The Rack Attack Blog

Despite the time with the family and friends and all the festive cheer, the holiday season can be quite stressful especially when it comes to buying gifts. Let us help you spoiling your loved ones or treating yourself to the good life.   Gifts For Family Adventurers Cargo Boxes are the ideal way to keep your gear safe and dry, and the inside of your car clean and clear, without leaving anything or anyone at home.All featured boxes have quick mounting hardware and are an aerodynamic desi...more

Time to celebrate!We opened a new store in Ottawa, Ontario - the new Rack Attack location (formerly known as Auto Racks) became our 19th store in North America. As the top vehicle rack retailer, we provide customers with quick and easy rack solutions from the best brands in the industry. The store provides all the services we are known for: personalized consultation, rack, and trailer hitch installations, and exceptional customer service. The Ottawa store offers a wide range of ...more

Winter has come and it's time to gear up for your favorite hobbies - skiing, snowboarding, snow biking, even winter camping!Let's navigate through our "Rack Friday Sale" sale together. What brands are on sale? We got your favorite brands all lined up and ready to go. You can expect to save in all the categories that we carry. Thule Sale The trusted brand that's been around since 1942 it’s all about making it easy to live an active life. Based in Sweeden but with 70% of their products m...more

No matter what you need your truck rack for: work, play, overlanding, or even just the good looks; Rack Attack is your local Kelowna Truck Rack Specialist.  Let’s be perfectly clear: Rack Attack is not a dedicated truck accessory store. We stock and sell a fair amount of truck accessories, but we have “Rack” in our name for a reason. From our first day in business (over 20 years ago in Vancouver!) Rack Attack has focused almost exclusively on racks. If you’re l...more

We are excited to announce the opening of our new store in Colorado Springs, becoming Rack Attack’s 18th store in North America. As the top vehicle rack retailer, we provide customers with quick and easy rack solutions from the best brands in the industry. The store provides all the services we are known for: personalized consultation, rack and trailer hitch installations, and exceptional customer service. The Colorado Springs store offers a wide range of rack products for carrying bikes...more

UPDATE: The giveaway has ended. The winner is Charles Rettiger! Combining what we love most - fresh powder skiing and racks - we partnered up with two of our favorite brands in the industry to help get you set up for non-stop face shots and huge turns this winter. What's up for grabs? *Note: Actual products my not be exactly as shown below.  ON3P Jeffrey 108 Skis Portland's Native Jeffrey 108 is the do-it-all choice for west (east and everything in between) coast skiers loo...more

Located outside Kelowna in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, Big White has grown into one of the country’s favorite winter adventure wonderlands with activities to suit anyone wanting to get out into the snow. As an official partner Rack Attack, customers can now pick up a Biggie Card in our BC stores, getting you on the lifts for less. Best of all: once you have your Biggie Card you will save even more on every day you load onto it. The Biggie cards are only available in store, but you...more

Introducing a new retail concept in Denver, Colorado Our new Overland Adventure extension to the Rack Attack store in Denver brings together all of us who truly love exploring the great outdoors, getting off the beaten path and creating our own adventures. There is no better opportunity to do so than in Denver’s stunning backyard - the majestic Rockies and a variety of Colorado’s state parks! The Overland Adventure offers a sneak peek into the real off-road, off...more

With winter here, and ski hills opening up across the country, it’s time to make sure you can get your gear on your car and safely to the hill. The concept of the rooftop ski rack hasn’t changed much in the last decade, but the racks have gotten much easier to use. This year in 2019 we’re seeing an emphasis on universal mounting hardware and ease-of-access. Below is a dicussion of this year's best ski racks. For more on this topic, make sure you check out our post on how ...more

If you like to ski or snowboard, you may think one of the biggest hassles is getting your gear to the mountain. Luckily, we can help you find the best ski or snowboard rack for your car! Ski racks are mostly straightforward once you have a roof rack in place. Of course we can help you get a roof rack for your vehicle, too! Once you have Thule, Yakima, factory or third party cross bars, you’re ready to add a ski rack. Either you get a flat clamp style rack (good for skis and sno...more