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--- rv:high_roof [2020/10/10 13:46]
frater_secessus [turtle top] added low roof section
+++ rv:high_roof [2020/10/10 13:51]
frater_secessus [living with a low roof]
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 If you are planning to install a rack, pay attention to how the top is mounted relative to the rain gutters.  Some are inset from the gutters far enough to allow the mounting of standard tall racks.
-====== doing without ======
+====== challenges ======
+Accessing the roof can be difficult without a ladder, and you'll have to be more careful about overhead clearance.  There are places like parking garages that are just too low for high roofs to enter.
+Sidewinds will affect high roofs more than normal roofs.
+Objects loaded high up in the vehicle will affect handling more than if they were loaded low.  Consider putting only lightweight items up high.
+If you offroad, roads that are uneven and shift from side to side can "toss" objects mounted high in the vehicle, as they are moving further and faster (longer lever) as the vehicle rocks.
+====== living with a low roof ======
 Not everyone wants, needs, or is willing to pay for a high roof van.  Many people "live out of the van" rather than in the van, meaning they spend most of their time other than sleeping outside the van.  For those people, a high roof would be a needless expense.

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