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Kayak Racks

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by cjohnson4, Oct 16, 2015.

  1. Oct 16, 2015 at 7:06 PM
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    cjohnson4

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    I'm looking for options to be able to carry at least 4 kayaks on my roof. Any suggestions or pics? Thanks
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  2. Oct 17, 2015 at 7:14 AM
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    I guess it depends on the length/weight of the kayaks. I have a Hobie Pro Angler and at 150#s, one kayak is all I can carry. I didn't buy a specific kayak rack. I used the Toyota rack (rated at 150#s) on the cab and a Yakama rack on my cap. There are other threads on this topic if you use the search feature.

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  3. Oct 17, 2015 at 4:33 PM
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    Gotcha, thanks.
     
  4. Oct 17, 2015 at 4:39 PM
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    Wow....that's a lot of kayaks on top...unless they're small...
     
  5. Oct 17, 2015 at 4:44 PM
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    All together they weigh about 200#. Ive hauled them on my factory bars just awkward to strap down.
     
  6. Oct 19, 2015 at 12:04 PM
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    I think you could do 4 no problem. 6 is pretty easy. The raft is just bonus!

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  7. Oct 19, 2015 at 12:46 PM
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    What kind of rack do you have?
     
  8. Oct 19, 2015 at 12:59 PM
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    Just a Yakima base rack with control towers and 58" crossbars (they make up to a 72" option) with a kayak stacker in the center all mounted on the top of a Leer shell. Don't have that truck anymore but I plan on putting the same setup on my 2015 as soon as I get a shell.

    Also I use the longer mounting tracks from Yakima instead of the smaller fixed mounting points. Seems to be a little stronger and spread the weight out a little bit. At least in my mind it does anyway.
     
  9. Oct 19, 2015 at 1:13 PM
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    Looks good, thanks for the info.
     

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