Yakima is an American outdoor equipment manufacturer that develops cargo-carrying systems for cars. It was founded in 1972 in Yakima, Washington, when Otto and Jeanne Lagervall started making handmade foot braces for canoes and useful roof racks in a small machine shop. In 1984, the brand received massive coverage when Yakima aerodynamic fairings were fitted to race cars at the Summer Olympics, which helped make the company a well-known manufacturer of vehicle rack systems.
The firm offers a wide variety of vehicle transport options, enabling SUVs and trucks to transport sports equipment and travel gear. Its main products are roof rack systems, hitch-mounted bike racks, trunk-mounted bike carriers, cargo boxes, cargo baskets, ski and snowboard carriers, kayak racks, and surfboard mounts. These products are installed on the cars and provide a safe place to carry outdoor equipment. Modular components are also employed by Yakima rack systems to enable users to build equipment based on the type of vehicle and activity, including crossbars, towers, and mounting accessories.
The company also creates travel accessories that are tailored to road trips and outdoor adventures. They consist of luggage boxes on the roof, gear baskets that carry heavy equipment, hitch cargo carriers, rooftop tents, and water tanks. Yakima products have been developed to ease the loading and unloading of equipment and still have the vehicles stable and safe during transit. The company is also involved in making bicycle, paddleboard, fishing, and camping specialized mounts so that the same type of rack system can be used by people to carry various forms of equipment.
The brand’s distribution in other international markets has grown over the decades, and it collaborates with outdoor and automotive accessory stores across the globe.
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