Roof rack question / Thule fit kit or Yakima drilled option

[JonS]

Drilling and installing the Yakima rails is no big deal if you can measure. I carry my wife's and my 17 foot Kayak at 50lbs each on long hauls and the setup has been bombproof. Why pay someone else $400 plus dollars to do something you can do yourself after a bit of measuring, measuring again, and then taking the plunge?

[dasnake]

Originally Posted by JonS

Drilling and installing the Yakima rails is no big deal if you can measure. I carry my wife's and my 17 foot Kayak at 50lbs each on long hauls and the setup has been bombproof. Why pay someone else $400 plus dollars to do something you can do yourself after a bit of measuring, measuring again, and then taking the plunge?

JonS, I agree that I could probably do the job myself. It would probably cost me $150 to get someone to do it.

Do you think drilling the roof allows you to hold more weight on top of the yaris 2 door hatchback versus using Thule car specific solution?