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Controller23 Enthusiast

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Just picked up two 12 foot fishing kayaks for me and the wife. Hope to be able to handle these pulling the camper too. What solution have you all found?

 

 

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ShamrockShooter Senior Enthusiast

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Had the same problem. Ended up fitting two kayaks inside our travel trailer, and my wife drives her Subaru and we put two ontop of that.

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ShamrockShooter Senior Enthusiast

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I've seen a bunch of guys at the campground with ladder racks on their beds, or leer truck caps with a Thule rack ontop of that with kayaks.

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TracRac with Kayak pads. Nice and light, won't rust and they look a whole lot better than your standard contractor ladder rack. :thumbs:

aseibel Senior Enthusiast

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if you want to pull a camper, you don't have many choices besides a ladder/roof rack, like Thule Racks.

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38 minutes ago, Controller23 said:

 


How do you manage to get kayaks on top of your outback??


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like this:

 

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Controller23 Enthusiast

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like this:
 
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Hah no shit. I read outback and interpreted it as a keystone outback travel trailer. I’m a derp


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ShamrockShooter Senior Enthusiast

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Op did you check to see if your new kayaks will fit inside your travel trailer? It makes life so much easier to throw mine in. I wrap them in moving blankets and stuff a few pillows around them to keep them from damaging anything.

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