I have decided on the kayak I want, and have sold back some sick time at work last week. Should see the cash in my next paycheck (next week).
2009 Ocean Kayak Trident 13 Angler
Also I have decided that I am not going to be loading the kayak(s) on the roof. Instead, I am pretty confident that for just one, I can toss it inside on the bed, and support additionally with the dinette. Ultimately I will just be towing a trailer. Either the kayaks can go in with the ATV's in the Cargo, or I will be towing a small utility trailer with yak rack on top. I need a utility trailer anyways, so that's no biggy.
I like the layout of this trailer that someone else has built for their yaks.
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Ocean Kayak is a top brand. Good luck and happy fishing. We are looking at a canoe now because I think that will work better for us. Just need to figure out the mounting on the camper part...
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A sit on top Kayak is the smartest boat anyone can own.
We bought our first 10 years ago as a cheap way to ocean fish. At the time we knew nothing about them... Since then we have learned to catch waves, sharks, halibut, kelp bass, mountain trout, rapids, sun, fun, and friends... good upper body workout too...
Zero maintenance.... indestructible, virtually unsinkable (ours are hatchless for that reason)
We also built a simple block and tackle system to hoist them up to the ceiling of our garage for storage.... It's quick and easy... 30 seconds down and out, 1 minute up and stored.
We also bought high quality carbon graphite feathered paddles with the thought that a good paddle could save your life if things got nasty... I'm very glad I made that decision... spend money on good paddles.
We have literally had them in a high Sierra lake one weekend, catching waves at a SOCAL beach a few days later, and then strapped to the deck of a 40 foot sailboat the next weekend to paddle into ocean caves on Santa Cruz Island.
P.S. Abuse them... drag them along the street and across rocks, lone them to friends and strangers... Ours are 10 years old... you can't hurt them. (unless you have the rudder or foot peddles)
I have been going round and round with how I was going to carry kayaks with the new Adventurer.
Tonight I finally had some time to grab one of my boats and expirement. It was ridiculously easy to lean the boat against the back of the TC, climb on the roof and pull it up-just as ukoner and others have mentioned. I feel like a fool for making such a big beal of this. I almost spent big $$$ today on 2 hullavator systems (one each side) to rig up the TC. Boy am I glad I just went outside and tried this first.
The only thing I will need to add is one Thule crossbar for fron tie down (TC has factory roof rack in rear, which will be one tie down point).
Contrary to what others said, Thule does support camper applications with this component to mount on either the side or roof top; http://www.thuleracks.com/product.asp?sku=542&dept_id=16
Just thought Id' let you in on what I found out.
Try climbing on the roof and pulling them up-actually easier than putting on top of my crew cab!
Bill
2006 D/A CC
25'Airstream Excella
Adventurer 810WS
Camping all around New England
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Your best bet would probably be a tilt-up rack on the back. You should be able to mount one vertically on each side of the door if you have a rear entrance. It would be relatively simple to have a rack fabricated using a hitch mounted extension. raise the kayaks bottom first to cut down on wind resistance. You could add vertical members to a common hitch cargo rack to get a frame. A little ingenuity will solve your problem. A lot better than on top.
billtex wrote: I have been going round and round with how I was going to carry kayaks with the new Adventurer.
Tonight I finally had some time to grab one of my boats and expirement. It was ridiculously easy to lean the boat against the back of the TC, climb on the roof and pull it up-just as ukoner and others have mentioned. I feel like a fool for making such a big beal of this. I almost spent big $$$ today on 2 hullavator systems (one each side) to rig up the TC. Boy am I glad I just went outside and tried this first.
The only thing I will need to add is one Thule crossbar for fron tie down (TC has factory roof rack in rear, which will be one tie down point).
Contrary to what others said, Thule does support camper applications with this component to mount on either the side or roof top; http://www.thuleracks.com/product.asp?sku=542&dept_id=16
Just thought Id' let you in on what I found out.
Try climbing on the roof and pulling them up-actually easier than putting on top of my crew cab!
Bill
Bill,
That's excellent! Its really not a big deal at all to pull a kayak up on the roof, especially if you have a second person to help out. I would highly recommend adding a tow or bow line to your kayak if you don't already have one - they are great for mooring your kayak while stopped for lunch, and as an aid to assist in pulling or lowering the boat to/from your roof!
I think you will find that both Thule and Yakima support some TC's and not others depending on the construction of the roof. Most newer models made with the factory roof rack are supported. Neither company supported mine because of the way my '93 Lance roof was built - but my custom Yakima set-up is extremely stable, and I have had zero problems with it and my 85lb kayak, paddles, and extra fishing rods.
Hope to see some pictures of you enjoying your new Adventurer and kayak soon!
Guffster
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Yeah, it was getting way too complicated. Then I just climbed up there and tried it!
Boy was that easy (K-I-S-S) and to think; I almost dropped $1k on setting up a whole hullavator system.
I will use my factory rack in the rear. Thule saddles (I already have a collection of these) clamp right around this, and today I bought the 96" bar (LB 96) artificial gutters, and gutter feet. All for less than $150.
Sometimes you just gotta' step back and look at what you are getting into...
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We are looking at a canoe now because I think that will work better for us. Just need to figure out the mounting on the camper part...
