"Jack Seppelt" wrote in message news:va%Rb.173005$I06.1737861@attbi_s01...
My wife and I are about to leave eastern Iowa for a few weeks in the warm
Florida sun. We are considering hauling our kayaks and I am concerned about
their exposure to the current outside temps for the first few days. It is
currently reaching -5 F to -10 F at night with daytime highs are in the
single digits. The kayaks are Current Design rotomolded plastic and I haul
them on top of the car. One on foam pads and the other on Yakama Mako
Saddle and Hully Roller. I am worried about the pressure from the straps
and the vibrating on the cold plastic. I have no idea how brittle it will
get at these temps.

Any experience or opinions will be appreciated. Thank you.

Jack

All kinds of experience with Sealution, P & H Capella and my NDK
explorer.
If you can put it on your car it can survive, if not Current Design
has a problem.
After 8,000 years in the cold if they brake at 6 F there is something
wrong.
I have an NDK and a little white water boat on the lid of my VW now
and they are fine.
I paddle all winter and air temp is a times - 10 C 12 or so F when I
am on the water.
The boats should be OK just don't bounce them too much.
Oh , I dropped my Capella from the roof of said VW three days ago , it
was - 8 C 14 F + - It hit the mirror and that needed adjusted, no
damage to the boat.

Make sure you don't get water in there, that changes the recipe.