pa 14 vs small car - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ctrujillo · 12-06-2012, 03:45 PM

Ok i just bought me a little chevy hhr.i have a dodge ram i used to transport but got to lower my mpg.so going to put racks on it and use it.how many of you transport your pa on the roof of your small cars? Pics would be great

TJones · 12-06-2012, 04:01 PM

to put my new pa 12 in the back of my f250. but since i have been rotten all year , and screwing up at work , i dont think santa is going to hook me up.

Old Man in the Sea · 12-06-2012, 04:07 PM

buy a used trailer and add the hobie cradles to it - it rides smooth, you don't have to unload it when u get home and will save your back too..

Baja_Traveler · 12-06-2012, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Man in the Sea

buy a used trailer and add the hobie cradles to it - it rides smooth, you don't have to unload it when u get home and will save your back too..

The ultimate small car solution.

I on the other hand have been good this year, and next tuesday I'll have a new PA14 on the back of my F250! Stopped off at Oceanside Dive & Kayak this afternoon and put in the order.

I've been reading reports of guys putting PA's on Thule Hullavator's (with cradle modification) and it works - even though they are only rated for 70 pounds, thats 70 pounds less you have to lift. After I save up for a Lowrance HDS I'll get a set of those to help with the loading, I figure if it sucks I'll use it for loading the touring kayak...

maui jim · 12-06-2012, 08:58 PM

Man up and use the dam truck....

And get a friend to go a split the fuel...

I haul in a 2011 F250 FX4 Crew Cab, 8 ft bed with a shell, and get 17 mpg's I use 9.4 gals of fuel to LJ and back from Cypress.. Why bust a nut lumping a toad PA onto the roof of a small car

You'll spend way more than that on a Chriopractor, or 3/4 day boat.. a dinner out, or at a Bar drinking you back problems away...

TJones · 12-07-2012, 01:42 AM

Happy holidays all. Let us know how you like it.

RockyRaab · 12-07-2012, 07:27 AM

Don't know about a dinky little HHR, but a Durango hauls one just fine.

sasha · 12-07-2012, 09:32 AM

I need to post a pic with my stealth-14 on top of my vw camper... Now that should impress some of you guys. I figured out a way to put it up that takes about 3 min.. on my own. Mind you that thing has to be over 7ft tall.

Old Man in the Sea · 12-07-2012, 11:37 AM

this is a great alternative...

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/a...1&d=1343242674

blitzburgh · 12-07-2012, 11:45 AM

I posted this years ago. This is how I used to do it with no problems.

sasha · 12-07-2012, 11:53 AM

Does anyone has a problem with the trailer when looking for a place to park???

blitzburgh · 12-07-2012, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by sasha

Does anyone has a problem with the trailer when looking for a place to park???

If you're talking LJ, only on busy weekends. But even then, I find parking within a couple of streets.

MVC · 12-07-2012, 02:57 PM

I transport my PA 12 on the roof of a Ford Fusion no problems.

12-06-2012, 03:45 PM	#1
ctrujillo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: garden grove Posts: 308	pa 14 vs small car Ok i just bought me a little chevy hhr.i have a dodge ram i used to transport but got to lower my mpg.so going to put racks on it and use it.how many of you transport your pa on the roof of your small cars? Pics would be great

12-06-2012, 04:01 PM	#2
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	i was hoping to put my new pa 12 in the back of my f250. but since i have been rotten all year , and screwing up at work , i dont think santa is going to hook me up.

12-06-2012, 08:58 PM	#5
maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	Man up and use the dam truck.... And get a friend to go a split the fuel... I haul in a 2011 F250 FX4 Crew Cab, 8 ft bed with a shell, and get 17 mpg's I use 9.4 gals of fuel to LJ and back from Cypress.. Why bust a nut lumping a toad PA onto the roof of a small car You'll spend way more than that on a Chriopractor, or 3/4 day boat.. a dinner out, or at a Bar drinking you back problems away... __________________

12-07-2012, 01:42 AM	#6
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	Congrats on new ride Happy holidays all. Let us know how you like it.

12-07-2012, 11:37 AM	#9
Old Man in the Sea Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bay Park Posts: 569	custom trailer and storage rack in one for $450 this is a great alternative... http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/a...1&d=1343242674

12-06-2012, 04:07 PM	#3
Old Man in the Sea Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bay Park Posts: 569	buy a used trailer and add the hobie cradles to it - it rides smooth, you don't have to unload it when u get home and will save your back too..

12-07-2012, 07:27 AM	#7
RockyRaab Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 138	Don't know about a dinky little HHR, but a Durango hauls one just fine.

12-07-2012, 09:32 AM	#8
sasha Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 275	I need to post a pic with my stealth-14 on top of my vw camper... Now that should impress some of you guys. I figured out a way to put it up that takes about 3 min.. on my own. Mind you that thing has to be over 7ft tall.

12-07-2012, 11:45 AM	#10
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	I posted this years ago. This is how I used to do it with no problems. __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

12-07-2012, 11:53 AM	#11
sasha Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 275	Does anyone has a problem with the trailer when looking for a place to park???

12-07-2012, 02:57 PM	#13
MVC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 278	I transport my PA 12 on the roof of a Ford Fusion no problems.