Re: [Paddlewise] Clothing & Security

On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Dan McCarty wrote:

> owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net on 09/27/98 01:52:11 PM
> Please respond to owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> cc:
> Subject: [Paddlewise] Clothing & Security
> 
>  |2. Kayaks are a very desirable commodity in Vancouver.  How does one secure
> |a kayak to the roof of a pickup truck in the big smoke while sleeping
> |soundly at night ?
> |
> |grant
> 

<snip> 

> 
> To keep the kayak on the truck I found a locking cable at Home Depot.  The cable
> is made by kryptonite and was designed to lock up equipment on construction
> sites.  Obviously, there are many tools at a work site to be used to cut a
> cable and the company thought about the design.  The cable is at least 5/8 of
> an inch think and coated with plastic.  One end of the cable locks into the
> other end of the cable. The cable is thick enough so that the cable cutters at
> the same store were not large enough to get a grip on the cable.  Given time
> and a hack saw you could eventually cut through either the yak bar or the cable
> but it is going to take a long time.....
> 
> I put the cable through the yak bar and then loop it under my roof racks.  On
> my SO's jeep, I also wrap the cable through the roof rack for good measure.

<snip>

You may want to find a way to run the cable into your car and close (and 
lock) the car door on it - with the cable lock in the car.  Otherwise you 
are vulnerable to someone simply removing your racks from your car.  

I was at REI the other day replacing a part of my Yakima rack, and talked 
for a while to someone there who installs them on cars.  He said he'd 
seen one stolen right off a car, notwithstanding that it had the little 
lock Yakima sells for those racks.  So don't count on those locks.

And running the cable into the car, so the boat can't get taken even if 
someone tried to take off your racks, might be a good idea.


Joy Hecht
Arlington VA

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