Soft racks attach to any type of vehicle and use a strap system.
How to attach a surfboard to the roof rack.
Board roof rack straps.
They don t require crossbars or roof rails.
If you can fix a permanent roof rack to your car then all the better as the boards don t rest on your car.
Or you can use a board bag if you are securing your surfboard to the roof of your vehicle.
This is a great option and usually best value.
You can then load the board onto your vehicle s roof.
This means getting yourself a sturdy pair of straps made from strong materials.
Repeat for other cross bar.
You just need short straps to pass around the rack and board before locking them down on the outside of your car.
You can use straps to mount the large item across your roof bars.
While you might have roof racks or bars you re still going to need something to actually hold down your surfboard to the rails themselves.
Wrap the straps through the side rails around the cross bars of the rack and over the top of the surfboard s then around the cross bars on the other side.
If you want something more specialized than regular bars the yakima supdawg attachment 269 is an awesome all in one system that takes the guesswork out of attaching your paddleboard.
Make sure the strap buckle is not on the rail of the surfboard.
Each strap should cross the board twice.
First secure the front and rear of your board by looping the straps around either end of the board.
Assuming you have a roof rack and surfboard paddleboard carrier you can go ahead and start strapping down your gear.
4 board soft roof rack.