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
Roof rack. Folding ladder/stool (plenty compact enough to carry in the Jeep’s cargo space).
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.
Don’t over compensate to much. It is nice to have a good view though. LOL
That is funny...strange but funny...
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...
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.
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.
Bad seats!! They are removable for punishment. Set the worst offender in the corner of the garage, giving yourself more vehicular flexibility.
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.
Good for you. I, too, have a Scanoe and get it up onto my Navigator the way you describe.
Good for you. I, too, have a Scanoe and get it up onto my Navigator the way you describe.
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.
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.
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.
Get a ladder. Then you can put it on the roof.
“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!
boy I could drive an even more butch vehicle with those!
I wanted something that didn’t scream sissy.
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.
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