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Explorer

Oct 10, 2013

Carrying kayaks with 5er's

We have been enjoying bumper hitch TT's for a few years now. I'm retired and she's close and we're thinking about extended travel trips; quasi full timing. We currently have a 1500 series pickup long bed, with cap, and we carry things like our Honda eu3000is generator in the back of the pickup and our 2 - 10' LL Bean kayaks on the reinforced cap roof. We are considering a trailer upgrade for our extended stay trips and have been looking at 5er's. The one's we've seen don't seem to have storage bays for our generator and we wonder if a switch would require leaving our kayaks behind. Thoughts and opinions appreciated.

ksg5000
Explorer
Oct 10, 2013
Best place for a kayak is the roof of your vehicle - I would never consider putting kayak, canoe etc on top of RV - RV roofs have enough issues as is.
HappyKayakers
Explorer
Oct 10, 2013
I carry a 14' kayak over the front. I had a 2" receiver hitch installed on the front of my truck for the Yakima dry dock but some folks opt for the product from bodiak.us.
Fresno_Tundra_D
Explorer
Oct 10, 2013
We carry our two 12 foot yaks inside our 28 foot 5er. We use some towels or blankets under each one.
ByTheRvr
Explorer
Oct 10, 2013
Thanks for the pictures Ken. With my 10' kayaks I guess having them stick out the front could be manageable. I carry a scooter on the back so that end of the rig is out.
RoyB
Explorer II
Oct 10, 2013
This is probably the easiest way to do it...

These from google search...

Roy Ken
hammer21661
Explorer
Oct 10, 2013
Toy hauler, roof rack or custom build a rack for the back of the rv.