Carrying a canoe on top of your toad?
I am considering buying a Jeep Grand Cherokee as a toad and mounting a canoe to the roof rack. The canoe will live there for at least two years while I travel. I am curious if anyone has done this ful...
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Here is a pic of the system I use for kayaks and also our canoe.
When using the canoe, the wide part is between the supports and I slide them completely to one side.
The biggest issues I've found are side winds trying to push stern (canoe loaded with stern to front so seats fold down towards back) sideways and the canoe slipping forward our aft, loosening the straps.
Using these uprights has completely stopped the sliding and greatly improves side loading of winds. They are a good anchor point and are easily adjusted for position.
I haul upside down on my 4Runner, which has the oval roof racks.
These also allow me to remove and reattach the back bowline when accessing the rear cargo area.
Oh, and having a "stop" on one side greatly helps with loading. I lift stern onto back, then lift bow while pushing against the uprights (both on right side usually), which guide the canoe into place.
Make sure it doesn't extend far enough to interfere with turning your rv. I have the opposite, so it doesn't interfere with turning of htt in rear.
Imho, renting is inconvenient and not always available at and for how long you want. A season of rentals would pay for our canoe....and you can take it to different places, not just near the rental dock.
When using the canoe, the wide part is between the supports and I slide them completely to one side.
The biggest issues I've found are side winds trying to push stern (canoe loaded with stern to front so seats fold down towards back) sideways and the canoe slipping forward our aft, loosening the straps.
Using these uprights has completely stopped the sliding and greatly improves side loading of winds. They are a good anchor point and are easily adjusted for position.
I haul upside down on my 4Runner, which has the oval roof racks.
These also allow me to remove and reattach the back bowline when accessing the rear cargo area.
Oh, and having a "stop" on one side greatly helps with loading. I lift stern onto back, then lift bow while pushing against the uprights (both on right side usually), which guide the canoe into place.
Make sure it doesn't extend far enough to interfere with turning your rv. I have the opposite, so it doesn't interfere with turning of htt in rear.
Imho, renting is inconvenient and not always available at and for how long you want. A season of rentals would pay for our canoe....and you can take it to different places, not just near the rental dock.
