Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Solo Loading Kayaks

As with every new vehicle the question is always in my head how am I going to load my kayak on this?  I didn't give it much thought with my new F150 with a simple answer as I'll just slide it right in the bed of the truck and strap it down.  Easy right?  Well after a month of having it I decided to buy a truck cap for it so I had more bed storage.  New problem.  How am I going to get an 80 lb boat on a truck roofer taller than me?

I did figure a few  ways out to get it on the roof however none of them were pretty, and I even scratched my new cap after a week.  *****!! I went down to Shank's Mare Outfitters and talked to them about some different loading options.  I really went into the shop looking to spend some $$$ on a top dollar Thule rack that may or may not have worked for what I needed.  After discussing it with them they talked me down to a much cheaper option being a single roller that suction cups on my back window.  The price for this was around $40!  EVEN BETTER!  I got home and immediately tested it out.  Watch the video to see the ease of use on this roller.  This was my FIRST time trying this and I didn't even read the manual....

Head down to Shank's Mare Outfitters to pick up yours today!

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