Now that we have added more Yakima items to our Cargo Management Category we have had a lot more questions in regards to their terminology. The following are definitions to the terminology they use in what Yakima considers their "Racktionary", as taken from their catalogue.

Racktionary: Its a dictionary from Yakima's catalogue about the terms you'll be seeing

Gear: Gear is what you want to carry. We're talking a bike, a kayak, a canoe, a surf or paddle board, a pair of skis, a snowboard, etc. Cargo is technically gear, but they refer to is singularly as "Cargo"

Rack: Rack is used as a general term to describe the category of products that carry gear on a vehicle.

Rack System: A rack system consists of raised crossbars and components. All rack systems are considered multi-sport n that they can either carry multiple mounts (e.g bike plus kayak) or then can carry mounts interchangeably (e.g., bike or kayak).

Mount: A mount is used to attach gear to the crossbars of a rack system, and is a subset of the broader rack category. Mounts can be mixed or swapped out depending on what gear you want to carry. All mounts are generally termed rooftop (when required), except in the case of a trailer and truckbed rack systems.

Universal Mounts: this means the mount can fit on a round, square or factory system crossbar. This terminology is only used to clarify rack system fit.

Carrier: A carrier is a rear-of-vehicle rack that can carry bike or snow gear. Carriers are a subset of the broader rack category and are divided into three types:

1. Hitch Carrier: attaches to a vehicles hitch mounting point. Available in MAST styles and TRAY styles.(See image #1 - Left: mast style, Right: tray style) To learn the benefits of MAST style and TRAY style hitch carriers, refer to our blog post Mast Style VS. Tray Style Bike Racks.

2. Trunk Carrier: attaches to the rear of vehicle with a system of straps.

3. Spare Tire Carrier: attaches to rear-of-vehicle mounted spare tires.