I have seen many posts about transporting kayaks. We had two kayaks for a long time. When we went camping I had to bring them with us by either stuffing them inside the RV or strapping them onto my Suburban and having someone drive it up separately. But then my son got a steady girlfriend which altered the entire dynamic. This resulted in another kayak, and I had to come up with a new way to transport them.
I already had a Hitch Hauler rack, so I used that as a base. Since I was working with a rectangle, it was just as easy to make it a 4-kayak rack. (I'll probably get another one someday anyway.) I had hoped that my son could weld it up for me but he's finishing school and didn't have the time, so I just made it with 2x4's. The rack turned out wide enough that it partially obscured my tail lights, so I put LED trailer lights on it. I put wheels on it so I could take it off the Hitch Hauler and move it around by myself. The pictures are from our first trip with it up to Steamboat Lake.
By the way, I am no great fan of Walmart, but the 10-foot kayaks they sell are very lightweight, easy to paddle, stable, track well in the water, and their price cannot be beat. They are perfect for fishing small and medium-sized lakes.
I already had a Hitch Hauler rack, so I used that as a base. Since I was working with a rectangle, it was just as easy to make it a 4-kayak rack. (I'll probably get another one someday anyway.) I had hoped that my son could weld it up for me but he's finishing school and didn't have the time, so I just made it with 2x4's. The rack turned out wide enough that it partially obscured my tail lights, so I put LED trailer lights on it. I put wheels on it so I could take it off the Hitch Hauler and move it around by myself. The pictures are from our first trip with it up to Steamboat Lake.
By the way, I am no great fan of Walmart, but the 10-foot kayaks they sell are very lightweight, easy to paddle, stable, track well in the water, and their price cannot be beat. They are perfect for fishing small and medium-sized lakes.
