Outbacks are just a bit too heavy for the Thule Hullavator and Yakima Showboat.
Anyone had experience with devices to assist a single-handed loading of a 2019-style Outback up onto a van?
Thanks.
If your van has a sloped front end, you might try making a set of removable pvc "bull horns" for the hood, and load from that end. I use to do that with an older outback, but not on a van. The $10 set og glass lifters from Harbor Freight was cut in half. PVC was used to build bull horns that are attached to the hood. Place the bow on the horns, and push from the back of the boat onto the rof racks. You might need a second set of horns on the windshield.