Carrying kayak on pickup truck
 

How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to put in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

Thanks-
Kristopher

A fellow in our group put 1 Yakima on the cab of the truck and then he
welded a rear rack that slides into his receiver hitch. This way he can
still use his bed cover or put a cap on the back and the rack system stays
the same. I have seen these rear racks for sale but he made his much
cheaper -- good option if you or someone you know can weld. On the top of
this rear rack he had a thin piece of stainless bent with 4 "waves" in it
that will hold 4 yaks on their sides. Only downside is the tailgate will not
open with the rack in place. This is not a problem with the bed cover on but
could be a big problem with a cap in place.

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How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to put in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

Thanks-
Kristopher

A company called Rail N Rack makes some. There's also another company but
I've forgotten what it's called. I'm sure if you look under pick up truck
racks or something similar that the internet should come up with a website
for these.

Courtney

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How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to put in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

Thanks-
Kristopher

For our Keowee III rec kayak, I use a 2x10 or 2x12 that is the length of the
boat. Strap Boat to it and then tie boat in as usual. This stabilizes the
boat and keeps it from bending from hanging off the back of the truck.

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How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to put in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

Thanks-
Kristopher

Hello, I've only used the Spring Creek rack and do recommend it. It adjusts
in height/mounting width and has side extenders for loading canoes. I
believe it was about $500.00 for a set of 2. I'll add links below;

One info source: http://www.canoegear.com/truck_racks/truck_racks1.html
Another source:
http://www.piragis.com/roofracks/spr...ruckracks.html

My loaded rack: http://home.earthlink.net/~jasforbes/Canoe.JPG (250k)

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How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to put in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

Thanks-
Kristopher

On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 15:11:11 GMT, "
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How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to put in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

Thanks-
Kristoph

I use what one of the above posters basically mentioned. A single
Yakima rack on the cab with a raised T bar that fits into my Reese
hitch. The system seems to work just fine. I've got an extended cab
so the 17' kayak only sticks out about 18" on each end. I went with
the store bought Tbar gadget.

bb

If your truck has a receiver hitch, a "bed extender" works great. It sticks
out the back and supports long, overhanging loads. I got mine on eBay for
less than half what they sell for in the tool catalogs. It's a very useful
item that I didn't mind buying.

Good paddling,
Bob Scott




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My son just purchased the new rack system from Yakima for his new Nissan
truck. The rack adjusts up or down. It is easy to raise and easy to
remove from the bed if necessary. The rack is made of aluminium. Costs
around $500. Spacing can be adjusted quickly for boat length. Only
problem is the rack does not raise high enough for a Bluehole OCA to
clear the cab due to the recurve bow.

Lynn Tegrity

wrote:
How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to put in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

Thanks-
Kristopher

I looked around a bit and found a few more racks; Thule, Yakama and FastRac.
These racks look good and cost less than the Spring Creek one I posted
earlier. Link: http://www2.sportsrack.com/shopping/Truck_Racks.asp

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How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to put in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

Thanks-
Kristopher

.. The rack is made of aluminium. Costs
around $500.

I think for somehwat less than $500 I could manage to "custom bend" a length
of aluminum tube to mate a kayak to a pickup truck.



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" wrote in message
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How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to put in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

You can almost certainly get a welder to make you one of those racks for far
less than a pre-made one.

I use one myself.

-Paul

Thats what I was thinking. For $500 I would kind of expect it to come with
either a: a pickup truck or b: a kayak :)

I might look into a local welder, we got a bunch of them around.

Kristopher
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" wrote in message
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How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to put
in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder
racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

You can almost certainly get a welder to make you one of those racks for
far
less than a pre-made one.

I use one myself.

-Paul

Check out AmericanVan.com, or their mail catalog. You can see a
few examples, for poss. ideas.
If you are mechanically inclined, you could actually fabricate
one yourself from assorted aluminum tube/angle w/bolts, w/ no welding. The
"sleeves" for the rack are bolted to the bed wall, in store-bought units.
Those sleeves have welded tabs, but you can actually bolt right through
your alum sleeve tube itself, w/ flat head screws (stainless pref.), using,
say, a 1/4" hole on one face of the tube, and 1/2" on the other, to clear
the screw head and to clear a countersink for the 1/4 hole. You have to
select the alum tubing for a proper sliding fit (rack in sleeve), or buy
oversized for the sleeve, and then shim w/ nylon or delrin, which is a good
idea anyway.
If you weld directly to the bed wall, have them use a high nickel
rod, which is less prone to rusting (or a stainless rod), and then
prime/paint the everlovin bejeesus on/around it, as welds become quite
susceptible to corrosion, even beyond the immediate weld. Which might be a
problem inside the double wall.
W/ bolted aluminum, you won't have this problem, but still
prime/paint any drilled holes.
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Thats what I was thinking. For $500 I would kind of expect it to come
with
either a: a pickup truck or b: a kayak :)

I might look into a local welder, we got a bunch of them around.

Kristopher
"Paul Skoczylas" wrote in message
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How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to
put
in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder
racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

You can almost certainly get a welder to make you one of those racks for
far
less than a pre-made one.

I use one myself.

-Paul

I am always amazed at the prices of "Recreational" items. Oh well, it just
makes me even happier when I manage to build/rebuild or invent my own. I
have a 1972 fishing boat salvaged from certain death on my friends farm and
drive a 20 year old car that gets me back and forth to work (500 miles a
week) just as well as a $40,000 new one. Some might say that I am cheap - I
prefer prudent. Cheap is when you use duct tape because the elastic in your
underwear gave out 2 years ago. ;

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.. The rack is made of aluminium. Costs
around $500.

I think for somehwat less than $500 I could manage to "custom bend" a
length
of aluminum tube to mate a kayak to a pickup truck.



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It is definitely cheaper to make a rack yourself if you have the time
and ability to fabricate it to suit you. Not every has the time or
ability to do it.
I have better things to do with my time such as boating and working at
my job. The factory built rack will be more flexible in the vehicle that
it fits. My son will not have to buy another rack when he trades trucks
again. The rack is well made and looks very durable.
The rack is welded in all the right places and dresses up the looks of
his new truck. If a person built one to the standard and quality of the
one my son bought, they might save half the price but would spend less
time on the river building it.

Lynn Tegrity

wrote:
How are you guys carrying your yaks on pick up trucks? Too long to put in
the bed of the truck, I am thinking of getting one of those "ladder racks"
that people use to carry ladders around. Any suggestions?

Thanks-
Kristopher

Its funny, I drive an 84 Dodge pickup. Paid about $4000 7 years ago. Put a
new engine in it last year for about $1000. Never left me anywhere, always
got me home. Wish I could say the same for the newer cars my wife has
owned.

Kristopher


"Kenneth McClelland" wrote in message
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I am always amazed at the prices of "Recreational" items. Oh well, it just
makes me even happier when I manage to build/rebuild or invent my own. I
have a 1972 fishing boat salvaged from certain death on my friends farm
and
drive a 20 year old car that gets me back and forth to work (500 miles a
week) just as well as a $40,000 new one. Some might say that I am cheap -
I
prefer prudent. Cheap is when you use duct tape because the elastic in
your
underwear gave out 2 years ago. ;