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General => General => Topic started by: CajunCamper on Aug 20, 2006, 03:20 PM

Title: Just bought a sit-on-top kayak
Post by: CajunCamper on Aug 20, 2006, 03:20 PM
I'm trying to decide whether to carry my new kayak on top of my vehicle or my pop-up. If any of you own a kayak and transport it to the campground with you what are your thoughts and suggestions.

Thanks

CajunCamper
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Post by: dthurk on Aug 20, 2006, 07:42 PM
Quote from: CajunCamperI'm trying to decide whether to carry my new kayak on top of my vehicle or my pop-up. If any of you own a kayak and transport it to the campground with you what are your thoughts and suggestions.

Thanks

CajunCamper

I'd carry it on the car.  If you carried it on the popup, how would you get it to the water once you got set up in the campground?
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Post by: champ521 on Aug 22, 2006, 01:27 AM
Car/truck top. That way your kayaking will not be limited to only when and where you are camping.
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Post by: CajunCamper on Aug 23, 2006, 08:15 PM
Thanks

You both made good suggestions. The car top it is.

CajunCamper
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Post by: flyfisherman on Aug 24, 2006, 12:14 PM
I carry my canoes on the camper using the foam blocks. Then use them on the TV (or any other vehicle) to transport to where-ever. The idea of carrying on the camper, for long distances anyway, is not to have the bow of the boat right over the windshield and obstructing some vision anyway.



Fly
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Post by: wavery on Aug 24, 2006, 12:49 PM
Quote from: flyfishermanI carry my canoes on the camper using the foam blocks. Then use them on the TV (or any other vehicle) to transport to where-ever. The idea of carrying on the camper, for long distances anyway, is not to have the bow of the boat right over the windshield and obstructing some vision anyway.



Fly
That's what I do too. I guess a lot depends on the TV.

I think that you may have less wind resistances on the camper top also.
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Post by: kathybrj on Aug 24, 2006, 01:02 PM
We carried our 3kayaks on the popup with foam blocks. The bikes go on top of the TV!
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Post by: PITPOP27 on Aug 24, 2006, 04:51 PM
We tried on top of the pup with foam and it left indentations after just trying it, my husband just about DIED!  When we take all six we'll have to take two cars and deal with gas $ and all that, you can look at our pictures in my sig to see how we carry 3 on top of the vehicle.