Recommended Roof Rack System for 2019 Subaru Ascent to Be Used with Roof Tent

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Hello, Im looking at purchasing a Sparrow XL roof tent for my Subaru Ascent. Subaru states their regular cross bars do NOT support roof tents. The company sent me to your site for roof bars. Which ones do you recommend please? thanks!

asked by: Denise F

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Helpful Expert Reply:

We can absolutely help you with this! You'll just need a set of crossbars and some towers to mount them on the raised side rails of your Subaru.

I recommend using the Rhino Rack Roof Rack using parts # RRVA137B-2 and # RRSX100, which will connect to the raised side rails on your 2019 Subaru Ascent and give you a nice, sturdy platform to carry your Sparrow XL roof tent. Rhino Rack are known for their high quality and durable builds, so this is a great solution, and we've even got an installation video of this rack on a 2019 Ascent that I've linked for you to check out.

expert reply by: Erik B

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