redsinthehead wrote:
I run a Honda Ridgeline, has the hard cover over the bed. My hard cover you can stand on or even jump up and down on. I also have a trunk beneath the bed and good bit of storage under the rear seat, which flips up (they advertise a bag of golf clubs will fit under there with the seat down... but I don't golf).. 4 wd, I regularly trailer a 24 ft Mako and have pulled it out of some pretty bad landings. Very comfortable to travel in and can trailer my yaks or put them on the roof rack if I choose. When I "roofed" my yaks I would open the tailgate, lay the yak crossways on the tailgate, open the bed cover half-way (one flip) stand up in the bed, lift the yak from the tailgate and swing it around to lay across the half closed bed cover. step up on that and lift the kayak and swing it around onto the roof rack... no over my head stuff, having to stick the nose up first, no pad to put on the roof, no extra rack mounted at end of truck bed... this is my second Ridgeline... love the dam thing...
We have a Ridgeline, and even my wife loves it. There is a lockable storage area in the rear of the bed. We keep our valuables there and my Spey Fly Rods/Reels and lines.
The Ridgeline has an excellent towing package and can handle any Hobie on any legal trailer.
Last year I started putting our Oasis in the truck bed for short trips to avoid the hassle of trailers in parking lots.
The link below describes what we use and how to put our Oasis in/on the Ridgeline's truck bed. The PA is shorter and not that much heavier up front, (you only lift half of a yak at a time to load and unload it.
The gear costs about $170 and can be stored easily and in small places.
Be sure to check your state laws re how much overhang can be behind your pickup.
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