So how do you transport your kayaks around the UK or the world?

Plop a picture and short description up (sorry if this thread is repeated - i did search) of your car.

Car: Fiat Punto 60SX Ltd. Ed. Racing Green.
Location: Nottingham

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Im driving a Mitisibushi colt. and i use uprights and extrawide bars this way i can fit around 6 kayaks or 2 open boats.

I would recommend putting your boats either on their sideor cockpt down on the bars as this will protect your boats hull

Here is my shuttle vehicle for bad roads, snowy weather and towing my house. 1989 Nissan, ugly but keeps going. Best rack and wet gear storage in the world.


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This is my long distance shuttle vehicle, '84 Mercedes 300D with a vegetable oil conversion
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Vauxhall Corsa !!!!!

Rock On

Aint got a pic though

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1995 Honda Passport or a Chevy silverado dualy with extended cab and extended bed. 3500. One of the biggest personal trucks you can buy stock. It holds up to 8 kayaks with no problem. IF you forgot your strap no problem keep the kayaks down to 4 kayaks and then fit in the bed with the tail gate UP!

a (Testa)Corsa!
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the corn wagon its not mine but some guys ive paddled with alittle but yes its hot butterd paddlin


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[color=cyan:b5f03c1ab7]Here's my paddle wagon, a 2000 VW Caddy 'bakkie' 1.6. Comes standard with zero leg room, excellent for long distance to Cape Town (1600km in a day..) at least it has some nice sound [/color:b5f03c1ab7]

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[color=cyan:b5f03c1ab7]OR I drag the old trailer behind me from time and time and usually abuse it.... [/color:b5f03c1ab7]

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ford fiesta, works a treat. I think i could get 4 boats on the roof but have only had two on up to now.

Renault Megane, works well. I reckon 3-4 on top and one inside maybe.

VW Golf 2002 It´s real good with Thule roof rack......Four or six on top...and one or two inside it´s quit roomy.....

had some fun with this oldtimer...

about to drive it up over high passes again into ladakh/india for some kayaking...


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there are more pictures and infos...still haven't had the time to get them all on the net...


andy

For the last 8 years I use my small but trusty SUV, Daihatsu Terios. I have plased a folding bar system by Thule on top of my major racks and I place my boats sideways, to protect the hull.


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This way I can load up to 4 boats side by side. If I have to load more, then I have to improvise, as you can see in the 7 boat photo below

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TEAMadara website of adventures. The Greek paddling site
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That red beetle is pretty sexy.

LDV pilot van i can fit 4 on top or more and about 4 or 5 playboats in side although ive never filled it up. oh and it has a tow bar for the trailer wich could hold about 9 boats and paddles as well

i had so many boats on top of my moms chrysler that i got pulled over trying to get to the putin...... just gave me a warning i had about 5 on top and hanging out the trunk NO JOKE watch out for those richmond va cops

managed to get some pictures into the pklayak gallery...there's also a truck photo which shows it a little bit better then the one before...

it;s a solid 4*4 "never stop anywhere" type of vehicle....seats 11people comfortably..

we had 15kayaks on the top and there was plenty of space left...i think it'll fit 30 without problems....

this thingy was decently affordable (3500$), exgovernment vehicle (disaster relief agency), no mechanical problems (even while they showed up after some 30000km)...

but hey...it's 35year old truck...drives dam well through swamp, fields and if it has to also on roads...

there's still plenty to do like fridge, tv, solar, office type etc., etc.,....need to find someone to "pimp my truck" or similar...

for the time being it still means sleeping on wooden planks or the seats...use windows for AC, and the stars for TV substitute...


but it lets you drive your equipment throughout the world...

yer that truck of yours is boshank when i move out of my house im gunna get a london bus and convert it into a house bus wich should be wiked they cost around £8000 from the company in london and if you dont use it as a public bus (i.e. drive around picking people up and charging them for lifts) you dont need a bus licence only problem is insurance lol but there wont be any house bills to pay for so hopefully it will be realy cheap compared t oa house

Thats one of the best ideas ive ever herd!! quality. You could get a hell of a lot of boats in a bus, and a lot of people! NICE

would be fun getting it round the tiny roads in wales

Id just h8 to pick up the fuel bill or the maitenance bill for an old buggered double decka bus! but cool idea