Ralph Wrote: >But, of course, if you want to blow $300 or more on a sophisticated Thule >or Yakima setup instead of spending the difference (the pads run around $40 >including all straps) on better things such as lighter paddles, and have >the permanent setup eating into your gas mileage when not sporting kayaks, >be my guest. >ralph :-) Yeah Ralph, but will the pads let you carry bikes, ladders, skis, snowboards, mattresses, etc? I see it as a cheap alternative to buying (and driving) a truck. But I agree that if you're only into kayaking your way is the cheaper way. So do you ever have to lock your kayak to the rental car? You must run a cable through the windows? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Joe Brzoza wrote: > > Ralph Wrote: > > >But, of course, if you want to blow $300 or more on a sophisticated Thule > >or Yakima setup instead of spending the difference (the pads run around $40 > >including all straps) on better things such as lighter paddles, and have > >the permanent setup eating into your gas mileage when not sporting kayaks, > >be my guest. > > >ralph :-) > > Yeah Ralph, but will the pads let you carry bikes, ladders, skis, > snowboards, mattresses, etc? I see it as a cheap alternative to buying (and > driving) a truck. But I agree that if you're only into kayaking your way is > the cheaper way. Yes, it looks like it will only work for a kayak but perhaps it could be used for some of the other things you mentioned. For example a ladder could easily by put up on a roof using the canoe pads which fit on to the canoe's gunwales and the canoe is then mounted upside down...no reason why could not be adapted to a ladder (cost is about $12 for the canoe pads). Snowboards could be attached to the window ski racks mentioned earlier at a cost of around $40 (there is a for skis and another one for snowboards). It may be possible to put skis on the kayak pads, although I have not tried this. But with the window racks I don't see a need for this. Trouble is limitation in how many boats you can carry. You can't stack em on their sides and therefore it looks like a small car could carry just two at best. With roof rack bars you have a wider expanse for putting on the boats side by side. > > So do you ever have to lock your kayak to the rental car? You must run a > cable through the windows? I have not bothered as my use has been from point A to point B with immediate removal of the boat for kayaking or to a location behind a gate. I have the Surelock from Boulter of Earth in my kit (I got a small mesh bag from Campmor and loaded it with the pads, all assortments of straps collected over the years, hooks and carabiners as well as the Surelock). If I were to stop somewhere enroute, I would run the Surelock cable through a few crossribs on the foldable kayak and then down into the car via a door. The Surelock has a slider on the cable portion that comes into the car. You slide it until it is snug against the inside of the door frame...it's a one way slider and so can't be jarred loose. ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 10/26/1999 10:28:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com writes: << The Surelock has a slider on the cable portion that comes into the car. You slide it until it is snug against the inside of the door frame...it's a one way slider and so can't be jarred loose. >> FWIW, a local outfitter advised me to put a padlock on the Surelock. Can't remember exactly why, but a padlock I bought. Sandy Kramer *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Sandykayak_at_aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 10/26/1999 10:28:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com writes: > > << The Surelock has a slider on the cable portion that comes into the car. > You slide it until it is snug against the inside of the door frame...it's a > one way slider and so can't be jarred loose. >> > > FWIW, a local outfitter advised me to put a padlock on the Surelock. Can't > remember exactly why, but a padlock I bought. > > Sandy Kramer You don't need the padlock if you are using the slider portion and running the cable into your via a door. The padlock is for locking the boat to a tree. I have done this at times when staying at a place away from the water but leaving the boats near the water in a public area. I have several lengths of Surelock cables and just run them together to protect the number of boats being left there. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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