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
Oh well, I'll post anyway and see what kind of response I get.
My question is somewhat different than the OP. I've recently been thinking about buying a Jeep. What I'd be interested in knowing is how well a modern Jeep will handle towing things. What I'd like to do is tow my motorcycle, which is currently a Honda Goldwing. They weigh about 800lb or so. I figured I'd get a smallish motorcycle trailer, and load up when I want to do some travelling.
A pickup or something would probably be a better platform for towing, but I'm not terribly interested in them. A Jeep would be a bit more fun IMO.
Any comments?
If you are unable to learn how to back a trailer with a little practice then stay out of the kayak. A kayak in even semi-rough waters is much harder to learn how to navigate than learning how to back a trailer.