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Carrying a Canoe

Discussion in 'Outdoors' started by YouFallWeHaul, Feb 5, 2022.

  1. Feb 5, 2022 at 11:42 AM
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    YouFallWeHaul

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    Has anyone found or built an easy solution to carrying a canoe on the tundra? I have a 17 ft canoe I would like to carry, but only 2-3x per year (vacation trips). So I am not too keen on purchasing a roof rack or a full ladder rack that would need to be either carried around all the time or stored when not in use.

    I was looking into two piece ladder racks (something like this https://www.amazon.com/TMS-Capacity...44090060&s=automotive&sr=1-6&ts_id=3097819011) or possibly building a 2x6 frame that sits in the bed, and using foam blocks on the roof.

    Anyone had good (or bad?) luck with one of these methods? If you have photos of the setup, would be greatly appreciated!

    P.S. (I did a search but did not see too much out there)
     
  2. Feb 5, 2022 at 12:41 PM
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    KB Voodoo

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  3. Feb 5, 2022 at 12:55 PM
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    frichco228

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  4. Feb 6, 2022 at 8:49 AM
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    Geezer

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    If you have a folding tonneau cover then you need a rack that is wide enough to allow the tonneau to fold up.
     
  5. Feb 6, 2022 at 9:13 AM
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    2Tundras

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    I built a wood rack last April. Limitation was that I was depending on lag bolts going thru the bottom of the wood uprights -- which eventually pulled out -- making it wobbly. Last fall got a setup from U.S. Rack w/ a cantilevered 3rd crossbar in front, which better carries two 18' canoes. They or someone sells a Hawaiian Truck rack where you can pop 'em off & usem for construction sawhorses. My rig shown here is a 2015 CM with a 3-panel folding OEM tonneau cover.
    Screenshot 2021-10-07 at 2.32.01 PM.jpg
     
    Last edited: Feb 6, 2022
  6. Feb 6, 2022 at 9:34 AM
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