Carrying a canoe while towing a TT?
I am looking for ideas on how to carry a canoe while towing my TT. I know there are some other conoers out there. How about share some pics of how you carry your canoe while towing your TT.
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I have an F-150 with a cap. I use a Yakama rack on the front and a home made rack on the truck cap. The canoe overhangs the back of the cap about a foot which makes for a nice tie down. The front is tied to the bumper over the hood.
The center is held to the front and rear racks with ratchet straps.
The front Yakama bar has an internal extension bar that extends out past the cab; so you can set the front of the canoe on the bar with the back of the canoe on the ground, then lift the back of the canoe up onto the rear rack, then scoot the front over to the front rack. Then extension is pushed back into the Yakama front rack tubing.
I have never notice any gas mileage deference when towing my TT, with or without the canoe. The frontal area of the TT is so large it never sees the canoe in front.
Good luck
The center is held to the front and rear racks with ratchet straps.
The front Yakama bar has an internal extension bar that extends out past the cab; so you can set the front of the canoe on the bar with the back of the canoe on the ground, then lift the back of the canoe up onto the rear rack, then scoot the front over to the front rack. Then extension is pushed back into the Yakama front rack tubing.
I have never notice any gas mileage deference when towing my TT, with or without the canoe. The frontal area of the TT is so large it never sees the canoe in front.
Good luck
