Sorry I missed this question.
We had the smaller brackets at one point, but went with the larger brackets because it was easier for the user to assemble and they are stronger.
The brackets are in line with the wheel well so they don't really get in the way.
Believe it or not the seat latch doesn't do much or take much weight. 90% of the load is carried over from the cantilever, so the side rails are handling most of the weight.
The rails do not move around so there has been 0 rubbing effect on the top of the wheel wells. That and the material used (western red cedar) is softer than the hard plastic wheel wells.
Those two person slat blocks take literally about 2 min to remove and install the single rail. I usually do that the night before and always keep those small blocks in the truck in case I need to switch back.
Thanks for the comment and I apologize it took me so long to answer you.
Rob
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Originally Posted by kaitlyn2004
Looks great! Love some of the improvements! Some observations:
- Hard to tell from video for real-world use, but wish those connecting brackets were NOT longer than the wood. Stuffing a tote or something underneath might not fit so cleanly. Also snagging clothing or other things you might grab from under?
- Have you experienced or heard of any issues with the pressure against the seat latch OR the wheel well plastic?
- Would be cool to offer an addon option that allowed it to be used with the rear seat bottoms REMOVED. That opens a lot of useful storage underneath, but the front might need different braces/legs
- Love love love the idea of "half-width usage" buttt I really wish it was a cleaner usage instead of having to unscrew the wood blocks. I see doing both single and double usage depending on the weekend, but couldn't the extra blocker piece screw on separately, or latch around the block, or something?
Was supposed to be camping 3 nights at o'hara in yoho end of August, had to cancel due to friend getting sick (thankfully not covid!)
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