hauling canoe

Nice way2nutz, love the setup!

I too use a front goal post to support my Yakima cross bar and saddles. I didnt use the goal posts offered by Yakima or Thule as the seemed extremely light weight, so I welded up my own.

As you can see in the pic, I also use a Yakima rack for our bikes. The rear wheels sit on top of a Highway box. A surprising plus related to the box, is all I have to do is unclip the rear wheels on the bikes, and the box opens just fine with the tires rolling as the lid opens.

Love hearing everyone's ideas. HappyKayakers has the perfect idea. I already have a front mount hitch that I installed when I had a popup truck camper. Now all I need is a rack. I used to just toss the canoe on the top of the TC. I think the 5ver is a bit on the high side for that. Thanks!

We have Yakima racks on the top of the truck. We haul 13' solo canoes, so they are ok if pulled a little forward. We also have an inflatable tandem canoe that we take in the truck bed. Don't go anywhere without the canoes! lizzie

I have a 12 ft Hobie Kayak. I transport it on the floor of the rv. It is the last item packed and the first item unpacked.

The hard part was wrestling the yak thru the rv door. I made a cart to transport the yak on its side and the cart stays on during transport. Now I can load and unload it by myself.

How "creative" you looking for? Trailer? On top of the FW? Put it on the TV:)

I use a Yakima Sportsman 300 for the bed and Dry Dock Trailer Hitch for the front when taking my Old Town Penobscot 17'er.

I also have a 12' inflatable with outboard when I want to fish/explore bigger water.

Depending upon the length - top of the truck - length may require some type of support on the front of the truck.

I use a Yakima system on the roof of the truck to carry 2 or 3 kayaks - 12 footers. I could have more overhang on the front because they get tied off in the center and the back.

Front receiver hitch with a Yakima dry dock and standard roof rack bar over the cab.

I gave up and sold mine. Then I bought inflatables for fishing on the lakes.