canoe with bed extender

[Justin says...]

Funny you posted this; I just ordered one of those bed extenders from Amazon to transport my 2 kayaks. Longest one is 12'. They had really good reviews. I should have it in a day or two and can report back.

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[Buckethead]

Funny you posted this; I just ordered one of those bed extenders from Amazon to transport my 2 kayaks. Longest one is 12'. They had really good reviews. I should have it in a day or two and can report back.

How'd it work?

 

[9zero1790]

Here's an old ‘94 Ford Ranger Sea Splash Concept for inspiration.

Frank

wow id drive that with the pink and all!

 

[WV_Ranger]

Assume you mean the kind that goes in your trailer hitch. Haven't done 16 footer in my ranger but used to do it in my short bed Chevy all the time. No problems just remember it's back there and don't take no steep decent lol.

Hauled 13' kayak this way a lot in ranger before my shoulder went south. Had no problems.

Ymmv

Mike

 

[Justin says...]

How'd it work?

Worked perfectly. I'd say its a must have for any short bed owner. Of course, I forgot to take pics.

 

[subquark]

Assume you mean the kind that goes in your trailer hitch. Haven't done 16 footer in my ranger but used to do it in my short bed Chevy all the time. No problems just remember it's back there and don't take no steep decent lol.

Hauled 13' kayak this way a lot in ranger before my shoulder went south. Had no problems.

Ymmv

Mike

Ugh, I'm with you on the shoulder issues, really sucks ...

We went from normal solid kayaks to inflatables because raising them to the roof of a Corolla was just too painful (for my shoulders and the dings I was making to that car!).

The kayaks are much nicer than I imagined and incredibly rigid - no regrets and far easier to transport (one of the main reasons for getting a Ranger).

pair of 35 pound 12'10" RazorLites

 

[WV_Ranger]

Ugh, I'm with you on the shoulder issues, really sucks ...

We went from normal solid kayaks to inflatables because raising them to the roof of a Corolla was just too painful (for my shoulders and the dings I was making to that car!).

The kayaks are much nicer than I imagined and incredibly rigid - no regrets and far easier to transport (one of the main reasons for getting a Ranger).

pair of 35 pound 12'10" RazorLites

Yeah. I could paddle 20 minutes and be in agony for 2 days. I decided getting a cortisone shot in each shoulder wasn't so fun and sold my sit on top fishing yak. Now I'm thinking I need a boat Lol I will miss the float trips and quiet mornings drinking coffee on the ohio river and watching the sun come up while silently floating.

 

[subquark]

Yeah. I could paddle 20 minutes and be in agony for 2 days. I decided getting a cortisone shot in each shoulder wasn't so fun and sold my sit on top fishing yak. Now I'm thinking I need a boat Lol I will miss the float trips and quiet mornings drinking coffee on the ohio river and watching the sun come up while silently floating.

Same here but I can go about two hours and then I ice my shoulders every night for a week afterwards.

We've started thinking about a Tahoe 16 with Soupie-like red trim.

BUT .. that's a huge difference from a relaxing and slow day o the water. What you said is exactly what's so appealing about kayaking.

 

[WV_Ranger]

Same here but I can go about two hours and then I ice my shoulders every night for a week afterwards.

We've started thinking about a Tahoe 16 with Soupie-like red trim.

BUT .. that's a huge difference from a relaxing and slow day o the water. What you said is exactly what's so appealing about kayaking.

Agreed. Relaxation was always the best part of canoeing and kayaking for me. I'm torn on to get a boat or not lol. I'd like a 16 ft pontoon or a simple 16 foot john with a console but Holy smokes I can't fathom the money they want for a boat. U could buy like 2 or 3 more rangers!! For now I'm regulated to shore fishing.

 

[subquark]

Agreed. Relaxation was always the best part of canoeing and kayaking for me. I'm torn on to get a boat or not lol. I'd like a 16 ft pontoon or a simple 16 foot john with a console but Holy smokes I can't fathom the money they want for a boat. U could buy like 2 or 3 more rangers!! For now I'm regulated to shore fishing.

The base on that Tahoe is $22K and I also really like the the SeaDoo Swicth starting at $22K but that quickly grew to the mid $30Ks with options. The Tahoe is pretty nicely equipped at its price.

But it's basically the cost of my Ranger, so really hard to actually pull the trigger on ...

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