As I was exiting HD this morning, there was a young gal in front of me with a cart loaded with half a dozen 10 or 12 foot 4x4's and some 2x4's.

When I got to my car, she was across from me, standing next to a Subaru Outback with a VERY puzzled look on her face.

I didn't stay to see the outcome, but I bet it was YouTube worthy!

I'm sure that was an adventure waiting to happen!

I'll go look in a moment to be sure, but I believe the sticker on the roof bars on my loaner Outback mentions a 75-pound weight limit. My math skills are weak this morning, but my spidey-sense tells me her load will exceed that pretty quickly.

I did load a batch of 10-footers on top of an old Volvo wagon once using some Thule roof bars. I bent the front bar, but I'm not sure if that was from the actual weight or from my strapping them down "good and snug."
(If I remember right, there were three lateral bars on that car, too, not just the usual two.)

I'll add, though, that if a fella lifts the passenger side head rests a little he can carry a couple of 8' sticks of aluminum extrusion inside an Outback.

Hope she has a big rack.

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Originally posted by konata88:
Hope she has a big rack.

(snicker!)

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Originally posted by konata88:
Hope she has a big rack.

Soooo, she’s not experienced with fitting a lot of wood into a small space.

Did you get a phone number?

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Originally posted by konata88:
Hope she has a big rack.

You won the internet today.

I’ve put a good amount of lumber on my Crosstrek roof rack. Never had any issues. I’ve had a couple 12 foot 6x6s. No issues. But 10 sounds like a lot. Gotta know how to strap them properly too. Crosstrek is 176 lb limit.

Not as much, but fit full length 4x4 & 2x4 into our old Flex.
IIRC they were resting on the center console between the front seats.

Duh.... you guys are so dumb.

You roll down the windows on the back seat doors and run the wood in sideways. Geeze... I'm sure she'll figure that you on her own.

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Originally posted by konata88:
Hope she has a big rack.

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Originally posted by frayedends:
I’ve put a good amount of lumber on my Crosstrek roof rack. Never had any issues. I’ve had a couple 12 foot 6x6s. No issues. But 10 sounds like a lot. Gotta know how to strap them properly too. Crosstrek is 176 lb limit.

We're gonna need PHPaul to fill us in on whether 'Strapping On' Large Wood, or Handling/'Fitting' Large Wood was more likely in her skill set...

^^^

Well it was a Subaru.

Not much of a story since I'm not a hot chic, but I had to creatively score and break a piece of concrete board to fit in my trunk in the Lowe's parking lot.

Some of the idiocy I see from customers at my store is staggering.

Because I’m a glutton for punishment, I probably would have stuck around and tried to help her.

She better have rented their pick up!

After buying 12’ Christmas tree at Home Depot, the guy who was going to help me load it asks what I was driving. I told him it’s that one and pointed to my truck and trailer that were parked on the other side of a silver Prius. The look on his face was priceless.

I have fit many 10ft schedule 40 1” and 3/4 inch pipe in my outback but nothing more than 8’ 2x4, 2x6.

Another one like this!