Our motorcycles are taking a break and we're kitting out a 32 year old VW Vanagon, because we discovered it's much easier to travel the world with 2 dogs in a Vanagon than in a sidecar (we tried... it could have been better), and obviously no other overlanding vehicle could surpass it.

There's just one problem. The only roof rack we can find that will fit our Frankenstein vehicle is an old Thule rack that has apparently been out of production for years (the joys of a 32-y/o vehicle!) and hardly anyone has them in stock. Thule NZ appears to be the only English-speaking place we can find that has them (there may be a place in CZ that has them but as we don't speak the language, we're reluctant to risk ordering from them as we've already ordered from 2 other sites that didn't actually have it)... but the problem with Thule NZ is that they don't ship to the US. We've called to verify, and they do have the roof rack parts we need in stock (they have three, in fact!) but they can't ship it to us.

We'd be eternally grateful if someone in NZ could receive the roof rack shipment for us, and then forward it on to us in the USA. (Alternately, can anyone recommend a service that does this kind of thing?) Obviously we'd pay for everything, and if you're ever in the US (or whenever we make it to NZ) we'd love to buy you a beverage of your choice!

Can anyone lend a hand, or recommend someone who might be able to help?

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-Dachary & Kay
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