{"id":4089,"date":"2021-01-28T21:39:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T04:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pointsunknown.com\/blog\/?p=4089"},"modified":"2021-06-03T17:34:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T00:34:48","slug":"the-ultimate-vertical-bike-and-ski-rack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pointsunknown.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/the-ultimate-vertical-bike-and-ski-rack\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Vertical Bike and Ski Rack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By now you’ve seen our post on the perfect bike rack setup, or if you haven’t you can check it out here<\/a>. But carrying bikes only gets you so much seasonal fun. When winter comes around, its time to carry skis. Sure you can carry them on your roof or inside your vehicle, but if you have a tall vehicle (ie a sprinter van<\/a>) and you don’t want to put snowy skis inside (to get everything else wet) a rear hitch mounted vertical ski (or snowboard) carrier<\/a> is needed. And lastly for those shoulder season dual sport days or trips where you can’t decided between skiing and biking…. yes its true – a hitch mounted vertical bike and ski rack is needed. And in this post we are going to show you how we created and perfected ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We’ve combined our wisdom from the perfect bike rack setup<\/a> post and the custom vertical ski (or snowboard) carrier<\/a> post as well as the latest developments (read: version 3.0) to create a very functional and efficient hitch mounted vertical bike and ski rack. A rack that makes it easy to carry bikes, skis, or both simultaneously – whatever the trip requires. Made from a combination of a Recon Racks R5 vertical bike rack<\/a>, Yakima PowderHound 6 ski\/snowboard mounts<\/a> and some simple custom steel fabrications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video below describes the highlights of our bike and ski rack system. More information about the materials and construction is provided below that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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