Bringing kayak with you...

@ Wishbone, they make vee sculpted foam blocks you can purchase to help stabilize your kayak and keep it from scratching the roof. Just google kayak mounting blocks and you should get some hits.

Instead of placing directly on your vehicle roof try one or two 13inch inner tubes. They keep any scratching at bay, and the load is a little wiggly maybe. Just be sure the inflation valves are not scratching the roof.

Ralph

Check out point 65 kayaks:

http://www.point65.com/kategori/5050/modular.html

Modular designs make singles or tandem at will. We have enough of their martini model parts to make two full tandems.

This was my setup last weekend with my tandem. Haven't found a roof rack for the Titan yet.

phillyg wrote:
I had a 14' tandem yak and an F150 with a 5-1/2' bed. I bought a Darby Extend-a-Rack that can be used with a front receiver or on the regular rear receiver. It can be used horizontally or vertically on the rear.

Does this work when your TT is hitched up to the truck? Because I am looking for ways to transport the kayak while also towing my TT.

I had a 14' tandem yak and an F150 with a 5-1/2' bed. I bought a Darby Extend-a-Rack that can be used with a front receiver or on the regular rear receiver. It can be used horizontally or vertically on the rear.

I have a smaller truck bed, but, I know it did not work for me with my 12 foot SOT fishing Kayaks. I bought a Sea Eagle Fast Track Kayak. My 10 year old son and I take it with us when we go camping and it is very high quality and moves almost as well as our WS Tarpon 120. With an electric pump the Fast Track only takes a few minutes to set up, is very stable, and has a high weight capacity. The Fast Track Kayaks are expensive though and you can get a pretty nice roof rack for trucks and have a cheaper hardside for the price. If you are ok with spending $900 or more on a kayak, check out the Sea Eagle inflatables. You can even try them out risk free and send back if you don't like them from what I have read.

We bought an Airis Play Tandem inflatable. Works out well for us..takes up hardly any room whether in the camper or in the bed of the truck.

Here's a video

I know it's very expensive but I feel like I use my Kayak a lot more because of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPA3Q6gxJzA

I use it to haul my 70lb 15' tandem.

Of course. Spend $600-800 and you will have a good boat most likely. Don't discount the idea of a slightly used boat or factory blemish, which I can rarely tell from others. Again, you will need to go to a real paddles shop.

Wilderness Systems makes a Pamlico tandem, or did for years. It was the first kayak I bought 20 years ago, still have it, great shape. If your son is 10, I would get two smaller one person boats. Nothing sucks like being tethered to an adult. My son will be three in October and I'm buying him his first kayak this coming spring. Like a 4 footer I saw. Granted, I will be within arms reach of him, in his under crotch strapped Titanic issue PFD, but the fun is in controlling your own destiny. Or a similar illusion as it may be. Ha ha.


Edit, they still make Pamlico tandems. But will be long and heavy. Easier to handle two small yaks if carrying up high on rack. But the autonomy is worth considering. It's very easy to paddle a kayak. Very, very, hard to fall out of one. With high quality paddling specific PFD and dad a few feet away, I personally feel it a viable option. But respect any reservations you may have of course. If looking at two boats, be sure to check out the Ride and other newer models. Pungo is the old school. I love mine.

But the newer sit on tops are MUCH easier to get in and out of. As are my two newest yaks, NuCanoe Frontiers. Love the sit in tops. But the older sit in styles are great too, especially if your not fat, uncoordinated, and such. If the latter applies, or bad knees, back, etc, you definitely want a sit on top. Many good companies, Jackson, Perception, among others, but I'm a big fan of Wilderness systems.


If I can help, send me a PM.

http://www.wildernesssystems.com/kayaks?field_activity_tid%5B%5D=11
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Dan