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Originally Posted by BlakeA
Yeah, I debated long and hard about the aluminum rack vs. the Gobi before I went with Gobi. Generally, I’m a form follows function guy, but I just liked the look of the round steel tubing on the Gobi and the traversible mesh floor.
If I were designing a roof rack (and wouldn’t get sued by Gobi if I decided to sell it), I would make it identical to Gobi, but build with aluminum and incorporate slots in the crossmembers for eyebolt tiedowns. I suppose the flooring would have to be thicker in order to be traversible.
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The mesh floor was probably the largest factor in choosing the Gobi - incredible utility and the kids LOVE getting up there when unloaded. Just throw a Mexican blanket up there and snacks via underhand toss and life is easy.
