" As for keeping your paddle and boat on your
vehicle, you can buy kayak and paddle bags. That will help protect
both."

You can have a functional and inexpensive (under $5) paddle bag by
purchasing a Remington Gun Sock at the sportings good section of
WalMart.

Plent long enough for take-apart kayak paddles, drawsting closure,
silicon-coated fabric. And it'll help a liitle to prevent dings and
scratches during transport.