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02-21-2013, 02:51 PM | #1 |
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transporting a kayak on a trailer?
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02-21-2013, 03:50 PM | #2 |
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Unless you are buying a Yugo or a smart car, most any car with any kind of power should be able to tow a light trailer with a yak on it.
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02-21-2013, 03:54 PM | #3 |
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i have a prius and tow my kayak using a sportsrig trailer. the trailer is able to transport two kayaks and it doubles as my rack when i store the kayak in my garage.
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02-21-2013, 04:12 PM | #4 |
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I just seen on Craigslist a Yakima Rock&Roll for a grand. Good price.
I would of been all over this but just ordered a new one. Hey tagyak, I just bought a Prius and plan to tow my Yakima Rock&Roll. From what I have read this works well. Do you have any photos of your hitch on you Prius, and photos of it hooked up with the kayaks on. Did you use a kurt hitch or did you find another that worked? Any information or recommendation you could make would be helpfull. Thanks Paul Last edited by amsurferoceanbeach; 02-21-2013 at 04:34 PM. Reason: spelling |
02-21-2013, 04:15 PM | #5 |
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I have the Malone MicroSport XT. My Prius has been towing it regularly since last June with ease...and I still get 50 MPG's round trip from Cucamonga to La Jolla
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Just crunched the numbers and the savings in gas wouldn't be enough to even buy a used Prius would still cost me more per month than just paying for all the gas. Oh well was a good thought Last edited by danjor; 02-21-2013 at 05:18 PM. |
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02-21-2013, 04:29 PM | #7 |
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How long is you extension on you trailer tongue? |
02-21-2013, 05:28 PM | #8 |
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The extension is 8'. It is retractable on the model I have which is really nice. When pushed in, I stand it up against the back of the garage and easily fit my car in front of it.
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02-21-2013, 07:26 PM | #9 |
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Trailex makes great all aluminum trailers. Most trailers you should be fine pulling them with a car.
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02-21-2013, 07:53 PM | #10 |
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How about parking??? are there any problems to find parking space. Been to some places where there is only parking for one car...I don't want to ruin the paint on my car or anything else with the salt water..
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02-21-2013, 11:48 PM | #11 |
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Good question.... I'd love to have a trailer to save my body from the effort of loading my Stealth 14 onto my truck. The reason that I don't is because I like fishing LJ and parking can get rough in the summer. Even here in Carlsbad parking along the beach is a beech.
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02-22-2013, 07:04 AM | #12 | |
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02-22-2013, 07:43 AM | #13 |
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you can get a nice used trailer and convert it for about $400 or so which 1/4 the price of a new one...a trailer hitch is about $150
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02-22-2013, 08:38 AM | #14 | |
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unfortunately i don't have any pictures of the kayaks sitting ontop of the trailer. at the time roby and i were commuting to la jolla and we were in a hurry to fish rather than take any pictures. i set up the rack with the yakima mako racks along with the hulley rollers, one setup for each kayak. it was a little tight but it worked well. if i find some pictures i'll post it up. my trailer has the extension along with the standard length hitch so it is able to accommodate the kayaks. tim Last edited by tagyak; 02-22-2013 at 08:44 AM. |
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02-22-2013, 08:50 AM | #15 |
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I know its personal taste but a sports car with a roof rack looks a lot sportier then a sports car with a trailer hitch. Sports car with roof rack is acutally a new trend right now. But I guess it really depends on what you are planning on buying. And I don’t know about where you fish but having to deal with parking a car with a trailer around here would be a PITA.
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02-22-2013, 09:27 AM | #16 |
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I have had the Malone trailer for over a year and really like it. I have it set up to carry three kayaks, two on edge and one flat, it could easily carry four kayaks on edge. I found it to be much beefier than the RacknRoll trailer. I got the extra storage box, not sure that is needed since I have a truck and the sliding tongue which is great.
This thing has been a real back saver for me, no more lifting my kayaks up on top of my truck rack. Very often in parking lots, I just unhitch and put it in the space next to my truck and use a long cable lock and lock it to my truck. LJ is not normally an issue for me as I get there early enough that parking is not an issue. I would avoid pulling the trailer on the beach when the sand it thick unless you have a 4x4, it does plow through the soft sand rather than float on it and will get you stuck. Been there done that when my truck was not in four wheel drive.
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