Do any of you haul a kayak on top of a rooftop tent mounted on an off-road trailer? I'm interested in getting a kayak, but am not sure how to mount it. The rooftop tent will be mounted to load bars, but then how should I mount the kayak? I was thinking of something that fit in the rear receiver on the trailer to hold the back end of the kayak, but I plan to have bikes mounted there. An ideas, or better yet, photos?
Carrying a kayak on trailer w/rooftop tent
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WeeJeep2
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Here's a photo of my solution for bikes and kayaks. When camping with the RTT I tend to want them off the tent so I can be mobile with the boats. The 15' boats don't fit on the trailer that well.
When the tent is off the trailer the surf kayak goes on the load bars for beach trips. It is short and fit's nicely.
I'll be interested to see if anyone has a solution to go on the tent as I might consider doing that too. Your solution may depend on what type/size of kayak you get.
When the tent is off the trailer the surf kayak goes on the load bars for beach trips. It is short and fit's nicely.
I'll be interested to see if anyone has a solution to go on the tent as I might consider doing that too. Your solution may depend on what type/size of kayak you get.
Aspen Trails Trailers
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Look at Rhino Racks, they have load bars that can be adjusted. Or you could make them longer and turn the kayak on its side. Have done that many times.
I'm thinking of a shorter kayak (8' - 10'). I don't have a roof rack or load bars on my Jeep, otherwise that might be an option, but still I think it would be hard to get it up there. The directly-on-the-tent idea crossed my mind, but I don't know if it might cause abrasion issues over time. Longer load bars might do the trick...something I didn't think of. Any more ideas or pics?
Hard top jeep?
An 8-10ft kayak worth anything will be light enough to throw on the roof of the rig.
An 8-10ft kayak worth anything will be light enough to throw on the roof of the rig.
jeepfreak81
Adventurer
Maybe build a secondary removable rack that comes off with pins that would extend above the RTT in the folded position... similar to the rack below, only easily removable.
DonBeasley
Adventurer
I have been struggling with the same issue. I have an M416 with lid and RTT and want to put a kayak on it. I am going to watch this one with interest and hope for a good idea.
Great link. The rear hitch mounted rack was kind of what I was thinking of lately, but I wasn't sure how to set it up in the front. This gives me a better idea. And of course a kayak would be a lot lighter, so the rack wouldn't have to be as heavy duty.
Hey there,
How about a boat loader rack like the Aussie tent trailers have, then you wouldn't need to unload the kayaks every night.
http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=2015.0
http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=20505.0
How about a boat loader rack like the Aussie tent trailers have, then you wouldn't need to unload the kayaks every night.
http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=2015.0
http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=20505.0