Truck bed extender

I am searching for a truck bed extender to transport kayak with my Maverick.   Looking at a T-bone curved truck bed extender but not sure if it's worth it with that price tag.  Anyone here own this one here?  Love to hear your opinions.

I have the cheap Harbor Freight bed extender.  It works well enough, but it is literally a square pipe connected to another square pipe at a 90d angle, and I scrape the road going into my (not steep) driveway.  Driveways are the only place I scrape.  I don't use it very often, but it has carried some pretty serious lumber without any problems. 

I have a 5.5' bed F150, and carry up to 12' kayak without bed extender, FWIW. 

I have had good luck with the Malone, no issues at all, can probably find for about $130

https://www.etrailer.com/Truck-Bed-Extender/Malone/MPG907.html


good comment below about storage during parking.  I remove mine and toss it in the bed while I"m fishing - so it's not in the way of other folks. It literally takes like 1 minute.

I also use the Harbor Freight extender on my Ram 1500. Sometimes it will get a little scrape on the driveway.

Think about where you would park after unloading. Anything that isn't foldable will force you to take 2-spots parking.
Yakima bed extender hand down for me. Very good at warranty too.

https://www.rei.com/product/127111/yakima-longarm-truck-bed-extender-rack?sku=1271110001&store=&CAWELAID=120217890004527040&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=145163931774&CATCI=pla-1966233073916&cm_mmc=PLA_Google%7C21700000001700551_1271110001%7C1966233073916%7CNB%7C71700000107078183&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19747511717&gbraid=0AAAAAD_DTlzgEh1pt4IDwOWEeKSYfBGP5&gclid=CjwKCAjwo4rCBhAbEiwAxhJlCTkbds4WvZf9UKXZyWkkEoNy1m-BfMNBd-r1TvlszvtmxcD7-h0C7RoC64kQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks for all the suggestions guys.  The Maverick has a 4.5ft bed and I installed a retractable tonaut so I lost another 10" because of this.  I need a long extender and the one from Habor Freight only extends 3ft so it probably won’t work for me.  I have Rei's membership so right now that option looks attractive to me.   Once again,  thank you all for the suggestions and tips.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys.  The Maverick has a 4.5ft bed and I installed a retractable tonaut so I lost another 10" because of this.  I need a long extender and the one from Habor Freight only extends 3ft so it probably won’t work for me.  I have Rei's membership so right now that option looks attractive to me.   Once again,  thank you all for the suggestions and tips.

I have one you are welcome to. Just have to come get it. I'll dig around tonight and measure it. I think its one of the strait bar type,

Not an endorsement of this device, but to give some reference. Here is a pic of the 13.5' Santa Cruz Raptor in my bed. 5.5' bed, HF extender.

If I was gonna use it a lot, I would get one that curves upward from the hitch to the crossbar, so I don't scrape on my driveway. Overall though, it was a lot cheaper than the others, and it is pretty sturdy.

Added feature of the Yakima version 

 

I got tired of having to lift the kayak onto the racks of my fairly tall truck and decided to buy the extender.  I went with the Yakima.

I haven't used it yet, but I'm pretty impressed with the build and with the looks.   No time to use it this week, maybe next.

Added feature of the Yakima version 

My Maverick has built-in bottle openers on both sides of the tail gate 

Added feature of the Yakima version 

My Maverick has built-in bottle openers on both sides of the tail gate 

Dang!   

That Yakima Long Arm extender looks like a great product.
You might be able to save a few bucks during one of REI annual sales.

That Yakima Long Arm extender looks like a great product.
You might be able to save a few bucks during one of REI annual sales.

I missed this annual year sale last May!