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Old 02-29-2016, 01:41 AM
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Yep. that works too. that's the "style" teraflex were going after with theirs. OE style.
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I am having a similar dilemma. I was looking for a solution that works with both my hardtop and soft top and saw a picture of a trailer hauling a set of kayaks. Depending on where you go and the route you take, if you are mainly on roads, then check out a budget friendly trailer. Harbor freight has some for a few hundred dollars that are multipurpose.

The money saved can be used for more jeep parts 😀.

I'm not sold on this approach myself, but just sharing a thought I had.
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Im in the market to get a kayak Im selling my Canoe today *hopefully* and want something secure to take the kayak when I get it. I saw this and thought its a little over priced I think I can have a welder make me something similar for a lot less. Anyway I think the concept is solid



https://www.hitchmount-rack.com/prod...eep-kayak-rack
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Originally Posted by ConroeJK
I went with the Garvin cross bars the mount, it has a large metal bracket that sandwiches the hardtop in the middle for a bit more support. It was very secure and I noticed all the hardware was high quality. I bought used Yakima saddles from eBay. I liked it but found the 80lbs Hobie a pia to lift and mount on my own after a day of fishing and peddling so I made a cheap yak trailer from a harbor freight trailer.
What Size trailer did you buy for this project? I have two yaks and would like to put one of these together before it really starts to warm up to haul them around. For mine I'd like to add two spots for my two bikes since I'll have the hitch already used. When I had my WK2 I could just throw the yaks on top and the bikes on the hitch carrier.
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I built this from a harbor freight trailer.
Works well for two yaks and two bikes and gear.
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Originally Posted by djmedel
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=642790"/> I built this from a harbor freight trailer. Works well for two yaks and two bikes and gear.
I like the bonus feature you did for hauling your bikes on the side, nice. From all I have seen, those HF trailers are the perfect inexpensive platform for many projects. I'm planning an expedition build in the near future and there are plenty of write ups on them for ideas.

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