Kayak Loading Aid

[@onanysundrymule3144]

That is very good Sir. At 2:04 mins you show your bracketing method, yet I could not discern them in your working version, and if you did use brackets wouldn't you then loose the parallelogram stow-away capability which in itself is a very useful feature. Kind regards.

[@gwendolynpitts5462]

I absolutely love your humor! and the fact that we are all considering pool noodles as "building materials"

[@larrywydra]

Thank you

[@edwin6709]

Props bro, awesome set up

[@larrywydra]

Thank you

[@perlago21]

WOW sir this is awesome thanks for posting it

[@larrywydra]

You are welcome.

[@ThisTall]

Love the ingenuity! I’m curious what you think of a product for this method called the Channel Loader.

[@larrywydra]

I saw a lady use one of those. She said it worked great when it was new but then it started to slide and fall off after a while. I originally wanted to buy a Yakima show boat but they were out of stock at the time and that is why I built this. After 2 years I am still using it, It works great on level ground but am finding that on an uphill grade the kayak likes to slide backwards making it tricky to use. When the car is angled sideways, it likes to slide off of the side. An improvement in this design would be to add something on the ends that would stop it from sliding off. It only fell off the side once and nothing was damaged but it has slid sideways several times.

[@katherinelangford981]

Nice. I may need to build something similar. Thanks for the idea. How though do you get one into the j bars with that?

[@larrywydra]

I don't. The J bars are for my wife's kayak which is a lot lighter than this one.

[@The-Adventures-Awaits]

My son has that same kayak

[@larrywydra]

Smart boy

[@patrikcalloch7953]

pas idiot comme systeme sur les break modernes .

[@onanysundrymule3144]

That is very good Sir. At 2:04 mins you show your bracketing method, yet I could not discern them in your working version, and if you did use brackets wouldn't you then loose the parallelogram stow-away capability which in itself is a very useful feature. Kind regards.

[@larrywydra]

It requires precise measurements so the pivot points are equal distant apart so the crossbars are equal length and parallel. One of these days I'll upload a video of an improved version that I made last summer.