Thank you for the tips and sharing your experience with the bed extender. I am getting into to kayaking, slowly, and I am trying to learn and come up with ways to make loading and unloading a kayak easier for one person. Thank you again for sharing!!!!
No license plates. No storing a trailer. No separate tires to worry about maintaining. No wiring connections to worry about. Still half the overall length than with a trailer. IDK, the extender sound like WAY less of a headache just for a kayak or two. Just park backwards on a side parking spot and keep them over grass if youre worried about them in a lot.
Hacks. Just put the two poles on side with noodles, and cover the cross bar with a noodle. I cover the bed in cardboard with grooves. It’s perfect. Just learn to secure your stuff. 3 tie downs that’s all you need. 13.5 foot on ram 1500 crew cab. Also, paint your crap. I’m thinking about dipping mine.
I used a long roll of four inch wide by 3/4 thick foam that I found on the side of the interstate, to wrap my extender, and covered it with black duct tape. Been rolling for a year and a half with that setup. I might need to do it over by next year.
Try putting a pool noodle on your extender. You cut the pool noodle to length , then cut it open bottom only. You do this to wrap the noodle around the extender.
We use a large pool noodle split and zip tied to the horizontal bar. Mine has been on for several seasons. We probably don't use our boats as much as you do. Noodles are pretty cheap though. We also load our kayaks side by side; they fit between the wheel wells on my Tundra. The reflectors/lights are a good idea.
Mine works great! But its not the cheap one you got, has adjustable sides and length as well and holds them very tight with on one strap. The taper of the kayak holds it in by itself.Get what you pay for.
2:43 I will never understand tailgating. It makes me so frustrated that people make the conscious decision to tailgate even if it means getting to their destination a mere few seconds faster. Even worse when it’s out of anger.
Maybe try bending the metal heat it up bang it and put some type of rubber on the bend to help the kayak I have one of these and it helped with the bending on my kayak😅😬
When you had your extender on and had your fishing rods laying in your truck bed how did you secure them down? Or did you just lay them in there and they werent going anywhere?
Owned 2 Ocean Kayaks and they will dent easily in the sun.. Pool noodles sound good, or glue indoor outdoor carpeting to a 2x4 then bolt it to the top of the extender. Nice video!
I wonder what the difference is between the one from Harbor Freight vrs the ones that Cabella's or Bass Pro sell?? Is cheap really worth it in the long run?? But still a good review and thanks for the info..
Thanks for the video. I've been thinking about getting a kayak, and wondering how to carry it w/ my F150 short bed. Thinking about roof racks and a rear loader (like the Rhino Racks system), or maybe just going the extender route (especially for local carry), and trying to decide what would be best for dealing with a ~100lb boat (looking at Pro Angler or Predator). Loading and unloading and having a secure load are important, but you bring up a good point about dealing with parking lots as well. As for the extender, I saw one guy just zip-tied a pool noddle to the cross bar as some padding, Get a nice bright color and it should work pretty well. If I was stacking kayaks like you have, I would also use pool noddles as pads between the yaks, and it should help with your dents. (Edit) - Ok, didn't read the other posts before making the pool noddle comments...
I had carpet scraps that I zip tied over the bar for protection and magnetic tail lights from harbor freight also zip tied just in case the magnet failed.
Love you video s. I'm an old fart getting ready to buy my first Yak. probably be a PA 12. But as you know is heavy. No oceans just rivers and lakes. Just bought new Honda Ridgeline so getting all ducks in row on how to haul. Can't afford trailer and no where to store it. Doing research on PFD, and other accessories. Any ideas on Fish finders? How did you learn how to edit on Go Pro? When I learn you might see some on You Tube. Mr Wonderful Wonders. There are already some on then called Mr Wonderfuls Rants.
Awesome! I think I did a video somewhere on my fish finder and PFD. Glad to hear your getting in the sport! All my gear is on my website so can see everything with links to each product. Tight lines!
I have a roof rack, I like it. The only thing I hate is I need two spaces to unload my kayak from the side. I tried to unload it from the hood or trunk but it's unstable. Any help, ideas?
So many things wrong with this video. 1. Paint coming off? Just hit it with some rust-oleum. 2. Tail lights? Nah, just need the flag. MAYBE some reflective tape. 3. Bad driver? If someone hits you, it’s their fault. Insurance should cover it. 4. Parking issues? Just unload, take the extender off, throw it in the bed and go. 5. Dent in the kayak? This is particularly dumb because you’d have to strap it down SO tight that you’re warping it, OR it’d have to be made of really soft plastic to just warp from its own weight. I’ve never had it happen and I don’t have an expensive hobie. 6. 3 anchor points? 2 works fine. And strapping then together? Just throw the strap over both and the pressure will keep them together. I do it all the time. 7. Vacation issues? Sounds like a bad choice of vacation. That’s more of a you problem.
I realize you've got a trailer now, but I'm surprised you don't have a jumbo pool noodle split and zip tied to the top of the extender. Seems like it would solve the paint and hard edge problem.
Yak Motley gotcha. I actually just picked up an extender today, I bought a used prowler 13 yesterday. My first yak. I have a 2016 Tacoma so short bed problems. But I'm looking forward to all the shallow fishing here around Wilmington NC.
Winner of a video, I been tryin to find out about "x4 labs instructional video" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Zansabella Zondalyn Scheme - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now )? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my m8 got cool success with it.
For those that have the vertical arms at the end of the extender, you can double or triple a ratchet strap across the end and make a web cradle and suspend the yaks. It is much less likely to make a dent.
I covered my extender and on other car roof rack with pool noodles and wrap the whole pipe or metal parts where the load is going to rest ,wrap with gorilla tape ,around and around till it becomes a solid almost rubberized tube ,covering where ever there is a noodle and the noodle is no longer seen and protected from breaking in pieces , it works awesome to protect any load load, helps not to skid , cushions and keeps completely quiet from wind while driving ,forget about painting or scratching the rack or the load, best thing I ever did !...you can also use pipe protector sold at home deport or lowes for plumbing but the trick is to wrap it with lots of tape, maybe first with duct tape and finish it with gorilla tape , that tape is super tough and will last forever.
Yep got rid of my bed extender because I was tired of removing it every time I unloaded my kayak. Maybe if I could trust people not stealing it here in panama city it would not have been an issue.
This is a good option for those taking their yaks to Destin or some other areas that don’t allow you to have a trailer when renting a place for a week or more
Hi there me again....."Got me now............😂" unfortunately Illegal in Qld. Oz, cannot have any overhang exceeding a metre from the vehicle or trailer. And now I know what that RED shark lure is behind ya kayak. 😂😂
Just ordered truck extender. Thanks for the heads up on the denting of kayak. I think I'll try putting one of those pool noodles on the rail by cutting it in half and then duct taping it to it.
Hey CPT, what do you think of these Amazon or other well rated brands vs. the Boondox T-Bone? Is the T-Bone really worth the extra $100????? I am looking at a highly rated model on Amazon for $59 just not sure if it is noisy or rickety worse than the T-Bone.
one of the best things to add on the bed extender is to go to your local fire department and see if they have any old fire hoses. the work great for cushioning and protection. Also can use the pool noodles which are cheap cheap cheap
How do you guys protect the bottom of the boat inside the truck bed? My kayak is fiberglass and I’m really worried about scratching up the hull. I have jHooks on the roof right now, but it’s too damned tall and very difficult to get on and off by myself, even with a step ladder.
To support the weight on the bar and distribute it over a larger area, I countersunk two lag bolts through a piece of 2x8. sealed the top of the bolts with caulking and then painted it all black.
only draw back is taking up bed space. having to take them in and out takes about two minutes. You could put carpet on the crossbar... or even add a wider board to it with a couple u bolts and carpet to prevent the bump on the bottom of the kayak
I would not recommend anyone using those cable bike locks. They are the easiest locks to unlock in less than 30 seconds without knowing the combination.
Salt water and sand is hard on any painted metal . So once a year a little sand paper and a spray can of rustolem will work for as long as you want to use the T bar
just put some spray on bedliner on it after sanding or wirebrishig off the rust and priming, then it will last forever, if buying it new just put some spray on liner on it right away.
For parking find an outside spot and back in to the spot so your rear end hangs over, your tires are still in the parking spot and you are not interfering with other people parking, plus no one will hit your stuff.
The real pain is dragging the extender through the dirt when off roading. Really an issue if backing up into an incline. Boonedox Tbone make a curved extender to help alleviate this.
