Originally Posted by saddlesores

i'm not in the position to say it's safer or not, but then i don't have a team of liability
lawyers on retainer. not having a sherpa in front of me, can't say what the difference
is. maybe they have some kind of posi-traction lock, or lawyer tabs or something.

i'm just saying your setup looks questionable. you might get through this tour just fine.
or not. i wouldn't attach a rack that way, wouldn't advise anyone else to do it either.