WTB- truck bed kayak rack

[jorluivil]

What size bed do you have on your Tundra? What type of kayak do you have? I carry my outback one of two ways, it usually depends on where I'm going and/or who is carpooling with me.

If I stay local like Cabrillo I will just throw in the back of the bed but If I'm driving longer distances or if I have someone carpooling with me I will throw it on my rack. If you have a Tundra you show be able to just throw it in the bed, tie it down and get going, the bed and the tailgate door will support roughly 70-80% of a 13-15 foot kayak.

[bus kid]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

What size bed do you have on your Tundra? What type of kayak do you have? I carry my outback one of two ways, it usually depends on where I'm going and/or who is carpooling with me.

If I stay local like Cabrillo I will just throw in the back of the bed but If I'm driving longer distances or if I have someone carpooling with me I will throw it on my rack. If you have a Tundra you show be able to just throw it in the bed, tie it down and get going, the bed and the tailgate door will support roughly 70-80% of a 13-15 foot kayak.

you forgot to tell him about the shoe string you use to tie it down.

[jruiz]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

What size bed do you have on your Tundra? What type of kayak do you have? I carry my outback one of two ways, it usually depends on where I'm going and/or who is carpooling with me.

If I stay local like Cabrillo I will just throw in the back of the bed but If I'm driving longer distances or if I have someone carpooling with me I will throw it on my rack. If you have a Tundra you show be able to just throw it in the bed, tie it down and get going, the bed and the tailgate door will support roughly 70-80% of a 13-15 foot kayak.

I have the same length bed you do I think being 6.5 ft. I use your first option a well but would like to be able to take a second yak or camping gear. Hard to take camping gear with a yak taking up the whole bed.

[Dewfish]

Jruiz,
I have the 74" bed on my Tundra, with a tonneau on it. If I go somewhere close I'll haul the yak in the bed like you do, but if I have stuff in the bed or it's a longer drive I use my rack setup. The front rack goes across the cab like a standard rack system, and the T-Bar slips into the hitch recepticle. Using this setup, I can carry one/two kayaks and have the bed 100% free for other things. It works for me because you can easily put the system on and take it 100% off the truck. I carry a Cobra Marauder which is for sale, so I don't need the rack system anymore. Both the front and rear racks are Thule.

The rack systems others have spoken about look pretty nice and probably works well for their application. There's many ways to go, that's for sure.

[jruiz]

Dewfish...pm sent on rack

[ericko]

Hey look at tony set up same truck and he is able to bring all the camping gear...

[roby]

This person is selling a Thule rack...

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac...561575049.html

[jruiz]

Originally Posted by roby

This person is selling a Thule rack...

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac...561575049.html

Good looking out. I emailed the guy seeing if he'd be willing to part the package. Chances are pretty good since what are the chances he'll find someone that wants two kayaks and drives a truck.