{"id":4375,"date":"2021-06-03T17:31:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T00:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pointsunknown.com\/blog\/?p=4375"},"modified":"2021-10-10T18:11:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T01:11:59","slug":"rakattach-fail-an-unfortunate-long-term-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pointsunknown.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/rakattach-fail-an-unfortunate-long-term-review\/","title":{"rendered":"RakAttach Fail: An unfortunate long term review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TL:DR – The RakAttach <\/a>is a great accessory for your receiver hitch and 5 years ago it was a one-of-a-kind product. At achieving its core function, to swing out and provide access to the back of our van, while being robust enough to hold 5 bikes – I give it a 10 out of 10. For longevity and quality of construction, I give it a 5 out of 10, due to coating issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve written extensively about our awesome bike rack setup<\/a>; how we use it, how we converted it to hold skis<\/a>; and even made videos about it. And given how big of a fan I must sound like, I now feel obligated to provide this long-term review of the RakAttach, a core component of our setup. And ultimately, show how it failed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the beginning (the good)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

RakAttach was first released in 2015. At the time, it was very unique, with no equal (that I know of) on the market. I don’t think I realized this at the time, but we must have snatched one up pretty early on in production – because we got ours early in 2016 and their website indicates they only started making them in the Spring of 2015. <\/p>\n\n\n\n