I have a friend who just got a new pickup truck and wants to install a rack to carry her kayak on the truck. Anyone had experience with using Yakima saddles on the Mirage over-the-bed truck rack? Anyone suggest a another good solution to this problem? Thanks for your help. Ken Johnson johnsonkw_at_hotmail.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 12/16/00 7:58:14 PM, johnsonkw_at_hotmail.com writes: << Anyone had experience with using Yakima saddles on the Mirage over-the-bed truck rack? Anyone suggest a another good solution to this problem? >> I have been using a Mirage on my pickup for 2+ years and I find the cheap foam saddles more than adequate to handle anything that I decide to throw up on it. You could certainly use Yakima stuff but I hardly see the point. Save the money for paddling gear. Good luck! Jed *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I use a Mirage takedown truck rack. All I use for the saddles is the blue insulation foam saddles that Mirage sells. Also bought two sets of their camlock tie down straps. Everything works just fine. I move my Necky Looksha IV (65 lbs.) on and off the rack without a big problem. I do wish my truck was about 10 inches shorter. <Bill> Brought to you from beautiful Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Alaska. N 53°51.140' W 166°30.228' (WGS 84) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Johnson" <johnsonkw_at_hotmail.com> To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 10:28 AM Subject: [Paddlewise] Rack to carry kayak on top of a pickup truck > I have a friend who just got a new pickup truck and wants to install a rack > to carry her kayak on the truck. Anyone had experience with using Yakima > saddles on the Mirage over-the-bed truck rack? Anyone suggest a another > good solution to this problem? Thanks for your help. Ken Johnson > johnsonkw_at_hotmail.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
If you have a trailer hitch, you could try a "Backrack", made by the same company that makes the "Bedrack". Bleeve they're at bedrack.com. I own one of these, and usually carry two Necky's, a Looksha IVS and a Tesla NM, without difficulty. Use a trailer hitch to secure the nose to points under the front fender. I drive a Ford F150 extended cab, and have found it useful to be able to both carry kayaks and stash a metric buttload of stuff under my tonneau cover. YMMV. Happy holidays, .ashton On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Bill Bradshaw wrote: > I use a Mirage takedown truck rack. All I use for the saddles is the blue > insulation foam saddles that Mirage sells. Also bought two sets of their > camlock tie down straps. Everything works just fine. I move my Necky > Looksha IV (65 lbs.) on and off the rack without a big problem. I do wish > my truck was about 10 inches shorter. > > <Bill> > > Brought to you from beautiful Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Alaska. > N 53°51.140' W 166°30.228' (WGS 84) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kenneth Johnson" <johnsonkw_at_hotmail.com> > To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net> > Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 10:28 AM > Subject: [Paddlewise] Rack to carry kayak on top of a pickup truck > > > > I have a friend who just got a new pickup truck and wants to install a > rack > > to carry her kayak on the truck. Anyone had experience with using Yakima > > saddles on the Mirage over-the-bed truck rack? Anyone suggest a another > > good solution to this problem? Thanks for your help. Ken Johnson > > johnsonkw_at_hotmail.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I don't have much experience with Mirage racks, but I know Tygart River Enterprises makes a great rack for hauling your gear. You can check out their website at www.tygartriver.com. At 01:28 PM 12/16/00 , Kenneth Johnson wrote: >I have a friend who just got a new pickup truck and wants to install a >rack to carry her kayak on the truck. Anyone had experience with using >Yakima saddles on the Mirage over-the-bed truck rack? Anyone suggest a >another good solution to this problem? Thanks for your help. Ken Johnson >johnsonkw_at_hotmail.com ___________________________________ Mark Mastalski, Assistant Director Cooperative Education & Internship Program University of Wisconsin - Madison 1415 Engineering Drive, Room 1150 Madison, WI 53706-1619 (608) 262-7504 www.engr.wisc.edu/services/ecs *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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