Sherpa Equipment Company - 5th Gen

[rageandlove]

It is up to the user, both locations work well, sitting on the rubber does allow the front of the rack to have a little bit more movement unless you get the feet really tight, but it does save the roof from any chance of light scratching. We have not seen any issues mounting on the rubber as this customer requested.

Ah, ok, I see, you can mount on roof or in gutter. Gotcha. Looks like a perfect setup.

 

[rageandlove]

Hey. I missed the Halloween sale. I didn't notice anything in the Black Friday thread (here). Any chance of a repeat of the Halloween pricing then?

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

Hey. I missed the Halloween sale. I didn't notice anything in the Black Friday thread (here). Any chance of a repeat of the Halloween pricing then?

Sherpa Equipment Co. will be running a Black Friday sale from November 20 through December 2nd.

10% off all Rack Systems
15% off all Drawer Systems
20% off all Sherpa Accessories

 

[rageandlove]

Sherpa Equipment Co. will be running a Black Friday sale from November 20 through December 2nd.

10% off all Rack Systems
15% off all Drawer Systems
20% off all Sherpa Accessories

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Great. I want to mount a few rotopax, strap down two boxes, some maxtrax, and a shovel. What attachment accessories would you recommend?​

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

Great. I want to mount a few rotopax, strap down two boxes, some maxtrax, and a shovel. What attachment accessories would you recommend?

Rotopax you'll be able to use the mounts they sell. We will be releasing our load panels soon which will make mounting these much easier but they bolt up to a crossbar with a couple of tnuts and bolts easily.

Boxes most people drill and bolt direct to some tnuts in the extrusion. That way the hardware gets locked inside the box and they are not going anywhere. This is the go to method for Plano and Pelican style cases.

As far as Maxtrax go, a lot of people just use carriage bolts and some wing nuts, but you can also pick up their mounting pins as well. Our Load panels we are making will also have locations for these to mount to.

The shovel is really easy, just pick up a couple of quick fists and bolt them to the extrusion. If you wanted it mounted off the side you could also pick up our new awning mounts and bolt them to that but it would be a bit more expensive. You can also accomplish the same thing with a couple of L brackets from a local hardware store.

 

[ridefast]

I put a four 3” 1/4-20 all threads up there with wing nuts and plastic washers for my maxtrax along with 4 threaded eye hooks for strapping down my chairs and gazelle tent.
I am quickly running out of the t-nuts to thread in my mounts.

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[Brage]

Any plans to do a xmas/New Years sale? I missed the Black Friday and am kicking myself for it.

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

I put a four 3” 1/4-20 all threads up there with wing nuts and plastic washers for my maxtrax along with 4 threaded eye hooks for strapping down my chairs and gazelle tent.
I am quickly running out of the t-nuts to thread in my mounts.
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Glad to hear you are getting good use out of them. They definitely make things easy as far as mounting accessories!

Any plans to do a xmas/New Years sale? I missed the Black Friday and am kicking myself for it.

At this time, we have no plans for a sale for Christmas or New Years. Shoot me an email and let me know what you are interested in and Ill see what I can do for you.

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[Phade]

Am I correct in seeing that there is no rear fairing on your rack? Wondering if you can detail why one was not included?

I like the concept of the no silicone feature and it has made me interested in your model...but most of the racks I have been looking at have a rear fairing.

 

[WISluggo]

Any foreseen issues with the rubber/pressure seal (vs rtv or silicone)? I live in a salty environment, and worry about the rubber’s ability to stand up to temp changes and road salt.

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

Am I correct in seeing that there is no rear fairing on your rack? Wondering if you can detail why one was not included?

I like the concept of the no silicone feature and it has made me interested in your model...but most of the racks I have been looking at have a rear fairing.

The rear fairings are simply a stylistic choice if anything they create more wind resistance on the back of the rack. We have seen no reason to add one to ours, and we also believe they look better without them from purely an opinion standpoint.

Any foreseen issues with the rubber/pressure seal (vs rtv or silicone)? I live in a salty environment, and worry about the rubber’s ability to stand up to temp changes and road salt.

There have been no noted issues with our rubber seals on any of our racks from our experience or from our customers. We highly recommend avoiding silicone as we have seen improper use lead to some very expensive damage to the headliners of vehicles.

We use chloroprene rubber that is rated for -30 to 200 °F which also has excellent resistance to oil, grease, and salt. Over the past year and a half we have seen excellent results with no issues from salt, mag chloride, and water as a whole. I hope that answers your question!

 

[sn_85]

The rear fairings are simply a stylistic choice if anything they create more wind resistance on the back of the rack. We have seen no reason to add one to ours, and we also believe they look better without them from purely an opinion standpoint.



There have been no noted issues with our rubber seals on any of our racks from our experience or from our customers. We highly recommend avoiding silicone as we have seen improper use lead to some very expensive damage to the headliners of vehicles.

We use chloroprene rubber that is rated for -30 to 200 °F which also has excellent resistance to oil, grease, and salt. Over the past year and a half and have seen excellent results with no issues from salt, mag chloride, and water as a whole. I hope that answers your question!

Agree with you guys on the silicone. Seems like most racks use silicone which ends up being application dependent. Some people are putting too much and others too little. I like the idea of a rubber foot and maybe some additional silicone. The stock Toyota rack essentially uses a rubber foot and a mild dab of silicone on the bolts. I had a leak in my rack a few months ago and had to apply silicone because the original installer didn't do it. Now i'm paranoid after every rainstorm.

Any upcoming sales or group buys?

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

Agree with you guys on the silicone. Seems like most racks use silicone which ends up being application dependent. Some people are putting too much and others too little. I like the idea of a rubber foot and maybe some additional silicone. The stock Toyota rack essentially uses a rubber foot and a mild dab of silicone on the bolts. I had a leak in my rack a few months ago and had to apply silicone because the original installer didn't do it. Now i'm paranoid after every rainstorm.

Any upcoming sales or group buys?

There is definitely a right and wrong way to use silicone. We avoid it all together on our products but we also won't tell you not to use it if you feel it be necessary as it comes down to user preference.

We do not have any planned sales or group buys for the near future.

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

The team installed a Crestone Rack on a 2020 5th Gen 4runner the other day.

The customer purchased a Crestone Rack with a half fairing to accommodate a 40” Extreme Led Lightbars Stealth Bar, a Tepui Tents Kukenam 4 person tent, and 4 extra crossbars to allow for easy mounting of different accessories.

Check out the images for a quick overview of the install, as well as the finished product!

 

[4R4Trout]

Looks awesome!

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

Looks awesome!

Thank you!

 

[RoamingScott]

Thank you!

What's lead time on the Crestones right now? Leaving for Utah 4 weeks from today and scrambling to get a rack, go me for waiting till the last second!

Secondly, would you recommend powder coated or not if i'll be taking a roof tent on and off a lot, in terms of wear and durability.

 

[carlodonz]

The team installed a Crestone Rack on a 2020 5th Gen 4runner the other day.

The customer purchased a Crestone Rack with a half fairing to accommodate a 40” Extreme Led Lightbars Stealth Bar, a Tepui Tents Kukenam 4 person tent, and 4 extra crossbars to allow for easy mounting of different accessories.

Check out the images for a quick overview of the install, as well as the finished product!

Looks great!

A couple of questions:

• how is the lightbar wired? Can't see any cable
• the top of the fairing seems to cover a bit the bottom of the lightbar. Is the light output affected at all?

Thank you.

 

[SherpaEquipmentCo]

Looks great!

A couple of questions:

• how is the lightbar wired? Can't see any cable
• the top of the fairing seems to cover a bit the bottom of the lightbar. Is the light output affected at all?

Thank you.

The lightbar was not wired so that the customer could do their own wiring solution. Most people either run them down the A-pillar or back to the hatch grommet. Or you could go as radical as putting in a marine grommet and dropping the wires directly into the headliner.

The fairing covers the outer lip of the light bar and when adjusted properly does not affect light output whatsoever, but does however aid in removing any sort of hood glare that could be made present from the light.

What's lead time on the Crestones right now? Leaving for Utah 4 weeks from today and scrambling to get a rack, go me for waiting till the last second!

Secondly, would you recommend powder coated or not if i'll be taking a roof tent on and off a lot, in terms of wear and durability.

We are sitting right at 4-5 weeks right now so we could not in guarantee delivery by the departure of your trip. We recommend the powder coat, it holds up quite well. The only wear point you'll get from taking a tent on and off if you remove the crossbars the tent is mounted to is where the crossbars contact the rack on the inside. Outside of that, you won't have any wear issues.

 

[RoamingScott]

We are sitting right at 4-5 weeks right now so we could not in guarantee delivery by the departure of your trip. We recommend the powder coat, it holds up quite well. The only wear point you'll get from taking a tent on and off if you remove the crossbars the tent is mounted to is where the crossbars contact the rack on the inside. Outside of that, you won't have any wear issues.

No worries, you guys are still top of my list. How are most mounting their giant 3-4 man RTT? adding crossbars like your recent build, directly to your crossbars, etc?