... $18 home-made roof racks!

jrc · 10-09-2014, 02:07 PM

FLL, you can get this kit from Walmart for $18, which pretty much does what you did.

I have a kit like this and really the only hard part is lifting the kayak.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/SeaSense-C...-Kit/10086714?

fatlazyless · 10-09-2014, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jrc

FLL, you can get this kit from Walmart for $18, which pretty much does what you did.

I have a kit like this and really the only hard part is lifting the kayak.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/SeaSense-C...-Kit/10086714?

Yes, this kayak rack is a similar design and set-up as my homemade rack.....only my racks are 48" wide and probably have better quality straps what with the Malone web-straps and better 4-corner tie-down spots. With all the friction inherent to the two or four 48" wide fat foam noodles....it makes for a very secure way to carry a 4x8 sheet of plywood or two or three sheets at the same time.

Malone makes a pair of inflatable roof racks for about $95 which are very sturdy and very well made.... www.maloneautoracks.com/handirack.php ..... except for the pair I bought were both defective with air leaks in identical locations.......so's I returned them to the kayak-hottub store in Meredith across from the Volvo dealer back in July.....and used the inflatable roof rack design as a model for my noodle racks....after seeing how much a set of Thule racks would cost.....u-know....necessity is the mother of .........!

Two fat noodles with pvc pipe pushed through the length of the inside hole measure about 48 x 4" each, so two noodles are pretty similar to the design of the inflatable rack, only there's nothing to inflate and no air leak problemos.

When not being used for hauling a canoe or something.....the noodle racks come off the car. Try doing that repeatedly with the Thule racks......on-off-on-off-on-off.......Thule....no-way!

SIKSUKR · 10-15-2014, 02:48 PM

These come right off too and are only an FLL friendly $18.

Misty Blue · 10-15-2014, 03:10 PM

FLL:

I always thought that there was a redneck side to you!

Misty Blue

8gv · 10-15-2014, 03:41 PM

In CT we have a store called Ocean State Job Lot.

They often sell a roof rack that clamps to the rails for $50. It's 52" wide and holds 100#. They also sell kayak brackets that work with it for $40 a set.

MAXUM · 10-15-2014, 07:29 PM

Enjoy the damage that'll do to your paint job.

Greene's Basin Girl · 10-15-2014, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 8gv

In CT we have a store called Ocean State Job Lot.

They often sell a roof rack that clamps to the rails for $50. It's 52" wide and holds 100#. They also sell kayak brackets that work with it for $40 a set.

There are 11 Ocean State Job Lot stores in NH.

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10-09-2014, 02:07 PM	#1
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	FLL, you can get this kit from Walmart for $18, which pretty much does what you did. I have a kit like this and really the only hard part is lifting the kayak. http://www.walmart.com/ip/SeaSense-C...-Kit/10086714?

10-15-2014, 03:41 PM	#5
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,195 Thanks: 63 Thanked 764 Times in 497 Posts	In CT we have a store called Ocean State Job Lot. They often sell a roof rack that clamps to the rails for $50. It's 52" wide and holds 100#. They also sell kayak brackets that work with it for $40 a set.

10-15-2014, 07:29 PM	#6
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 244 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Enjoy the damage that'll do to your paint job.