What is a HandiRack - Inflatable Roofrack System?

 Designed for rugged outdoor use in Australia, the award winning HandiRack is a unique, multi purpose, portable load carrier.  It provides an amazingly easy means to transport all manner of loads from ladders to kayaks, surf boards to flat-pack furniture. Carry your SUP stand up paddleboard, carry your windsurfing board, carry your kayak, kiteboard. Now you can surf at those beaches you always wondered about.

Not only is the HandiRack simple to use, but being inflatable means that when not in use it is very compact and can be easily stored in the boot of the car or on a shelf in the garage.

Normal Fixed Roof-racks are not easy to fit or remove, they create a lot of noise and are bad for fuel economy. If you are only carrying your boards and other gear on the weekends, then it makes sense to use temporary roof racks like these.

What do people use the HandiRack Roofracks for Cars for?  

• Paddle Sports - 30%
• Water Sports - 20%
• Camping - 15%
• General Use - 25%
• Winter Sports - 10% (Wont be a hell of a lot of that in Thailand).

The HandiRack is immensely strong (it has a patented triple-layer skin), totally safe, complies with ISO/PAS 11154 and couldn't be easier to assemble. The straps pass through the car doors and the bars inflate in a matter of seconds using the supplied HandiPump. The HandiRack can carry loads of up to 80kg (subject to individual vehicle manufacturer’s recommendations) and is suitable for 4-door and 2-door cars. I have carried 2 x SUP's + 2 x Longboards from Pattaya to Phuket and back using Handirack in Thailand.

The car did not make, but the racks were good!

I also learnt that, if the car dies, you can easily swap the load to a different vehicle rather than leaving your favourite board on the roof. 

How does the Handirack Car Roof rack work?

As you can see, the HandiRack couldn't be easier to assemble and fit.  Each HandiRack comes with detailed instructions and the whole fitting process takes just a matter of minutes.  The HandiRack's innovative design doesn't affect the door operations in any way. You can still open and shut the doors as often as you like and operate the windows normally.

When you reach your journey's end, simply release the fitting strap, deflate the bars, pack your HandiRack into its drawstring travel bag and place it in the boot.  You'll probably forget about it until the next time you're suddenly faced with carrying some unwieldy and bulky item back from the store, piste, auction, beach, car boot sale, garden centre etc. but will be relieved to remember that you have the HandiRack to hand.

HandiRack Technical Specification- fully complies with ISO/PAS 11154

Each HandiRack Roof Rack Kit contains:

•      Two HandiRack twin tubes (front and rear), each with 5 metal 'D' ring anchor points
•      Two 3 metre webbing tie-downs (HandiStraps)
•      One 1000cc high volume double action air pump (HandiPump) designed for use with most inflatables
•      Detail instruction booklet
•      Nylon drawstring travel bag

The complete HandiRack package is housed in a heavy duty, high gloss, full colour box and has a 1 year manufacturing defect warrantee.

Alert HandiRack Construction

•     State of the art dense weave 420 denier nylon
•     Laminated over reinforced PVC
•     Airtight PVC high elasticity inner tube
•     Valve constructed of high elasticity PVC 

All stitching is nylon and manufactured by a mountain climbing equipment factory.

Handirack Inflatable Roof Racks - Available now from Amara Watersports in Pattaya Thailand.

Price 3,500 THB Value Priceless :) 

Even when the car breaks down, you can move the whole load to another vehicle instead of leaving your loved ones, (boards) on the roof in the middle of nowhere.