What is the best option for hauling skis?

[Dartboy]

We do put them in diagonally

My knees are much happier keeping these short curved skiis pointed in the same direction than my old 200's

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[SLC Rubicon]

My skis barely fit diagonally and have to also go high low. I'm thinking the Ace bed extender and knowing that ends won't be covered with tonneau is where I am going to land.

 

[delynn10]

I have the same setup as the original poster and am thinking about this for skis this Winter.

https://www.kbvoodoo.com/shop/jeep-gladiator-aluminum-hi-rise-crossbars-for-use-with-tonneau-covers

 

[l8rg8r]

It is, while BAK doesn't advertise or show pictures of this on their website, the revolver X4 cover has built in tracks along the sides.

I had one of those revolver covers. It was the worst cover I’ve ever had due to the weather we get here in Montana. It snows then melts into the revolving locking mechanism the full length of the cover. You then have to get out a heat gun and thaw it out so you can get the cover to unlock and roll. I tried all sorts of snow off sprays, silicone, wd40 etc. nothing worked at keeping it from freezing up. Beware!

 

[mx5red]

I had one of those revolver covers. It was the worst cover I’ve ever had due to the weather we get here in Montana. It snows then melts into the revolving locking mechanism the full length of the cover. You then have to get out a heat gun and thaw it out so you can get the cover to unlock and roll. I tried all sorts of snow off sprays, silicone, wd40 etc. nothing worked at keeping it from freezing up. Beware!

Interesting, I hadn’t thought of that being an issue.
I have an x4 I’ve been happy with, I mounted Yakima skyline pads (I believe #1 t-slot nuts) and run ski carriers over the tonneau cover.
That’s worked well for me, but it is a hassle to pull stuff from the back of the bed without being able to roll the tonneau back.
Probably would’ve been better to get a retractable cover, even though that eats up some bed space at the front.

 

[Trailman]

Bringing this back up to the top as I just got new skis...

I'm thinking a good option would be the taller billie bars. This gives several options - could side mount on the molle panels, or mount on top and just let the tips hang past the tail gate. Mine are only 171 cm (5'7") so the hang over wouldn't be that bad. The taller billie bars also let the soft tonneau roll up.

Any reason why this isn't a good setup? Ski hangover an issue? I would imagine when you add the width of the tailgate and bumper I'm probably not really that extended anyway. (Side mounting would let you move them forward.)

 

[delynn10]

Seems like a good option to me. From what I can tell I like the quality of the billie bars a little better and the molle panels are a nice touch and another option, but ended up ordering the KB voodoo bars because they should work better with my tonneau cover. I also liked the idea of the Marquette Mounts.

 

[Broccoli]

Best way to haul skis…

 

[Trailman]

Seems like a good option to me. From what I can tell I like the quality of the billie bars a little better and the molle panels are a nice touch and another option, but ended up ordering the KB voodoo bars because they should work better with my tonneau cover. I also liked the idea of the Marquette Mounts.

Yeah I actually like the finish of the KB voodoo more but I like the molle panel option. The slightly taller ones let the factory tonneau roll up pretty easily (from what I can tell).

Have you used yours with skis yet? Is there any annoyance in ski hangover past the bumper?

 

[delynn10]

Not yet. Just ordered the bars a couple of days ago and hope to have them installed this weekend or early next week. Need to pick out a ski rack and a couple of other accessories next...

Did get a $20 military discount from Voodoo.

I don't think the hang over will be too bad. I have a step on the back of the hitch, so they shouldn't extend beyond that.

 

[Zissou]

I'm just going to put mine in the bed of the truck, like I've done with every other truck I owned. They'll fit diagonally.

 

[pgh gladiator]

@c4nuck any chance you can give more details here…this is exactly what I have been looking for…what bars are those and what ski cushions are those. I want to make sure I buy the bars that wrok on the x4s track.

Having the skis in the bed diagonally has made it difficult packing coolers and luggage for our weekend trips.

TIA

I tried the roof option, but way too noisy. Not so much wind noise, but the bar spanning the "floating" freedom panels would make the seals squeak nonstop.

Fits my 184 long skiis without issue.

Old/noisy setup for reference:

 

[WILDHOBO]

I tried the roof option, but way too noisy. Not so much wind noise, but the bar spanning the "floating" freedom panels would make the seals squeak nonstop.

Fits my 184 long skiis without issue.

Old/noisy setup for reference:

Remember back when you weren’t cool unless you had at least 200’s? I’m old.

 

[USMC-SSGT]

While for my wife’s wrangler- we bought a new product called “Chuck bucket.”

basically a box to hold all your stuff, and not just skis.

 

[Fouts]

While for my wife’s wrangler- we bought a new product called “Chuck bucket.”

basically a box to hold all your stuff, and not just skis.

Way back when I was in college we had something called an up-chuck bucket, but I suppose that is different.

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