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Driving.ca calls the RazerLift a "ground breaking" new technology that eliminates the "backbreaking labour" inherent in loading and unloading cargo from the roof of your vehicle.
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Your vehicle roof: a great place to store stuff, a lousy place to load stuff.
The RazerLift gives you all the flexibility of roof-top storage, without standing on your seats or, worse yet, standing on your vehicle. And it works with the press of a button.
Easy enough for a child to operate: accessible enough for a child to reach.
It is designed to be extremely adaptable. This weekend you can go kayaking and next weekend you can go biking. Or use it for ladders during the week, and camping on weekends.
Specs & info
Capacity: 100lb of cargo (per side)
Electrical: 30 Amp circuit, connected to the vehicle. Any competent mechanic can take care of the installation. Detailed instructions will be provided.
Base unit: Passenger side. As an upgrade, a device can also be installed on the driver side (using the same RazerLift crossbars) for twice the capacity.
Control: Manual buttons, infrared and probably also a Bluetooth app on your phone.
Safety:
- It will have overload protection to prevent the user from exceeding 100lb.
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It will also be able to sense if it has collided with something and will stop its motion.
- Though not shown in the video, it has a mechanism to lock the device in place while you are driving. We don't want things flying off when you're on the highway!
MSRP: Around $1,500 - $2,000 (we'll know better by the summer). With time we can order parts in bulk and that will help reduce the price. Buying it through this campaign will also keep the price down; just saying!
Installation
A relatively handy person should be able to install the unit with the help of a friend, though we expect most people will want to have it professionally installed. A competent mechanic should be able to install it in around 2-3 hours.
We will provide detailed installation instructions for either the DIY owner, or a local mechanic if you don't live near Calgary. We will also work hard to support you during the installation process by making ourselves available either in person (if you live in/near Calgary) or by phone or Skype if you live further away.
We expect the people most interested in owning a RazerLift will be those with tall vehicles. If you own a truck, SUV/crossover, or minivan then we should have you covered. We are also working on ways to secure the RazerLift to truck canopies too.
And we will also develop adapters so you can reuse your mounting towers from Thule or Yakima. This should make it possible to mount the RazerLift to almost any vehicle on the road.
Status
Tangent Engineering (an ISO certified product engineering firm) has overseen the development; the RazerLift has been designed to extremely high engineering standards. Tangent designed and built advanced stage prototypes, as shown in the promo video. We were able to support the first stage of development because of the generosity of government funding and investment capital.
Now we need some more funds to push us through to product launch. With your help we can bring this revolutionary new product to market and help reduce back and shoulder injuries.
Specifically, we need to:
- Finalize testing of Alpha prototypes.
- Refine the design for Beta units.
- Build and test "market ready" Beta versions. You can get in on the action here, if you are interested.
- Line up suppliers and dealers.
- Ramp up sales and marketing efforts.
We continue to secure investment capital and government funding to help cover these expenses, so you'll be happy to know we are not relying exclusively on crowdfunding. Funds raised through IndieGoGo will be used for product development and buying parts.
Your help will also be instrumental in making the RazerLift a reality for many weekend warriors and trades workers.
Perks
We are extremely grateful to everybody who is helping us upgrade the vehicle cargo management market. Depending on your level of contribution we have special ways we would like to thank you.
Tier 1:
- Early access to the online store as soon as we are open for business.
- RazerLift sticker.
Tier 2:
- Early access to the online store as soon as we are open for business.
- RazerLift sticker and key chain.
- Your name on our website under "Supporters" (with your approval).
Tier 3:
- Early access to the online store as soon as we are open for business.
- RazerLift sticker, key chain and t-shirt.
- Your name on our website under "Friends of RazerLift" (with your approval).
- Personalized postcard from the inventor's Cross-Canada road trip this summer.
Tier 4:
- Early access to the online store as soon as we are open for business.
- RazerLift sticker, key chain and t-shirt.
- Your name on our website under "RazerLift Revolutionaries" (with your approval).
- Personalized postcard from the inventor's Cross-Canada road trip this summer.
- Dinner out with the inventor and his team in Calgary. Travel expenses not covered.
No matter how you get involved, we thank you very much for supporting this revolution in vehicle cargo management.
Accessories
We will develop a line of accessories starting with some very simple adapters that will allow you to use your existing carrier units, to some cargo-specific mounting devices (e.g., for ladders). As much as possible we are trying to "play nicely" with the other guys. For now Whispbar and VanTech equipment should bolt straight on. Thule equipment (other than cargo boxes) should work well too, if you buy one of their X-adapt adapters. Rhino-Rack looks like it might fit, but we haven't tested it yet.
And more adapters and accessories will be developed in the future.
Other ways to chip in
Maybe you can't contribute financially. There are other ways to help us out:
- Raise awareness. Tell your friends and family about the RazerLift. How thankful will they be when they reduce the strain on their back?
- Connect with us via social media. Like our Facebook page. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. We are also on LinkedIn.
