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sbymmu
Explorer
Jul 01, 2022

paddle board rack

Looking for some ideas for carrying SUP or short Kayaks vertically on the rear of my truck camper. I do not want to put them on the roof. I have a rear deck that sticks out 18" behind the rear and the standard ladder. I have seen a few variations. Looking for lessons learned and materials used especially padding and securing systems.
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  • IB853347201's avatar
    IB853347201
    Nomad
    Jul 01, 2022
    Have you thought about inflatable kayaks? That's what we ended up with as we just couldn't see adding another rack or such. They work very well and are easy to store.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Jul 01, 2022
    If part of the kayaks are in the wind it could create a bunch of drag.
  • sbymmu's avatar
    sbymmu
    Explorer
    Jul 01, 2022


    Trying to come up with suggestions to refine something like this. We do have one inflatable but we tend to move around a lot and inflating deflating thing is a bit of pain from my perspective. I would like to find a way to just throw them up lash them in and move to the next drop-in.
  • Buzzcut1's avatar
    Buzzcut1
    Nomad II
    Jul 01, 2022
    there was a discussion and photos of vertical rear mounted kayak racks for short kayaks on the facebook truck camping group a few weeks ago.
  • maria_bettina's avatar
    maria_bettina
    Explorer
    Jul 22, 2022
    IB853347201 wrote:
    Have you thought about inflatable kayaks? That's what we ended up with as we just couldn't see adding another rack or such. They work very well and are easy to store.


    Which one did you get? Reviews on many say leaks happen, seams break. I need a recommendation before I pull the trigger cuz there are so many out there.

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