Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: CrewCab Pickup with Topper Canoe Transport Question
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Copperdog |
Barry |
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PortageKeeper |
I made a slide out loading bar for the back. All for less than $100. |
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MHS67 |
quote Ragged: "Get something custom made? If I had a topper I would just build a rack out of aluminum and have it overhang the roof from the topper, if it were robust enough it wouldn't need to be supported but would help keep the boats safe by adding a more forward strapping location. This worked for me. Made it wide enough so I still can use the tailgate. |
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aholmgren |
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Copperdog |
I have a 2005 Tacoma double cab. I have Thule bars on the bed cap, and I have a single bar over the driver's door to pick up the front of the boat. I think you would find that rock solid especially on a highway. I think if you just use the cap to support the canoe, you're going to have a lot of unsupported canoe. I also use the gunnel brackets to reduce sway on the highway. I will upload a pic of my Tacoma loaded. Note too that I have two bars on the cap, the tripping canoes shear line doesn't allow the gunnels to touch the one that is at the forward end of the cab. But having two comes in handy for shorter boats like whitewater kayaks. I carry composite canoes and wood canvas (23 hour drive to Ely) with no issues regarding twisting. Cheers, Barry |
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Ragged |
I too am trying to figure out what to do for my new truck, no Topper and I'd like to get a rolling tonneau cover so I cant use any of the bed rail mounted racks.. as of right now it looks like I'll have to use the receiver hitch to add a cross bar and maybe use a single Thule bar in front on the Cab. |
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DanCooke |
Carried 2 canoes from Mpls to Ohio and back. 3 canoes to the BWCA and back. No rack on the cab. Always use bow lines with Tandem Canoes. Used to go as many as 4 canoes on the Yakama racks stacked two high on a Tacoma and an old Tercel. |
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aholmgren |
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butthead |
Use shorter a crossbar over the cab. butthead |
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cowdoc |
If I recall, your topper should be about 10 inches shorter. Not sure if that will make a big difference or not.....it might. |
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Shooz |
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butthead |
butthead |
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DanL |
2004 Chev excab, 8ft box. Thule Racks I 1st tried just the racks on the topper, but the cab is too long and the bow would hit the cab. I had to get a rain gutter type tower and put it on the cab to hold the ft of the canoe off the cab. To make this work, I also had to move the rear rack on the topper forward about 1 ft. I recently hauled a 15 ft canoe home and it just barely fit, just a fraction of an inch clearance front and back. Dan |
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PINETREE |
quote butthead: " Yakima Gutter Rail mounts on the cap, Q Clip mounts on truck cab. I have heard comments about twisting between cap and cab but used this setup for many, 15+ years, without encountering a problem. Short haul around town used just the cap bars. I have the same setup with Yakima racks and super happy that I got that third clamp on rack for the truck up front. It is so much more secure than having the tiedowns just 6 feet apart. Had friend who had bars close together and also no front tiedown. The wind force caught the front end of the canoe and twisted the thule bar right off of the vechile a SUV. Worth the investment for carrier you will have forever,also it makes sure you have a canoe forever. Note: last year we had a Discussion on this same topic. Someone should be able to retrieve that. |
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cowdoc |
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dentondoc |
quote Copperdog: "I have Thule bars on the bed cap, and I have a single bar over the driver's door to pick up the front of the boat." I use the same arrangement on my F-150--2 bars on topper, 1 bar over driver's door on the cab ... middle/topper bar really is unnecessary, but provides an additional "safety" lash point. I have "load stops" on my Thule bars rather than gunwale brackets. In addition to that, I use ratchet lines (2) fore and aft on each canoe transported ... they seem to help when inside the "wind cone" of a semi when traveling on the interstate. I also have a drive that is well over 20 hours to the Ely area. I added "channel" mounts to the topper. That way I have infinite adjustment options when I'm carrying a load. (Towers slide inside the channels.) dd |
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Ragged |
quote DanCooke: " Sounds crazy, got pics!? |
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walllee |
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aholmgren |
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