>From the thread about autos to carry kayaks - << Seriously, if you are going to purchase a vehicle to complement your > kayaking, get a modern one --one with decent fuel economy, good suspension > systems and one that is low enough so that you will not obstruct others' >view of the road. > > It only takes a little self esteem to get over the pick-up/sport (sic) > utility (sic) vehicle thing. My 1990 Mazda MPV makes a decent kayak carrier. It is old enough that I'm not concerned with the scrapes and dings and paint marks that inevitably come from solo loading of my canoe and kayak onto it. (The worst came from an unexpected gust which spun me and my Navarro Loon into the rear door.) An old car, not too high, no leather seats to stain is a good thing for water sports. My 1999 GMC Yukon with leather seats, etc., is about the worst canoe/kayak carrier. It is too high, and too expensive. I did a shuttle a couple of weeks ago which meant having my wife pick me up with the Yukon and I sat in the leather seat wearing my wetsuit. Big mistake. Leaving the Yukon with its CD player, etc., in a run down neighborhood while my son and I paddle leaves me worrying about the car instead of relaxing. Don't spend too much on a kayak car. When the Mazda gets too old for its job (soon) I think a kayak trailer may become my preferred solution. Then the only problem will be to find someone who wants to pay good money for a used minivan well into six figures on the mileage complete with canoe dings, blue paint marks, and a persistent smell of wetsuits. jerry. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jan 24 2000 - 09:56:24 PST
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