Kayak rack installed!

H2only · 05-25-2009, 04:55 PM

phone pic but you get the idea. Short story is I bought a Grand Cherokee Friday and it has the luggage rack, so I got the Yakima rack mounts today, works perfect. Hauling it on the trailer was a bit of a pain, this will be much easier.

skeeter85 · 05-25-2009, 05:37 PM

(In the voice of Napoleon Dynamite) Luckyyyyy

Jump n Fish · 05-25-2009, 11:05 PM

Those yakima mounts are the way to go IMO. They are great at supporting the kayak and they are quick and easy to undo and strap down. Wish I had some, but I don't have a trailer or roof rack yet, I just throw mine in my pickup bed. Not the best way, but it works. I have a 14.5 footer that's a pain to transport in the bed though. My 12 footer is no problem though.

H2only · 05-26-2009, 09:21 AM

I bought the Thule rack the day before but returned them for the Yakima, the Thule mounts to the cross bars didnt seem to be as well thought out compared to the Yakima, plus the Yakima were 10.00 bucks cheaper.

chasinoutdoors · 06-04-2009, 07:28 AM

Looks sweet. My g/f and I have talked about switching from our canoe to a couple of kayaks, looks like a very peaceful way to fish.

05-25-2009, 04:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
H2only H2only has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 1,678 Thanks: 85 Thanked 301 Times in 205 Posts	Kayak rack installed! phone pic but you get the idea. Short story is I bought a Grand Cherokee Friday and it has the luggage rack, so I got the Yakima rack mounts today, works perfect. Hauling it on the trailer was a bit of a pain, this will be much easier. __________________ "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." - Thomas Jefferson

05-25-2009, 05:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
skeeter85 skeeter85 is winter blows Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bellevue, NE Posts: 1,261 Thanks: 287 Thanked 411 Times in 263 Posts	(In the voice of Napoleon Dynamite) Luckyyyyy __________________ dave Tell a man there are 100 billion stars in the universe and he will believe you. Tell a man a bench has wet paint and he'll have to touch it to be sure.

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Jump n Fish Jump n Fish is dreamin of clear rivers and big spots Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Laurel, MS Posts: 1,319 Thanks: 606 Thanked 450 Times in 211 Posts	Those yakima mounts are the way to go IMO. They are great at supporting the kayak and they are quick and easy to undo and strap down. Wish I had some, but I don't have a trailer or roof rack yet, I just throw mine in my pickup bed. Not the best way, but it works. I have a 14.5 footer that's a pain to transport in the bed though. My 12 footer is no problem though. __________________ We accidentally replaced your heart with a baked potato. You have about three seconds to live.

05-26-2009, 09:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
H2only H2only has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 1,678 Thanks: 85 Thanked 301 Times in 205 Posts	I bought the Thule rack the day before but returned them for the Yakima, the Thule mounts to the cross bars didnt seem to be as well thought out compared to the Yakima, plus the Yakima were 10.00 bucks cheaper. __________________ "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." - Thomas Jefferson

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06-04-2009, 07:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
chasinoutdoors chasinoutdoors has no status. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 11 Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Looks sweet. My g/f and I have talked about switching from our canoe to a couple of kayaks, looks like a very peaceful way to fish.