kayaks
I've posted several times asking about kayak hauling ideas.
We found our solution on Craigslist: a slightly used Malone MicroSport Trailer for a very fair price. So now we don't have to drill holes in the roof for mounting crossbars, block the solar panel when a kayak is on the roof, and especially take the kayaks off when we want to pop the roof up.
For those of you who decide a Malone MicroSport trailer is the way to go, here's some tips. Don't buy their spare tire or cargo box. Both are listed at about $100-150 each depending on the source. There are other sources for much less money.
The cargo box is made by Plano:
Malone’s:
http://www.maloneautoracks.com/trailer-storage-trunk.php
Plano’s:
http://www.planostoragesolutions.com/products/165-wheeled-storage-trunk.aspx
Amazon’s:
http://www.amazon.com/Plano-1819-Storage-Trunk-Camo/dp/B001SAA08I
Zoro’s:
http://www.zoro.com/i/G4811956/
Zoro is a division of Grainger. This is where I bought mine.
Spare Tire and wheel:
Les Schwab Tire wanted $100. The same tire and wheel at Lowes was $75. Amazon sells it for $47 including shipping.
Pays to shop around for 20 minutes.
We found our solution on Craigslist: a slightly used Malone MicroSport Trailer for a very fair price. So now we don't have to drill holes in the roof for mounting crossbars, block the solar panel when a kayak is on the roof, and especially take the kayaks off when we want to pop the roof up.
For those of you who decide a Malone MicroSport trailer is the way to go, here's some tips. Don't buy their spare tire or cargo box. Both are listed at about $100-150 each depending on the source. There are other sources for much less money.
The cargo box is made by Plano:
Malone’s:
http://www.maloneautoracks.com/trailer-storage-trunk.php
Plano’s:
http://www.planostoragesolutions.com/products/165-wheeled-storage-trunk.aspx
Amazon’s:
http://www.amazon.com/Plano-1819-Storage-Trunk-Camo/dp/B001SAA08I
Zoro’s:
http://www.zoro.com/i/G4811956/
Zoro is a division of Grainger. This is where I bought mine.
Spare Tire and wheel:
Les Schwab Tire wanted $100. The same tire and wheel at Lowes was $75. Amazon sells it for $47 including shipping.
Pays to shop around for 20 minutes.
