At my local kayak dealership. It's simply 2 thick sponge bars.
How to Sea Kayak : Loading a Kayak Onto a Car
Learn how to lift carry and load your sea kayak on your car in this free sea kayaking video clip. Expert: Jean Totz Bio: President of Sweetwater Kayaks, Jean is ...
Thanks.. A Brit boat.. Heavy!. My wife has a Romany, it is so heavy, I had
to buy her a Thule Hullavator (~$475 from HumblePower). I paddle a 40lb
wooden kayak.. big difference... Thanks for the video!
You ever have those moments that you sit there and rack your brain for what
seems like forever, trying to figure out the solution to a seemingly
complex problem, only to realize you're WAAAYYY overthinking it? That just
happened to me... I've been trying to think of a cheap way to carry my
boats on a trailer, as in not spending the ridiculous amount of money that
Yakima is asking for their trailers. Thanks for posting this!
Ed....it would have been nice to see you actually load a canoe or kayak.
Then, in comparison, you'd probably realize a simple bed extender is just
as effective and less expensive.
I guess he should have bought a Truck then. Sort of hard putting a Bed
Extender on his Car ? duh !!!
Lifting Your Kayak Onto Your Vehicle
Simple lifting & unloading your kayak from a factory installed roof rack. Instruction on all things roof-rack for kayakers is found in our article series: ...
Greetings All,
This video is meant as a sincere and truthful demonstration of a kayak
loading method (one of two on my channel). I mentioned this before: 50 year
old man, 49 pound, 14 foot kayak. The video is to HELP people, nothing
more. I would appreciate that those with negative comments please keep them
to yourself. I am sorry if I do not understand if you are trying to make a
humorous comment. ***
Learn more about lifting boats onto car as well as basic car topping skills
and info for kayaks and canoes at the Top Kayaker web site address listed
at the end of the video.***
Tom
That is a 50 year old man in the video. The kayak is an Ocean Kayak Scupper
Classic fourteen feet (circa 1997) weight of this sit-on-top kayak is 49
pounds (referance OK catalog). The kayak is plastic. Some kayaks are easy
to grasp, others are not. Note the use of the legs in lifting and resting
on the thighs for a momet. This a small part of a much larger story at Top
Kayaker.
Spent hours constructing a PVC roller that sits atop the back of my Honda
Element, put serious scratches in the car roof, spend too much time getting
the kayak atop car from rear. Always dread doing this. Your side-lift
method looks like a much better solution. Many thanks, I'll try it tomorrow.
Nice video, shows how easy it is. I'm a bit disabled, have huge problems
with walking, but I load my yak, which weights almost 60lb (28kgs) without
any problems, using this method. It is easy, just find the centre of weight
on the yak, than it is straightforward.
dude... u flicked the boat over ur head to load it on the vehicle... thats
great but... say after a 10 hour trip, u'll be on the floor attempting
that... and scene.