adding yakima, thule, and other consumer brand accessories

We all own them, so why not continue to enjoy the “consumer brand” accessories by bolting them up to your Gamiviti rack?   This is easy to do by making some spacers to go around the 1" bars of the Gamiviti rack and cross bars.    

1. Get some sprinkler line, and cut off a couple 1-2" sections

2. Slit the sections lengthwise, then slide them over the rack bars where you want to mount the accessory.

3. Install the accessory, as if it were on a larger 1.125" bar.

Using tubing as a bearing surface

Another great use of the sprinkler tubing is to use it as a bearing surface, for example under ladders, lumber, or canoes. Cut longer sections of the sprinkler tubing, then slit them lengthwise and slip them over select rack bars. This provides a smooth surface that rigid objects can slide across easily, and at the same time protects the surface of your rack as well as the object.