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Date:   Fri, 27 May 2005 11:07:28 -0400
Reply-To:   Don in North Carolina <vanagondon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:   Don in North Carolina <vanagondon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:   Re: Traveling lighter... a goal... Kayak carriers?
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On 5/26/05, stephen steele <steeles159@yahoo.com> wrote: > SNIP< > Finally a question about kayaks, as we are heading to > the North Country and a circumnavigation of Lake > Superior (Jeff Earl...where's your travel blog?). > A fellow Listee and I will be traveling with wives and > young sons(one each). And we are discussing how many > bikes and kayaks we should bring along. The bikes are > easy enough to carry. The kayaks aren't. > Neither of us have mounts for the boats and aren't > particularly interested in drilling our pop tops for > racks. While I already have Yakima high towers that > will fit over the pop top, I don't relish having to > remove the boats and the rear cross bar at every > camping stop. Alternatives? > > Another question is has anybody used a reliable foam > and strap method of carrying smaller (Perception > Swifties) on their camper top? > > Your experiences and thoughts are appreciated. > TIA > Stephen > Chillicothe Ohio

Stephen,

You might want to consider a trailer for the kayaks and bikes, see this link:

<http://www.gowesty.com/sportsrig.html>

-- Don in Reidsville, NC 1986 Kawasaki Concours 1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia) "I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage


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