10' Kayak onfiver Ladder-Need Ideas!!!

Homey B wrote:

Poppy's 5th Wheel wrote:
I'm curious how you guys who are storing them inside are getting them in there? Our door is in the middle of the trailer and I can't picture getting them in there.

I second this question. Somebody *puh-leese* send a photo on how you get a kayak in there. Oh, for the record, our Copper Canyon does not have a tail window that opens/slides wide enough for anything besides insects. :(

If you can not get one in your trailer a pic of somebody putting one in a trailer with a different floor plan is not going to help you. I'm planning on putting my 10.5 foot kayak in my open range for the first time tonight. Only have to navigate over the counter to get it in there. Should not be a problem. Then I need to decide if it will sit on the floor of the bathroom, on the kingsize bed, or in the livingroom between the slides.

Poppy's 5th Wheel wrote:
I'm curious how you guys who are storing them inside are getting them in there? Our door is in the middle of the trailer and I can't picture getting them in there.

I second this question. Somebody *puh-leese* send a photo on how you get a kayak in there. Oh, for the record, our Copper Canyon does not have a tail window that opens/slides wide enough for anything besides insects. :(

Have carried 2 10 foot kayaks in 5 th Wheel for years. No damage to trailer, use some moving blanks and 1 " thick foam to keep all from moving. Mounted 2 " receiver on front of truck to carry bikes.

Personally I don't trust the ladder on the back of my 5th wheel to hold any weight while traveling. Too much bouncing and way too many stories of chairs and bikes falling off while traveling. Heck, I get a little nervous just climbing it. I've already had the screws at the top come loose and needed to be fixed. There isn't much solid for them to attach to. Better on motor homes or some of the heavier built trailers.

I'm curious how you guys who are storing them inside are getting them in there? Our door is in the middle of the trailer and I can't picture getting them in there. I toyed with adding a support to the front of the truck and carrying one on our existing TV roof bike rack but don't really like the thought of the kayak sitting so far forward and, even though high, interfering with line of sight.

Carry one inside really has me intrigued.

All I can tell you is think twice about carrying ANYTHING on that ladder. These things were not designed to have weight of any kind bouncing around on them going down the road, not chairs, not ladders, not bikes, not boats. Just because someone out there invented a special rack to go on the ladder to haul stuff does not mean the ladder was designed to carry it. I went to a web site that sells RV ladder parts, and when I saw how the things are actually fastened to the body of the rig, I was convinced to never do it. I just had all the base plates that hold the ladder on replaced, as in 5 years I have made many trips up the ladder, and they were coming apart. And before someone starts yelling about my weight, I am only 176! It's your rig, and your boat, and you can do what you want, so good luck.

I have seen people use the rear rack to support the boat and the ladder.

plus some bungees.

In my current 5er, 2 bikes are placed between the lv rm slides, sandwiched between the couch and entertainment center. The bikes are covered by moving blankets to avoid damage. A 10' and an 8' yak are placed on the kitchen floor.

Once the TH arrives, yaks will go on the garage bunks and the bikes will find a home after the I figure out how to tie down the sidecar rig.

I face a similar conundrum. Except need (want?) to transport 2 kayaks and/or 2 bikes. Depending on campground, could be 2 road bikes or 2 mountain bikes.

The bike portion of the equation was solved earlier this year with the addition of a 2" receiver hitch to the rear of the trailer and use of a Yakima "Holdup" rack I already own. For the kayaks and bikes, I'm flirting with the idea of purchasing Yakiima's "Rackandroll" ultra light trailer and doing a tandem pull. Then I can take all my toys!

To do that though, I really need to sell a motorcycle I don't use much. Oh, decisions, decision! We are truly blessed to have such a dilemma.

I also carry my 12' Hobie Outback inside my fiver. It is the last item in and the first item out. Keeps the yak clean, safe, and ready to use. I secure the yak with cushions and pillows inside the rv.

I made a special light weight wheeled cart to transport the kayak on its side. Makes it easy to load thru the narrow rv door and the kayak stays on the cart while traveling for easy unloading. I can also use the cart to carry the yak on its belly. If you decide to go this route, I have pictures of my cheap homemade cart.