For only $129, you too can be the proud owner of a SeatRack.
Apparently, some people are annoyed by roof racks, because someone just invented seat racks. Now instead of having your surfboard/snowboard/skis/ladders outside and out of the way, you can have them crammed in beside you, effectively making passengers an impossibility as well as severely cutting down your view of surrounding vehicles!
“Long gone are the days of diminished fuel economy and annoying wind noise generated by traditional roof racks,” reads SeatRack’s website. Years ago, I worked as a swamper for a stinky old trucker in the northern Canadian oil patch. Basically, my job was to strap things down to his lowbed, shut the fuck up, and give him my cigarettes. As one might imagine, all those straps could, if one were to strap incorrectly, cause a lot of wind noise. Which would be annoying, if there weren’t an easy fix: twist the straps. Problem solved.
To be be fair, I’ve never actually owned a car, save for the 1984 Toyota Tercel (the Terrari, I called it) back in high school. Since then, it’s just been trucks of one kind or another, mostly old pickups, because I always have to carry stuff, and bench seats are just the best. Right now, I’ve got a little 4-cylinder, 4 wheel drive Dodge that is perfect, minus the fact that I had to rebuild both the top end of the motor and the transmission within two month of getting it. Now, though, it’s cheap on gas, goes anywhere, and most importantly, has a box on it for surfboards and wood and whatever else. And the best part? Whatever I’m carrying doesn’t have to be shorter than the length of my car.
Of course, there are good things about SeatRack. Things strapped to a roof of a car are easy pickings for thieves. If you’ve got them inside the car, you’re only running the risk of someone both smashing in your windows AND stealing your stuff. I also imagine they would do something to your fuel economy, as well. That’s good, because I’m a cheap bastard. Want to buy one so that you can no longer carry anyone in your passenger car, see around you, or transport a surfboard longer than 6 feet? They’re $129. Open your wallet HERE!
