Kayak Racks Articles & Videos

• How Do Kayak Locks Work?

  Protect your investment by buying a kayak lock. These locks help protect your kayak from theft and also can help you make sure your kayak is secure to your vehicle during travel. read more

• How to Secure Your Kayak While in Camp

  If you are renting a kayak while at camp and do not have a kayak carrier on which to secure it, foam is an effective alternative. You can use the foam to protect your car while securing it to the vehicle for safe storage. Securing a kayak t… read more

• Directions for a Thule 830 "The Stacker" Kayak Rack

  Kayaking enthusiasts know that getting a kayak on good white water typically means transporting the boat for several miles. Getting from point A to point B with a kayak can be challenging unless you are using the right system for transporti… read more

• Homemade Kayak Storage

  Your kayak will be an important piece of equipment on many travels. Besides being a mode of transport, it will also keep you safe while on the water. and represents a fairly major investment in gear. Proper storage of your boat will keep it… read more

• How to Install a Kayak Rack

  Using a kayak rack keeps your kayak securely mounted to the roof of your vehicle as you head out to your adventures on the water. Some kayak racks are padded to prevent scratching, and the racks allow you to transport your kayak without den… read more

• How to Use Yakima Kayak Racks

  Yakima makes several rack models for transporting whitewater kayaks. The "stacking" models are the most common among avid paddlers, as these allow for attaching several kayaks to just one set of racks. When running shuttles or heading out t… read more

• How to Tie Down a Kayak

  Your kayak is on top of your vehicle and you are ready to go. Ready, that is, except that your boat is only sitting on the crossbars. To safely transport your kayak while traveling at highway speeds, it is necessary to properly secure or ti… read more

• How to Strap a Kayak onto a Thule J-Style Rack

  The Thule J Stacker is a popular car mount for kayaks that comes with all the hardware you need to secure the kayak to your car. The Stacker can be mounted to existing factory mount crossbars or to a Thule system. The J Stacker is designed… read more

• A Comparison of Yakima and Thule

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• The Best Roof Racks for a Kayak

  Unless you have a rather large pickup truck, getting your kayak from the garage to the creek is going to involve carrying it on the roof of your vehicle. Even though it is possible to strap it to the bars of a standard roof rack that comes… read more

• Roof Top Kayak Racks

  Looking for a secure and safe way to haul your boat to the river? There are several kayak rack systems available that attach your boat securely to the roof of your car. Yakima and Thule make the most common rooftop kayak racks, which are mo… read more

• Yakima Kayak Rack Instructions

  Yakima manufactures a modular rack system designed to fit multiple models of cars. The system allows a user to carry many types of gear, including kayaks. Yakima's racks provide three basic ways to carry a kayak: level in saddles, cradled u… read more

• How to Make Kayak Racks

  Kayaks take up lots of space, and when they're on the floor they make it inconvenient to move around in your garage. Making your own kayak rack is an easy and inexpensive project that will get your kayak off the ground, out of the way and m… read more

• How to Build a Kayak Rack for the Garage

  The garage is one of the best places to store your kayak, particularly if it's a temperature controlled area that is out of the weather and relatively safe from thieves. However, a kayak is too big to lay on the garage floor. You can assem… read more

• How to Design an Exterior Kayak Rack

  Kayakers tend to collect boats and eventually you will need to get them off the ground to work on them. You can design your own kayak rack that will serve your needs. read more

• How to Build a Wooden Kayak Storage Rack

  A simple wooden kayak rack can be constructed with a few basic tools and materials. You can build one free-standing, attached to a garage, or like the one in this example, cemented to your yard or lake's shore. Designed for the easiest acce… read more

• How to Build a Free Standing Kayak Rack

  An easy way to get your kayaks up off the ground and keep them clean is to use a simple, homemade A-frame kayak rack. Building your own takes only a couple of hours using basic tools and materials. read more

• Review on Kayak Carriers

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• How to Build a Free Standing Kayak Storage Rack

  Most serious kayakers don't have just one boat. Different boats fit different paddling styles, and your mood may dictate a different boating experience. Once you own multiple boats, you need a way to store them. Anyone with basic carpentry… read more

• How to Make a Kayak Rack

  Unless you have a convertible jeep, most people need some sort of rack to carry their kayak and protect their vehicle. Kayak racks can range from $50 for racks made from foam kayak blocks to several hundred dollars for a metal rack. However… read more

• How to Tie a Kayak on Top of a Car

  Fastening a kayak to the top of a vehicle is a crucial part of the sport of paddling. The knowledge of a couple of knots and some basic strapping techniques will make this task very simple. read more

• How to Tie a Kayak to a Roof Rack

  Nobody ever wants to be driving down the highway only to find the ropes on your roof-bound kayak have come loose and it is about to go airborne. A roof rack is not enough to prevent such a situation; the kayak needs to be securely tied down… read more