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Auto Help. Have Jeep, Need Advice on How to Attach a Kayak??
10.09.17 | chickensoup

Posted on 10/09/2017 6:13:11 PM PDT by Chickensoup

Ok boys and girls.

I bought the Jeep Sahara Unlimited Altitude Wrangler that we discussed last spring. I love it and I smile all the time that I drive it. Yes I am a Pavement Princess.

Great vehicle.

Now I have a conundrum.

I want to buy and transport a kayak. I have wanted one of my own for years, and heck, it is my birthday this week.

I smile when I kayak.

I went out and looked at them and I can get a 10 foot 38 lb injection molded cute kayak at a decent price to paddle around the lakes and streams in my area.

Problem. It is too long for my vehicle so I cannot stuff it inside. I cannot remove the spare to have it hang out the back, for that cannot happen. It is too heavy to remove, and it looks cute back there.

I am way too short to put the kayak on the detachable roof. It will never get up there. That is a fact.

I have a trailer but transporting the kayak in the big trailer that my son uses to transport big things like snowmobiles, lawn tractors etc. seems like overkill...and I cannot back up with a trailer. It is encoded in my female DNA to be unable to back up the trailer.

I have been looking at some of those little trailer-ettes that hang off the trailer hitch. They are little platforms that hang there and they stick out a bit. I am trying to see whether I can somehow strap a kayak to the back of the vehicle standing upright sitting on that hitch platform. Would this be a good idea. I would not be going on highways, just back roads here in the area. Never more that 50 mph.

I don't want to harm the Jeep, the kayak or anyone else.

Your technical advice would be appreciated.

Thank you!

chickensoup


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To: Chickensoup

Roof rack. Folding ladder/stool (plenty compact enough to carry in the Jeep’s cargo space).


61 posted on 10/09/2017 6:51:22 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: BillyBonebrake

My mother-in-law and gone through 2 windshields already, stuffing a kayak into her Honda Pilot.

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she sounds like my kind of woman....always in some sort of pickle.


62 posted on 10/09/2017 6:51:39 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: Chickensoup

Don’t over compensate to much. It is nice to have a good view though. LOL


63 posted on 10/09/2017 6:52:17 PM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Prayers for Gods People! Salvation & Restoration!)
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To: blueunicorn6

That is funny...strange but funny...


64 posted on 10/09/2017 6:52:25 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: HotKat

Don’t trade your Jeep in for a Prius

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I would rather trade my oldest child. Which actually wouldn’t be a bad idea...


65 posted on 10/09/2017 6:53:32 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: Chickensoup

There are pulley systems you can use in your garage to lift - provided that your ceiling is high enough. Alternatively I have seen but not us d a similar pulley on a pole by the driveway . Similar to s basketball pole. Just a thought.

Course you could build a ramp down into your yard so the roof is at your height... but I imagine that’s a bit much.


66 posted on 10/09/2017 6:54:25 PM PDT by reed13k
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To: Chickensoup

LOL, but a pellet gun would probably do.

In all seriousness, the Rack that lifts the Kayak from the side looks like your best option, but it is pricey.


67 posted on 10/09/2017 6:55:17 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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To: Chickensoup

Bad seats!! They are removable for punishment. Set the worst offender in the corner of the garage, giving yourself more vehicular flexibility.


68 posted on 10/09/2017 6:55:17 PM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Prayers for Gods People! Salvation & Restoration!)
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To: sheana
I don’t have an answer to your problem but just had my own. We have a nine foot dinghy with a 3.5 hp 4 stroke that hangs on the rails of our boat. Used to have a young guy that lived by me that would come take the motor off the rail and put it on the dinghy for me. He moved. I’m scared of trying to lift the heavy sucker because I just know it’ll wind up in the water. Soooooo.......I bought an electric motor for the dinghy. Lol. Men sure do come in handy at times. 😎🤷‍♂️🚣‍♀️⛵️ _________________________ we have to adapt!
69 posted on 10/09/2017 6:55:26 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: foundedonpurpose

Don’t over compensate to much. It is nice to have a good view though. LOL

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every once in a while I had to swap vehicles with my son who drove a lifted Silverado with oversized tires. He made me a little step stool out of a milk crate with a bungee cord so I could get in. I was concerned that I would turn into an internet meme, you know, Mom driving my truck.

Now he has a Subaru WRX and we had to switch the other day. That little sucker has some power. Like driving a four wheeled motorcycle.


70 posted on 10/09/2017 6:59:10 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: marktwain

Good for you. I, too, have a Scanoe and get it up onto my Navigator the way you describe.


71 posted on 10/09/2017 7:00:02 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: marktwain

Good for you. I, too, have a Scanoe and get it up onto my Navigator the way you describe.


72 posted on 10/09/2017 7:00:14 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: reed13k

I wouldn’t be able to drive out of the garage after it was on.

Reminds me of the time the children and I got the Christmas tree on the roof rack of the Xterra. We got home and drove into the garage with the tree on top. Shaved the branches on one side clean off.

We stood it in the corner and made a wreath.


73 posted on 10/09/2017 7:01:44 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: Chickensoup

Get one of those Sherpa roof racks with a detachable side ladder. The rack will probably cost more than the kayak, but your Jeep will look even more cool and you will have gained added utility, all sorts of attachments for the rack, even auxiliary lighting, baskets, all sorts of stuff above and beyond kayak carriers. Some have enough clearance to put the top down with the rack left in place.


74 posted on 10/09/2017 7:04:02 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: foundedonpurpose

Bad seats!! They are removable for punishment.

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They come out?

I gotta start reading the documentation. I bought a seat belt clip because I was tired of the seat belt protecting my nose. My son showed me last night that the seat belt doohickey is adjustable.


75 posted on 10/09/2017 7:04:14 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: Chickensoup

Get a ladder. Then you can put it on the roof.


76 posted on 10/09/2017 7:04:43 PM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: Chickensoup

“He made me a little step stool out of a milk crate with a bungee cord so I could get in.” Would have made a great video!!

“Subaru WRX” Subaru did quite the job with that build. The beginner hobbyist street racers love them, pretty easy to tweak for more power as well. Glad you enjoyed the ride!


77 posted on 10/09/2017 7:05:22 PM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Prayers for Gods People! Salvation & Restoration!)
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To: Chickensoup
Gobi roof rack plus Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mount w/Tie Down.


78 posted on 10/09/2017 7:06:12 PM PDT by moehoward
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To: RegulatorCountry

boy I could drive an even more butch vehicle with those!

I wanted something that didn’t scream sissy.


79 posted on 10/09/2017 7:08:41 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: Chickensoup

You have been a member for a long time. You should know better than to post this in News/ Activism. It’s fine to post on General/ Chat, Bloggers/ Personal, etc. but come on, this is not news.
Good luck with the kayak.


80 posted on 10/09/2017 7:09:07 PM PDT by luv2ski
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