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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

1 posted on 10/09/2017 6:13:11 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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A few suggestions:
Get a roof rack and have someone design a pulley system to get the kayak up and down without help.
Find a truck driver school and take a class how to back up with a trailer. The secret is not in in the Y chromosome.

94 posted on 10/09/2017 7:22:37 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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“I drive a Jeep Compass which is higher than an average car and at 5’4” getting an awkward item like a kayak up and over my head is a challenge. This bar has definitely made getting my boat up on the racks easier. It’s helpful in guiding the boat where it needs to go up top and taking some of the weight off. I hated to spend any more money on this rack system than I already had but truthfully it has been money well spent.”

https://www.rei.com/product/679458/yakima-boat-loader?s_kwcid=PS_Bing|401_3032664|Boat%20Loader|NB|96f16aaf-e160-4384-bae3-d9969ff675c3|kwd-25553601943


97 posted on 10/09/2017 7:23:14 PM PDT by Beagle8U (Wake up and smell the Covfef)
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Put it on the roof.


98 posted on 10/09/2017 7:24:18 PM PDT by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D. - What Would Jack Bauer Do?)
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To: Chickensoup; Bender2

Do you have the keys? Is it turned on? And, what Is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?


100 posted on 10/09/2017 7:24:45 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper (Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage)
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Stop at your nearest U-Haul center and ask to see an AO trailer. Rent one, you’ll do fine:

https://www.uhaul.com/Trailers/5x8-Utility-Trailer-Rental/AO/

You’ll hang out the back a couple of feet, so tie a pair of your bright red panties on the end of your kayak, as a warning flag. Your kayak will be easy to load, unload, and tie down. Your Jeep MUST have a hard top to rent this (or any other U-haul trailer). Depending on your Jeep’s wiring harness (where the trailer’s wiring plugs in), you may need to purchase a 7round-to-4flat wiring plug adapter (less than $10)


102 posted on 10/09/2017 7:31:48 PM PDT by AF_Blue (I nominate Ted Nugent for Secretary of the Interior.)
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This is useful:

https://www.harborfreight.com/step-stool-working-platform-66911.html

Get on their mailing list, then wait until it goes on sale for $20


108 posted on 10/09/2017 7:43:56 PM PDT by AF_Blue (I nominate Ted Nugent for Secretary of the Interior.)
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Get a lightweight kayak / canoe trailer. There are lots of specialty ones available now. It'll save your back hoisting it on top of your Jeep and make it much more fun to go on outings. Some of the trailers fold up and have small dollies available so you can move it to your side yard or back yard. I'm looking for one myself for my canoe. They make them with really long tongues for long boats.

Here's one from Yakima:

Here's another from Malone. Check out rackwarehouse.


111 posted on 10/09/2017 7:48:48 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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Bungee cord it to the Great White.


112 posted on 10/09/2017 7:49:31 PM PDT by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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I had a Wrangler and took my kayak down to La Paz. This is hwo I did it:

1) Put the front rack of a surfrack over the front door, as close to the front windshield as it’ll safely go.

2) Get a T-bar rack that goes in a trailer hitch. It’s a big “L” shaped bar with a “T” on the top. It goes into the hitch (full size, not the small size for bicycles).

3) Strap the kayak upside down between the two. It’s pretty heavy but I did it alone, taking it down at night and during the day to fish.

I bought mine from Thule.


118 posted on 10/09/2017 7:58:27 PM PDT by Vic S
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Don't put it on the roof if you ever plan on running for office.

You will be accused of cruelty to kayaks and never hear the end of it.

122 posted on 10/09/2017 8:02:28 PM PDT by x
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Get a kayak trailer. Get it as clos to the water as possible. Lift kayak and slide it into the water. Easy.


123 posted on 10/09/2017 8:04:49 PM PDT by buffaloguy (Bond arms Cowbot)
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well, first i’d make sure the conundrum doesn’t break.
2nd, you used cute twice and that reduces your options, which pretty much means, I’m sorry to say, that there is no help for you.


124 posted on 10/09/2017 8:05:30 PM PDT by stylin19a (Lynch & Clinton - Snakes on a Plane)
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Two words: duct tape


127 posted on 10/09/2017 8:08:55 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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Maybe you should get a foldable kayak

https://www.orukayak.com/


128 posted on 10/09/2017 8:10:23 PM PDT by piasa (...)
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And one thing besides the rack you’ll need are a set of wheels:

https://www.austinkayak.com/outlet/products/14621/Harmony-All-Terrain-Replacement-Tires-Pneumatic-Discontinued.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping:%2520ACK%2520PLA&adpos=1o4&scid=scplp14621_12167_2&sc_intid=14621_12167_2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0YOb9Inl1gIVTYBpCh0cqgHeEAQYBCABEgIM2vD_BwE

Those go inside while you’re in the water.

Here is the kayak holder I got (for the back support - one surf rack for the front):

https://www.amazon.com/Thule-997-Hitch-Adapter-Carriers/dp/B0001HACGE/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&qid=1507605022&sr=8-30&keywords=thule+kayak+rack


129 posted on 10/09/2017 8:10:34 PM PDT by Vic S
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To expand:
Kayak trailer or flat bed trailor. Kayak transporter which is basically a light dolly made with pvc. A small diy project.
Park anywhere and use the dollyto get it to the water. Easy.


131 posted on 10/09/2017 8:19:31 PM PDT by buffaloguy (Bond arms Cowbot)
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skyhook and shoreline


132 posted on 10/09/2017 8:20:39 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
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Here’s my crazy idea. You get a single crossbar roof rack. You get a t-rack into the hitch receiver. Then you put an electric winch with a remote control on the front bumper to help you drag the kayak up there. And probably a folding step stool to get up and tie it down, but the winch does the heavy lifting.

I’m sure there are some details to work out, like how to have the winch rope/cable wrap around the top of the nose, assuming the winch mounted on the front bumper, but something to think about . . .

Here’s a cheapie baby winch.
https://www.amazon.com/Superwinch-1130220-LT3000ATV-fairlead-handlebar/dp/B0034ZUZM6/ref=sr_1_11?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1507607271&sr=1-11&keywords=12v+winch+remote+ATV


140 posted on 10/09/2017 8:50:07 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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This is soooo easy; FedEx either the Jeep or the boat to where u want to go and use the other for transportation until u get to the final destination.

Problem solved!


144 posted on 10/09/2017 10:39:44 PM PDT by Herakles (Diversity is a globalist scam for power!)
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152 posted on 10/10/2017 3:58:59 AM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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