deltasixeleven_at_verizon.net wrote: > Does anyone have the Roleez kayak cart with the black wheels..??>(RZ1-KCC) IS it durable....?? Worth the 129.00..?? If youb^Yre talking about this unit, http://www.primexmarketing.com/view_kayak_canoe_cart.htm,Ib^Yve had two now. I did a warranty exchange with the retailer when the first one developed alarming wear after a couple of year's use b^S the plastic hubs were lathing off the aluminium on the underside of the axles (the wheels have no bearings). The replacement one has developed similar wear after a couple of years, despite applications of axle grease. To put this into context: the retailer assures me theyb^Yve had very few returns, and theyb^Yve carried the cart for years now. Ib^Yve had about five years use from the two carts, and the second one is still far from worn out, so Ib^Yve gotten my moneyb^Ys worth. And in fairness, I really use my cart, way more than the average car-to-beach-with-an-empty-boat-paddler. I do a lot of canoe-type trips with my kayak where Ib^Ym portaging for several kilometres at a time, with the kayak often at least partially loaded. Ib^Yve never actua! lly had th! e Primex break on me, but since I do a lot of solo trips, Ib^Yd be really hooped if it did. So Ib^Yve retired the Primex to boathouse-to-beach duty, and upgraded this year to the Paddleboy Heavy Lifter http://www.paddleboy.com/pages/product_pages/heavy_lifter.html, based on positive reviews I found at http://www.paddling.net/Reviews/showReviews.html?prod=610(As the reviewers note, no tie-down straps are included, but Ib^Yve got a bunch anyway from the Primex cart and the ones I use for my car roof rack.) As a bonus, the Heavy Lifterb^Ys capacity is rated high enough that I should be able to use it for my double kayak too. I havenb^Yt actually used my Heavy Lifter yet, but it looks to be really well made (it is of course heavier, being steel rather than aluminium, but space is more of an issue than weight in a kayak. And since it breaks down in to more pieces than the Primex, it should be easier to stow below decks for greater stability, windstreaming, and resistance to loss! over! board.) Ib^Ym hopeful the bearings will make it wheel more easi! ly and l ast longer.Hope this helps you. Philip *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jan 30 2005 - 14:31:42 PST
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