suds wrote:

: "Alex McGruer" wrote in message
: om...

: Thuly racks are good as are Yakama. I would trust them. My 1990 VW
: Golf carries 3 sea kayaks and normally I dont have straps to the bow.
: I put a light rope on the stern as a break line .


: How do you get three up there? The wife and I each have an Ocean Kayak
: (Scupper Pro and a Drifter.) With them both on top of the minivan, they
: cover the distance side to side. We want to get a third kayak for the kids
: or guests but haven't figured out how we'd be able to transport it.

We used to have a GMC safari mini-van and we could carry 5 kayaks or 2 kayaks
and a canoe (or 2 canoes) on it with 58 inch Thule bars (current van has
raingutters so we don't use factory rack anymore).

Don't exceed the weight the factory rack says it can hold.

Oh, we used kayak stackers, and they fold down so you can mount canoes over
it when you need to.

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"Chicago Paddling-Fishing" wrote in message
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Oh, we used kayak stackers, and they fold down so you can mount canoes
over
it when you need to.



And this "kayak stacker" is something available thru Thule?


suds

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"Chicago Paddling-Fishing" wrote in message
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Oh, we used kayak stackers, and they fold down so you can mount canoes
over it when you need to.



And this "kayak stacker" is something available thru Thule?

There are a few companies that make what could generally be called a kayak
stacker. Essentially, it's a set of vertical or near vertical bars that
attach to your rack that allows the kayak to be mounted on it's side. A
google search on kayak stacker will show several places to buy them. The
Malone J Cradle is also fairly popular, more for sea kayaks.

suds wrote:

: "Chicago Paddling-Fishing" wrote in message
: ...

:
: Oh, we used kayak stackers, and they fold down so you can mount canoes
: over
: it when you need to.
:


: And this "kayak stacker" is something available thru Thule?

Yes, I believe the kayak stackers are about $90 or so, at least when we
bought them. We do have a set of kayak saddles too, but use them a little
less than we do the stackers. Go visit your local store (REI or ???) and
see what they have. Most have a small rack in the store, ask if you can
open a box and see what they look like and how they work.

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