Kayak Sadness Sort Of

I may end up selling my kayak:




Last year I found a rack system for my Infiniti and it worked OK, but looked totally stupid. Ordered a new car (be here in 6-8 weeks ) and kayak rigging is not an option.

Mother in law lives with us so her Subaru maybe can be used, but who knows. We shall see.

lol, thats funny... "it looked stupid".. who cares man.

lol, thats funny... "it looked stupid".. who cares man.

I guess I do.

I may end up selling my kayak:

Last year I found a rack system for my Infiniti and it worked OK, but looked totally stupid. Ordered a new car (be here in 6-8 weeks ) and kayak rigging is not an option.

Mother in law lives with us so her Subaru maybe can be used, but who knows. We shall see.

gotta be a way

Go to Lowes or someplace and buy a small trailer to tote your kayak on. A low profile trailer hitch won't look stupid on your car and you won't have to give up your kayak.

duck tape!

duck tape!

Gorilla tape!!!

Whatever works I say! I've seen some funky-ass contraptions that served the purpose well!

Go to Lowes or someplace and buy a small trailer to tote your kayak on. A low profile trailer hitch won't look stupid on your car and you won't have to give up your kayak.

x2 on the trailer, You can buy a basic trailer for less than $300 at Harbor freight. Hitch will run you another $150 or so. Trailers have advantages over roof racks anyway. No heavy/high lifting. You can store the yak right on the trailer, plenty of room for other gear on the trailer and no overhead lifting and complicated tied downs. As a side benefit, the trailer will fit any car you buy.

That said, sounds like you've already decided your done. Life's full of choices...

Dude, don't sell your kayak... I put a 2x6 foot, half inch yoga mat on my car, and I put a 13' kayak on top. I balance it in the center...

Are you getting a really high-end sports car or something?

Yes, I've scratched my car... I'll probably buy some cheap racks, but there's no way I'm putting a car or the appearance of my car ahead of fishing.

enogueira will tell you about my setup. He busts my balls a when we fish. I have a Ford Fusion, the *luxury* model... Any standard rig system I bought would have cost as much as a second yak...

lol, thats funny... "it looked stupid".. who cares man.

I agree, my wife to the suv with the kids down the cape for a few days and left me with the commute car with no racks! $30 and 1 hour later I was on the lake!

Dude, don't sell your kayak... I put a 2x6 foot, half inch yoga mat on my car, and I put a 13' kayak on top. I balance it in the center...

Are you getting a really high-end sports car or something?

Yes, I've scratched my car... I'll probably buy some cheap racks, but there's no way I'm putting a car or the appearance of my car ahead of fishing.

enogueira will tell you about my setup. He busts my balls a when we fish. I have a Ford Fusion, the *luxury* model... Any standard rig system I bought would have cost as much as a second yak...

Sean wish I would have read this first. My wife is a yoga teacher and we have mats everywhere! I could have save $30. Great idea

Stump: I should add a picture...I'm beating my car up a bit, but it's worth it...lol. And Stump, I've seen your posts and profiles. I fished all your favorite spots as a teenager in Franklin. I should PM you and hit Green's, Beaver, Box, etc, ...

I had a Jeep Wrangler and it looked pretty stupid with a 12' Pescador on it. Traded that in for a 2014 Silverado for the wife, took her '04 Trailblazer and made that my week ender and all around fishing/camping truck. I had J type racks for the yak but those were a pain in the ass to load and unload. Went with $20 foam blocks and use an old bath mat to slide it up and onto the blocks, slicker than snot on a door knob. Yoga mat would work too I guess but I'd probably just end up licking it all day.

I drive a 99 Ford Taurus(hopefully be driving it another 10+ years), I use a stripped down ski rack I found in the trash with some swim noodles slid over it, works great and I couldn't give a rats ass what it looks like as long as it gets me to the Pond!