How do you get a a canoe on your truck?
I already have a cartop carrier that will fit on my Toyota Tundra, but I can't see a practcal way to get a 17 foot 75 pound Grumman Standard canoe up there, I'm only 5' 10" and my wife is even shorter...
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I have a Yakama rack in the cab and a homemade rack on the cap.
The front rack has a tube inside that extends about three feet beyond the cab. My homemade rack has a similar extension.
With both extensions out I can set the front end of the canoe on the front rack with the other end on the ground then stand on a stool and place the other end on the back extension. Now the canoe is roof height but next to the truck.
Then I scoot it onto the roof racks and remove the extensions. It helps to have the DW handy in case I do something silly.
I also at times have a 3 foot step ladder.
The front rack has a tube inside that extends about three feet beyond the cab. My homemade rack has a similar extension.
With both extensions out I can set the front end of the canoe on the front rack with the other end on the ground then stand on a stool and place the other end on the back extension. Now the canoe is roof height but next to the truck.
Then I scoot it onto the roof racks and remove the extensions. It helps to have the DW handy in case I do something silly.
I also at times have a 3 foot step ladder.
