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10-19-2017, 04:07 PM
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Kayaks on Tow Vehicle
Anybody carrying kayaks on Yakima type bars on cab of f350 long bed while towing fifth wheel. Kayaks are 12-13' long. Is there enough clearance? My kayaks now are 16 feet but I will move to as short as 12 feet. Just wondering if anyone has been doing this. I am aware of other methods and places to transport the kayaks but was interested specifically in carrying them on the cab if possible. Thanks.
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10-19-2017, 04:48 PM
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Don't know why yaks couldn't be transported that way. My daughter has a CC 2500 short box that she pulls her fiver with and she carries a 15 foot Old Town canoe on top with no problem.
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10-19-2017, 09:29 PM
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I now have a 12' kayak that fits inside the 5th wheel. My next kayak will be 10' or maybe 11.5'.
I have seen a few set-ups that carry from the roof to over the hood on a front mounted bracket.
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10-19-2017, 10:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tuffr2
I now have a 12' kayak that fits inside the 5th wheel. My next kayak will be 10' or maybe 11.5'.
I have seen a few set-ups that carry from the roof to over the hood on a front mounted bracket.
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I'm glad you mentioned that front bracket. I knew about that but had forgotten. That definitely means that kayaks of 12-14 feet can be accommodated without worrying about a conflict between the kayaks and the front of the fiver.
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10-19-2017, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by uncledon
Don't know why yaks couldn't be transported that way. My daughter has a CC 2500 short box that she pulls her fiver with and she carries a 15 foot Old Town canoe on top with no problem.
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Thank you. That's reassuring.
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10-20-2017, 05:00 AM
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Here is a pic of one type of front bracket.
I have also seen a front bracket that jas one vertical support with a horizontal bar on top to support the kayak. For people that have 14 to 16 foot kayaks this os abput the only way to carry them.
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10-20-2017, 07:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tuffr2
Here is a pic of one type of front bracket.
I have also seen a front bracket that jas one vertical support with a horizontal bar on top to support the kayak. For people that have 14 to 16 foot kayaks this os abput the only way to carry them.
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That's perfect. My kayaks are 16' now but I'll change to 12-14.
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10-20-2017, 08:03 AM
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In the RV Park that I used to snowbird in there were about 1/2 dozen set-ups like this I saw just in my section of the park. Seemed like a common way to carry two long kayaks.
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10-20-2017, 08:02 PM
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Would this work?
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10-21-2017, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by rollondown
Would this work?
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Unbelievable! Ingenious, but maybe a disaster waiting to happen???
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10-21-2017, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by shill
Unbelievable! Ingenious, but maybe a disaster waiting to happen???
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Actually, there is somewhere around 6k miles on this setup. The rack is secured to the truck frame and the exhaust stack uprights.
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10-21-2017, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rollondown
Actually, there is somewhere around 6k miles on this setup. The rack is secured to the truck frame and the exhaust stack uprights.
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I was actually referring in jest to the car perched on the back of the semi after having ascended those ramps when I mentioned disaster waiting to happen.....[emoji33]
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10-22-2017, 09:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shill
I was actually referring in jest to the car perched on the back of the semi after having ascended those ramps when I mentioned disaster waiting to happen.....[emoji33]
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There is a deck/platform the car sits on and is strapped down to.
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10-22-2017, 07:28 PM
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 These are 10 foot kayaks just for reference purposes. I thought for 16' Kayak or my 17' Canoe I would use the front hitch type rack. You said 12' to 14' so I'm thinking 12' easy enough this way but 14' I would have to test for that extra 4' hanging out front.
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