I started with foam blocks. These functioned great, but no matter how hard I tried, I always ended up with a little dirt between the foam pad and the roof of my truck. This quickly took its toll on the paint job. I then went to the Yakima rack TLC cradles. No science involved, it was just the brand carried by my local paddle shop. After getting them installed, I found myself struggling at the end of the day trying to get the yak back on the truck. The cradles add another 3-5 inches you have to lift the yak over and once in place I found it difficult to slide forward or aft to position it on the truck. Finally I bought a set of Hully rollers and installed them on the rear rack, with the cradles in the front. Excellent combo IMHO. (Plus it gave me an excuse to have a second carrier 8^) Someone also mentioned putting on a rack and buying foam pads to clip around the bars. This would also work if you are trying to save some money. Woody *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 11 1999 - 14:57:18 PST
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