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A dream of warmer times

Earlier this summer, it progressed to: two tandem canoes over top, three kayaks in the bed, and one kayak jammed over top on the diagonal from front left to back right tower.

The Prospector(eur) as a general canoe design is certainly a classic!

More of the summer boating trips: this time with a 17 ft canoe:

The way I have it positioned, the velcro does not touch the painted metal at all. If I stretched it further, maybe the edge of the velcro could touch the painted surface.

I found this thread, which has an example of a lower door pocket insert: https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/taming-the-pesky-door-pockets.21589/ Alternatively, I installed a stretchy net pocket over one of mine...

It looks intriguing; I have not tried it. Will look into it.

I bought the net on Amazon, then altered it by folding one velcro over and hand-sewing it, so the velcro panels face in opposite directions. This is the product I bought, but there are a million variations of it available. The material quality seems okay, though its construction isn't top...

I installed this net about 3 months ago, and it is working well. I use it to hold cam straps that I use to haul kayaks and canoes. I used adhesive velcro to install. It stays in place well enough to function for now, but it does lift off of the plastic more easily than I would like. I am...

Summer boating: a Wausau trip!

Some inflatables got in on the fun last weekend. Wet gear was easily stuffed into the front corners of the bed too.

When I have the canoe on top, as I understand it, the function of the bow line is A) to keep the boat from sliding back (to a minor degree), B) to keep the front end of the canoe from pushing to the right or the left (its main job), as well as C) resist the upward drag that is pretty...

I installed the Yakima HD towers without a spacer. I have not tried to adjust the height of the bars at all since installing... I might run into the 'towers tilt in' problem if I do... I can't tell right now. The towers do warp the plastic trim a bit This photo illustrates that the...

So I have had those hood loops (from Rutabag) on three of my prior cars. They do abrade the paint; I had visible marks on the paint of my previous car. I think it is probably still the best option for a bow line, but still exploring the choices at the moment... thinking about making them from...

I have done some classes at NOC and a couple of southeastern whitewater trips where we stayed in Bryson City. It's a great area with so many options: stay at the Nanty, go north to the Noli, south to the Chattooga, or west to the Ocoee! Yep, I make it to Wausau at least once every summer...

Can you tell me more about your "mini net storage" in the door pockets? I want to store more of my straps in the door pockets, so I thought I might put a little net there...

Oh man, you've got me started on kayaks.... brace yourself (heh). Kayaks are like golf clubs.... different shapes are optimized for different purposes. So boat selection is based on your goals, the location you're paddling, and the appropriate characteristics for that situation. Every boat...

I have the 68 inch Yakima HD Bars. Initially we held a 60 inch bar above the bed; it spanned across the bed opening, but did not surpass the outer dimension of the truck bed in width. My preference was to go wider (to haul more kayaks), so I decided to buy the 68 inch bars. The 68 inch bars...

More often than not, the Wolf River up by Langlade. If you want to kayak/canoe it though, get some whitewater training; lots of rocks to pin a hard-shell boat on.