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