How do you roll????

...want a 4x4 sprinter van eventually!!!

Me too!  Beshoff gave me one for a weekend test drive in Napa.  Need to revise seat padding, waaaaay too firm, worse than iron ass from sitting in a hobie .  otherwise, perfect man van adventure vehicle.

Two old Outbacks, one (even older) Mercedes.  Usually I only have one and can lay it flat on the roof rack, but on occasion I have to haul both.  It gets a bit sporty in a strong cross wind but I've driven 250 miles like this when I had to.   

Adding another entry in this section. This was taken in OR, on the way to GMS9; we took the long way to have dinner with my mom for 70th B-Day

Your trailer looks like what I originally planned to make before my OCD got the better of me. 
I'm looking forward to seeing your rod locker design.  My trailer bounces around so much I'm concerned that the rods will slap against each other or the trailer and fracture.  I am considering sewing up some rod socks out of heavy felt to help prevent that.

Needs some fine tuning but 5 rods survived a trip last night, including one bumpy road...lol.  Once I get the design dialed in, I will build another for the other side of the trailer so I can DISAPPEAR with ALL of my rods if I want!!!

I roll with my perception pescador 12 atop my pumpkin

Quick question. Do you strap the front and back down when transporting?
I currently do that now but have seen multiple cars on the road transporting kayaks with no front or back straps.
I would much rather not use the front and back straps since its f'ed the paint job on my car.
Let me know! 
Thanks!

GS

I roll with my perception pescador 12 atop my pumpkin

Quick question. Do you strap the front and back down when transporting?
I currently do that now but have seen multiple cars on the road transporting kayaks with no front or back straps.
I would much rather not use the front and back straps since its f'ed the paint job on my car.
Let me know! 
Thanks!

GS

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=3672

Search the forum for more rack failures due to no bow lines.

I roll with my perception pescador 12 atop my pumpkin

Quick question. Do you strap the front and back down when transporting?
I currently do that now but have seen multiple cars on the road transporting kayaks with no front or back straps.
I would much rather not use the front and back straps since its f'ed the paint job on my car.
Let me know! 
Thanks!

GS

When i go very local, i dont tie down the front and back, most of the time now i do, just in case the main straps fail. For the front i tie it onthe latch ring under the hood. Doesnt damage the paint. The back i used a quick loop like this:

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You can do the under the hood thing DIY style.
This is how I do mine and it doesn't jack up the paint.

Thanks guys!
Appreciate the feedback.

GS

One thing I'll do when running bow lines (only on long trips.  For all others, I run 3 roof lines on my van, two on J-cradles, and a third going to an eye-bolt on the roof) is to put some cloth gaffer's tape on the car under the lines. This works well to keep the paint from rubbing off. The tape is designed to not leave residue or pull off finish, but I also get some lint on it from my clothes before putting it on the hood for safety.

This is the new adventure/party rig that we take all over the place



2004 tundra 4x4 and a Jayco baja 10y.  All rolling on mud terrain tires [emoji3]

1997 Toyota LandCruiser (FZJ80)

167K and plenty of mods...scuffs on the fender flares courtesy of the Rubicon Trail.

So I upgraded the mobile fishing shack from a 2003 SRW F350 4x4 to a 2011 DRW F350 4x4 (both are diesel)

I be rolling in style 

This is how I roll.  I've put a lot of miles, 196,xxx so far, on this beautiful lady.  Still love her though, she's given me plenty of shit, but she's never left me on the side of the road.  After moving to CA from GA, I started exploring (or what is now called overlanding), this was one of my first passions upon moving to CA.  The variety of terrain and endless back-roads make CA an overlander's dream.  She's pretty well rigged up: full skid plates and rock sliders, front & rear ARB air lockers, and old man emu suspension, etc etc.  She'll go most anywhere I point her.  Not that fishing came before driving, but driving this to the middle of nowhere has to be one of my favorite things to do (bonus if there's fishing at the end)!  If anyone ever wants to go 4 wheeling, let me know! 

2015 Subaru Forester with Thule crossroad clamps, 58in bars, Yakima landsharks, and Thule snowboard rack for my rods.