WTB- truck bed kayak rack - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jruiz · 01-21-2013, 07:23 AM

Let me know what you guys have. Not really interested in anything homemade cuz I can do that myself or suggestions on a hitch mount bed extender. Purpose is to have full use of the bed with kayak on there. Truck is a 2002 tundra

Dannowar · 01-21-2013, 08:32 AM

The bed extender route seems like the way to go. I have a 2004 Tacoma with a 6 foot bed and with the tailgate down my PA is on the teetering side. The tow hitch I had to buy was a couple hundred bucks but the bed extender I think you can get at harbor freight for like 60 bucks.

JrBasser · 01-21-2013, 08:36 AM

my first hope was that WTB meant want to build. It's cheap and easy. Why not if you're capable?

Dewfish · 01-21-2013, 08:44 AM

On my 2002 Tundra, I used a Thule rack on the cab, and a Thule goal post in the hitch for my kayak. I was able to use the bed with this setup, and it could be installed/removed in just a few minutes. I still have the setup if you're interested in something like this.

CheapPelican · 01-21-2013, 08:52 AM

Harbor Freight single ladder rack. They are removable. You can see where the sleeves bolt to your bed. The rack slides down into them.

jruiz · 01-21-2013, 09:35 AM

Thanks for the posts, but what i'm really looking for is a used one for sale that can use Yakima, Thule, and so on accessories. I want something clamp on to the bed rails that can fit at least two kayaks. Anyone have a Thule xsporter for sale?

xpresso2am · 01-21-2013, 09:45 AM

x2, Tacoma double cab with a short bed and extender. Works great on my PA but it sticks out pretty far.

Harbor Freight is the way to go! cheap and functional.

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Originally Posted by Dannowar

The bed extender route seems like the way to go. I have a 2004 Tacoma with a 6 foot bed and with the tailgate down my PA is on the teetering side. The tow hitch I had to buy was a couple hundred bucks but the bed extender I think you can get at harbor freight for like 60 bucks.

jruiz · 01-21-2013, 10:03 AM

See first post....purpose is to have full use of the bed with kayak on there and not interested in a bed extender. I throw my outback in the bed already without the need for a bed extender.

rossman · 01-21-2013, 10:37 AM

The setup I have used on my Ford Ranger is the Yakima Outdoorsman on the back of the bed and a Yakima rooftop rack on my cab with saddles. For what it's worth I have an Outdoorsman for sale on Ebay right now, here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170976099034...84.m1555.l2649

These guys run $206 new and there doesn't seem to be a lot of interest at $55.

Good Luck

The Rossman

jorluivil · 01-21-2013, 12:37 PM

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 · 01-21-2013, 04:17 PM

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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 · 01-21-2013, 05:31 PM

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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 · 01-21-2013, 06:52 PM

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 · 01-21-2013, 09:14 PM

Dewfish...pm sent on rack

ericko · 01-21-2013, 09:20 PM

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

roby · 01-22-2013, 05:40 AM

This person is selling a Thule rack...

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

Jimmyz123 · 01-22-2013, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by CheapPelican

Harbor Freight single ladder rack. They are removable. You can see where the sleeves bolt to your bed. The rack slides down into them.

I'm thinking of doing this with mine. I like my bed extender, but it makes me nervous that people are going to rear end me with the Kayak there. Sure I'd get a new Kayak out of it, but I'd like to avoid that, and having full access to the bed would be nice also.

jruiz · 01-22-2013, 06:53 AM

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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.

01-21-2013, 07:23 AM	#1
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,008	WTB- truck bed kayak rack Let me know what you guys have. Not really interested in anything homemade cuz I can do that myself or suggestions on a hitch mount bed extender. Purpose is to have full use of the bed with kayak on there. Truck is a 2002 tundra

01-21-2013, 08:32 AM	#2
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	The bed extender route seems like the way to go. I have a 2004 Tacoma with a 6 foot bed and with the tailgate down my PA is on the teetering side. The tow hitch I had to buy was a couple hundred bucks but the bed extender I think you can get at harbor freight for like 60 bucks. __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

01-21-2013, 08:44 AM	#4
Dewfish Junior Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8	Setup On my 2002 Tundra, I used a Thule rack on the cab, and a Thule goal post in the hitch for my kayak. I was able to use the bed with this setup, and it could be installed/removed in just a few minutes. I still have the setup if you're interested in something like this.

01-21-2013, 10:37 AM	#9
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	The setup I have used on my Ford Ranger is the Yakima Outdoorsman on the back of the bed and a Yakima rooftop rack on my cab with saddles. For what it's worth I have an Outdoorsman for sale on Ebay right now, here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/170976099034...84.m1555.l2649 These guys run $206 new and there doesn't seem to be a lot of interest at $55. Good Luck The Rossman __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

01-21-2013, 12:37 PM	#10
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	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. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

01-21-2013, 08:36 AM	#3
JrBasser Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 260	my first hope was that WTB meant want to build. It's cheap and easy. Why not if you're capable?

01-21-2013, 08:52 AM	#5
CheapPelican Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Too far from the launch. Posts: 443	Harbor Freight single ladder rack. They are removable. You can see where the sleeves bolt to your bed. The rack slides down into them.

01-21-2013, 09:35 AM	#6
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,008	Thanks for the posts, but what i'm really looking for is a used one for sale that can use Yakima, Thule, and so on accessories. I want something clamp on to the bed rails that can fit at least two kayaks. Anyone have a Thule xsporter for sale?

01-21-2013, 10:03 AM	#8
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,008	See first post....purpose is to have full use of the bed with kayak on there and not interested in a bed extender. I throw my outback in the bed already without the need for a bed extender.

01-21-2013, 06:52 PM	#13
Dewfish Junior Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8	Rack 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.

01-21-2013, 09:14 PM	#14
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,008	Dewfish...pm sent on rack

01-21-2013, 09:20 PM	#15
ericko Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Huntington beach Posts: 594	Hey look at tony set up same truck and he is able to bring all the camping gear...

01-22-2013, 05:40 AM	#16
roby CEO of Team Roby Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 905	This person is selling a Thule rack... http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac...561575049.html