Kayak Transport

[Kärsti]

For us kayaks seem to work best laying in the bed, of course these are only 9ft, so anything longer might not work. We tried the roof mounted racks but anything on the roof kills efficiency so we try to avoid that

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[Marchin_MTB]

Recent trip with the Yakima jaylow mounts and a Delta 12-10 yak. Trip details in another post.

 

[bgoldber88]

I should take a picture of my setup the next time I'm out. I settled on using the Loadd Sheett with my 12' Old Town Kayak. I have yet to use it with two kayaks but I think it would be fine. My only complaint is that the straps can be a little annoying to tension down unless you feed the bottom portion up through the top well before tightening. Additionally, its a little hard to get the sheett well-centered on the kayak during tightening. Regardless, I find this system takes me about 5 minutes start to finish and is dramatically faster than my old thule roof racks.

 

[ajhoop]

I should take a picture of my setup the next time I'm out. I settled on using the Loadd Sheett with my 12' Old Town Kayak. I have yet to use it with two kayaks but I think it would be fine. My only complaint is that the straps can be a little annoying to tension down unless you feed the bottom portion up through the top well before tightening. Additionally, its a little hard to get the sheett well-centered on the kayak during tightening. Regardless, I find this system takes me about 5 minutes start to finish and is dramatically faster than my old thule roof racks.

How long a kayak do you think this Sheett system would work with in an R1T? I'm contemplating picking up a used adventure kayak (maybe in the 14-16' range) but trying to think about how to move it around is throwing me for a loop. Do you do anything special to secure it in the front, or is it just the tension that holds it in place? FWIW, I have the Rivian bars that I keep on top of the bed with a bike rack that I use several times per week.

 

[Marchin_MTB]

I should take a picture of my setup the next time I'm out. I settled on using the Loadd Sheett with my 12' Old Town Kayak. I have yet to use it with two kayaks but I think it would be fine. My only complaint is that the straps can be a little annoying to tension down unless you feed the bottom portion up through the top well before tightening. Additionally, its a little hard to get the sheett well-centered on the kayak during tightening. Regardless, I find this system takes me about 5 minutes start to finish and is dramatically faster than my old thule roof racks.

This is a solution that seems like the same principle as the load sheet but fine tuned for kayaks and boards. It’s no longer available but you can easily just make this.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BKDY4C1P/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_10?smid=&psc=1

 

[bgoldber88]

How long a kayak do you think this Sheett system would work with in an R1T? I'm contemplating picking up a used adventure kayak (maybe in the 14-16' range) but trying to think about how to move it around is throwing me for a loop. Do you do anything special to secure it in the front, or is it just the tension that holds it in place? FWIW, I have the Rivian bars that I keep on top of the bed with a bike rack that I use several times per week.

I also have the bars in the bed. I just tension it down at the back and let the pressure of the kayak against the front of the bed hold it in place. You can take your hand and shake the entire truck when it’s tensioned down, so I’m confident it’s staying in place.

 

[PastyPilgrim]

Any new recs for a 12' kayak? I'm thinking of buying one to use in a lake about 5min from my house, so ideally I'd want to keep the friction of loading/unloading to a minimum.

For a 5min trip, I'd think that the bed with strips should be fine, even if it would overhang quite a bit, but this is new to me so I'm looking for input.

 

[karv]

This is my setup. Thule Hullavator carrying my 14’ kayak. Can’t use the factory crossbars though.

 

[Marchin_MTB]

Any new recs for a 12' kayak? I'm thinking of buying one to use in a lake about 5min from my house, so ideally I'd want to keep the friction of loading/unloading to a minimum.

For a 5min trip, I'd think that the bed with strips should be fine, even if it would overhang quite a bit, but this is new to me so I'm looking for input.

This is 12’ 10” yak in the bed. Looks ridiculous but for a 5 minute trip I might grab the front in a strap loop and then pull back on that with additional straps to the tie downs. Really need to watch out for tail swing though.

 

[PastyPilgrim]

This is 12’ 10” yak in the bed. Looks ridiculous but for a 5 minute trip I might grab the front in a strap loop and then pull back on that with additional straps to the tie downs. Really need to watch out for tail swing though.

Thanks for the reference pic! Looks hilarious but might be sufficient for short drives.

 

[gordonrands]

What works well for long hauls with an R1T? I have a 12.5 foot tandem kayak that I'd like to take out to the Delmarva Peninsula (from Illinois) in June.

Has anyone used the goalpost type bed extenders along with the Rivian crossbars mounted on the roof for long drives? https://www.amazon.com/Mockins-Extender-Ratchet-Straps-Extension/dp/B0859KBTPZ?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

 

[Fred6v]

Hey Gordon, did you go with that mockins extender? How did it work out?

 

[Seoras]

My setup on an R1S using 60" Thule Evo Bars and dual Yakima Showdowns:

https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...and-sup-mount-on-thule-evo-rack-on-r1s.29162/

 

[WaterOne]

Two of us have developed a way to utilize Yakima HD Overhaul uprights attached to the Rivian attachment points over the bed & truck side rails. Once that is completed (often with the use of Rivian bars over the truck cab, a very versatile 9 foot span, with significant height adjustment available for the back two bars. See attached:

 

[WaterOne]

Hi there! I just got my 8 steps email last night and I'm excited to take delivery of my new R1T soon.

Can anybody share how they're transporting their kayak in the R1T? I'd love to see photos if you can share. I have a set of Thule folding kayak holders, so I suppose those could go on top of the cab, though there would be significant overhang over the front of the car. I'm curious if people have tried loading them in the bed?

After 8 months of effort, this is what I have come up with … the sea kayak, the towers, the crossbars, the foam blocks and the custom clips to attach the Yakima system to the Rivian side rails all made in the USA.

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