Show us pictures of your canoe vehicle with boat(s)

[lowangle al]

Glenn, I'm getting too old to make that 6 hour drive to the Adirondaks and put in a good day on the water on the same day. As far as the rack, I may experiment with a rack on the cab as it's hard to tie off the bow where it is now.

Canube, the owner that conceived of the idea uses his for road trips to Ohio from south central Pa, where he hunts deer on public land. Yeah, they don't seem to be giving discounts, but they did give me a free cargo type basket rack that I hope I can use in the winter.

Gamma, I was told about the padlock idea, but from the time I ordered to the time I picked it up they made the rear window a standard feature instead of an option. Supposedly you can open the tailgate from it.

 

[Gamma1214]

Well, crap. Being able to open the rear window takes all the fun out of it. Probably wouldn't matter though, that (probably drunken) former self wouldn't have noticed it either and would probably still be giggling.

Nice alternative to a camper.

 

[lowangle al]

That’s a special window. I believe it’s the one they use in their hunting blinds to shoot out of, so I always have that.

 

[canube]

Wow, Al, that's unique! Upon first glance I thought it was some sort of barometric, medical isolation, or even a prison chamber. Very clever. It will beat setting up a tent in the dark, in the rain, or when you're just tired.

There's quite a rear overhang with the canoe, but I suppose it would have been difficult to get a proper bar height with one rack bar on the front of the cab.

Keep us informed about your experience with this type of bed camper. It may influence others.

well it seems they have been bought by another company.....

 

[canube]

They're now $1000 more than this time last spring and that window is now an option.....

 

[canube]

And they've moved from Lebanon Pa to Missouri

 

[tileguy]

I like your setups. It's important to carry boats safely for everyone else on the road.

After pondering how to carry a big canoe on a little truck, I went with the Wildtop camper top and a second hand Alurack from a full size cargo van. I cut down the length of the siderails and the width of the crossbars to reduce the stress on the camper top originally designed to hold 220 lbs driving or 750 lbs parked. I will secure the bow and stern for higher speed driving but it was real solid on my first local outing. The new Frontier has no off the shelf roof rack option for the king cab, but there are some for the bigger crew cab.

 

[CaptainOllieWest]

I like your setups. It's important to carry boats safely for everyone else on the road.

After pondering how to carry a big canoe on a little truck, I went with the Wildtop camper top and a second hand Alurack from a full size cargo van. I cut down the length of the siderails and the width of the crossbars to reduce the stress on the camper top originally designed to hold 220 lbs driving or 750 lbs parked. I will secure the bow and stern for higher speed driving but it was real solid on my first local outing. The new Frontier has no off the shelf roof rack option for the king cab, but there are some for the bigger crew cab.

Welcome @tileguy. That looks like a sturdy setup!

 

[mwaalen]

Introducing our 1979 frankensteined FORD E250/350 4x4. Our beloved Astro van is crapping out on so many fronts we needed to do something different. He bosts a 460-467 (rebuilt) engine, tranny, transfer case, etc. and gets an impressive 8MPG and is the perfect juxtoposition to canoe travel.

 

[gumpus]

 

[Crawforde]

Just picked it up today. Needs some work but should be fun.
It’s my daughter’s car, my truck died last year and I have just been driving my wife’s or kids cars since then.

 

[eckilson]

Canoes should alway go above kayaks...

After a run on the Fife Brook Section of the Deerfield River.

 

[Patrick Corry]

These guys may not be water-ready for a while... 2 Old Town 50# (that's a model name, not their weight) from 1927 and 1938!

 

[SouthernKevlar]

At the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario, on my way back from Algonquin a couple of weeks ago.

 

[stevet]

How about a report on the museum? Really want to go someday. Pics would be amazing if they let you take any

 

[SouthernKevlar]

How about a report on the museum? Really want to go someday. Pics would be amazing if they let you take any

A post on my trip to the WPASCR, Algonquin and the Canadian Canoe Museum will be coming soon. It was quite a week!

The museum is fascinating. I ended up spending 4 hours there, including talking with several of the staff and lunch at their wonderful cafe. They do allow photography, but no flash may be used and the exhibit area is not brightly lit to help preserve the canoes and other artifacts. A fast lens is highly recommended.

 

[Sdrew22]

New Tacoma. First trip to ADK with it. Our trusty Chestnut is on the rack.

 

[clemency]

Wife has the new rig on a road trip so I'm reduced to the old faithful recreation vehicle. Not complaining.

 

[memaquay]

The 2024 Ford Ranger has decorative bed rails. Didn't realize this till after I bought it. Basically the bed rail is about 1 inch high, made out of ribbed plastic that won't support anything. There are three pockets on each side with removable caps, so after some internet sleuthing, I ordered some high density plastic and cut out six blocks that would fit in the pockets.

Then I cut out some pressure treated 2x4 to fit the length of the rail and bolted it on. I attached my new amazon racks (159 bucks)through these bolt hole pockets. Carried a 20 foot 100 pound canoe for 800 kilometers on Monday, worked great.

 

[Gamma1214]

Canoe looks great up there! New truck is about the same color as the old IIRC.