Kayak mounting on an XJ
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From: Franksville, Wi
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One of the girls I work with is one of the top female paddlers in the world. She drives a Subaru with a Yakima rack. She will show up with 5 kayaks on that rack and never think twice about it.
I would think anything will hold one kayak, as long as you secure it good!
I would think anything will hold one kayak, as long as you secure it good!
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From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"
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Yeah, I have 4 in the picture. I've had 5 on it once with the longer bars. It supported the weight just fine but the wind resistance made riding down the road rather sketchy...
Yakima racks are strong. That's for sure.
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I strap my yak right into of my basket rack with two wratchet straps never had a problem. I thought about going with some actual kayak racks but after seeing the price, yeah I'm good! Lol
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Maybe, but I wouldn't. Depending on the length of the kayak you're going to want more width between the bars.
For a while I just used the factory cross bars when transporting a single yak.
For a while I just used the factory cross bars when transporting a single yak.
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Oh I see. Ya the factory bars should be fine for awhile. Does the paddle fit inside the jeep? I'm assuming it does. They're only what, 5 feet long?lol
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