QLD, 1241 posts
10 Jun 2008 12:54pm
No time for romance man, you gotta mow the grass.
pierrec45
pierrec45
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10 Jun 2008 1:10pm
Looking at the size of the car, romance is not gonna happen in there either (at least not the missionary position, whatever that is).
Gestalt
Gestalt
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10 Jun 2008 1:13pm
sell it all and buy a kona

Rox
Rox
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10 Jun 2008 1:50pm

Have the same problem. Got a similar sized hatch back. When we go away I pack a similar amount of gear.

As soon as my wife sees it she decides she wants to take a bike!

I think the best I have done is 2 boards and 3 sails masts booms etc all on one side of the roof. Two bikes on the other side of the roof.

Luggage spread all around the car. Child on one side, dog on the other. Everything seems to fits nicely except my harness! It always seems to be the one odd shape that doens't fit.

This load is soon to be topped with the impending purchase of two surfboards
Haggar
Haggar
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10 Jun 2008 2:08pm
Luv it, bet your wife was wrapped
Greenroom
Greenroom
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10 Jun 2008 1:35pm
Rox said...

Everything seems to fits nicely except my harness! It always seems to be the one odd shape that doens't fit.

Why dont you wear it when you drive? Just hook in to the steering wheel

jp747
jp747
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10 Jun 2008 10:44pm
JayBee said...

jp747 said...

just wondering there's a equipment bag that doesn't seem to have anything insideis your bedroom like this too


Equipment bag has 9.8 and 11.6 formula sails, and masts for each.

I try to keep my bedroom equipment inside the car, I dont need that much drag.

:-)


i wonder where the fins and mastfoots arenicely done jaybee couldn't do it any better
MintoxGT
MintoxGT
WA
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11 Jun 2008 1:08am
Hahahah are you taking the p1ss! we have a Swift as well same as yours and I have been wanting to do that as well.

Can you get a pic of the roof racks for me please? are they genuine Suzuki racks??

Cheers mate.
GT
JayBee
JayBee
NSW
714 posts
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11 Jun 2008 10:27am
The roofracks are genuine Suzuki, but they are really OEM Rola. There is no difference at all between the two.
I use foam pads between the boards and racks to raise my gear so that it clears the antenna base.



JB
Jethrow
Jethrow
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1282 posts
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11 Jun 2008 11:16am
So how do you listen to the radio?

My wife's looking for a new car and I've brainwashed her enough that she looks at them with a view to having heaps of gear on the roof. The rooftop antenna was put down as a definite no no.
JayBee
JayBee
NSW
714 posts
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11 Jun 2008 11:34am
Jethrow,

I knew someone as astute as you would get straight to the crux of the issue.

The solution was pure genius (if I say so myself).

The antenna came off the day we bought the car and has never been on since. Reception is pretty good until you get to about 20ks from the city centre so I have now convinced my wife that this is "normal" radio reception.

As they say in Mythbusters - "I reject your reality and substitute my own."
Or as Oscar Wilde said "The only charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception necessary for both parties."

JB

JB
Richiefish
Richiefish
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12 Jun 2008 8:57am
LINS . You may have got the words "romantic" and "point" mixed up ?
stribo
stribo
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12 Jun 2008 1:19pm
I hope you put a strap through the doors as well I wouldn't trust those racks with that much gear.I had an old falcon with a full length 8 legged roof rack on it .After an east to west trip the front legs broke.....I never trust any roof racks and always put one heavy duty strap through the doors for piece of mind
Tinbum
Tinbum
36 posts
36 posts
13 Jun 2008 6:55pm
maybe next time you should take the car instead of the lawnmower?
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