charlyhors Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 I'm getting ready to buy my first of maybe 2 kayaks. Anyone have any knowledge of rigging up a basket off 2" box hitch, and then maybe a center vetical welded pole that comes up and T's once or twice to make bracing points. Sorry I can't describe it better. Anyway, is anyone knowledgable about options in mounting 2 kayaks to the back of a 5er. I imagine it'll have to be a customization of a basket on a hitch, with a vertical center pole. Kayaks would ride belly to belly facing the centerpost, to which they'd be strapped. Any thoughts or suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray.service Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Just a thought....IIFC kayaks can be pretty long 14'+ in some cases. Watch the total height (kayak plus what ever the distance of the hitch to ground). They won't hold up to a bridge of tree. Ray & Deb - Shelbi the Aussie & Lexington the cat2004 Volvo 630 500HP ISX "Bertha D" - 10 Speed-MaxBrake -ET hitch.SOLD2009 Designer 35RLSA SOLDFulltiming since '07 - stopped 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartmouth01 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Depending on what your tow vehicle is, you could get roof racks on the vehicle to hold the kayaks. When we full timed, I had a Thule Rack on top of the cab of my crew cab truck, and I had two bicycle racks and two cargo boxes up there. Length could be an issue, if the kayaks are long. You could cantilever the kayaks out over the front of the vehicle, and use a front mounted hitch carrier to support the front of the kayak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeyres Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 We used to carry kayaks and no way would they fit on the back of the fiver...they were 14'. Unless you are going for the really short white water type. Then it would work. Otherwise I'd go for the rack that sits on top the cab of the truck and extends out over the front of the truck. 2007 Arctic Fox 32.5 rls for full-timing, now sold. 2014 Sunnybrook Sunset Creek 267rl for the local campgrounds now that we are off the road2007 Silverado 2500 diesel Loving Green Valley, AZ (just South of Tucson) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShuperDuty Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 I have 2 kayaks 10 1/2' long that I put on a simple roof rack on my F350 crew cab (It also worked with my old extended cab). I have to make sure they are out over the hood a little extra, but that works fine. The rack doesn't ride well without the kayaks on them, so I have to take them off when I'm not hauling the boats. If and when I go full time I hope to invest in a better system like this one, https://www.usrack.com/responsive/fifth-wheel-truck-rack.php. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenp Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Anything you hang on the back of your fiver is going to take a beating - lots of up and down motion. I had a 2" receiver installed on a previous fiver with a bike carrier. the bike carrier broke damaging/destroying bikes. Also had one of those bike carriers that hung from the ladder - broke the ladder! Will NEVER consider hauling anything back there again! Lenp USN Retired 2002 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom 2012 F150 4x4 2018 Lincoln MKX 2019 HD Ultra Limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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