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RE: transporting 2 -- 14' kayaks with a 5th wheel
Thanks guys, you have all given me so great ideas & the pictures really help to see how this might work.
Roy, your setup with 2 kayaks & 2 bikes is really a great idea. I was so concerned about the kayaks, I hadn't given the bikes (that we normally haul in our truck bed) much thought.
Glenn
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05/20/08 04:11am |
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RE: transporting 2 -- 14' kayaks with a 5th wheel
Great suggestion
Sue t., like the saying goes, one picture is worth a thousand words. Thanks for the photos. I will have to do some measuring to determine if that type of set up might work for my application. Sue, couple of follow up questions please.
Here in the states we're beginning to feel the gas/fuel crunch that our neighbors to the north like you have felt for many years. Have you been able to tell if transporting your canoe that far forward decreases your fuel efficiency much differently than if you were transporting your canoe with it being more aft in the "normal" area over the bed?
Secondly, has transporting the canoe that far forwarded created any issues with: wind noise, visabiity, or any other handling issues?
Thanks again to everyone who has posted. SoCalDesertRider, I will try to find that site. If you run across it agian, please let me know.
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glbenfld
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05/18/08 08:46pm |
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transporting 2 -- 14' kayaks with a 5th wheel
My wife & I currently have a 26' R-Vision Trail-Lite 8263s light weight travel trailer. We have thought about moving up to a 5th wheel, but we haven't figured out a way to transport our 2 14' kayaks.
We really don't want to transport our boats on the roof of a 5th wheel. Too much trouble getting up & down all the time, plus once we set up camp we don't want to have to break camp to transport the kayaks to a boat landing.
We have looked at toy haulers, but not many have length enough for 14' kayaks. We tow with a 1500 Chevy & really don't want to move to a larger truck that most toy haulers would require.
Currently we transport the kayaks on a rack in the truck bed which isn't a problem with the travel trailer.
I thought I would throw this out to some of you 5th wheelers to see if any of you have seen or thought of a way around our dilemma.
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glbenfld
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05/18/08 11:15am |
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