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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lakeside013104 wrote:camp-n-family wrote:
I had a generic rack on my Tundra (one at each end of bed) and was always able to mount the canoe myself. Actually found it easier to do with one person. I would lift one end of the canoe up and walk it up until the end sat on the rear rack, other end of canoe stayed on the ground. Then I would lift the other end and push it to slide it on enough that the far end of the canoe was over the front rack. Then I could get in the bed and slide it around as needed.
I use the same rack and method for my even taller Ram.
This method works for me. Have loaded canoes on my truck this way for years. One of my canoes was a homemade 20' cedar strip that weighed just over 100 pounds. Lifting one end at a time is manageable and easy enough to control even in slightly windy conditions.
Lakeside
+2 on this method. It works for me to get a 16' Royalex canoe on my F150 w/ Yakima Outdoorsman racks.
