Okay, so my kayak weighs 60 pounds and although it is not heavy, without help, it is an awkward to lift it onto and from the racks on top of my car. I have had close calls where I have struggled to control my yak in keeping from dropping it onto the side of the car.
Thinking that there must be a better way to load my kayak, I searched the web and I came across a really great young guy, Adam Heinbuck, in Wyoming who has a patented steel sawhorse that collapses to only 2 ½” thick. The material is 1” steel tubing. So, I took the measurements of my car and gave my plans to Adam.
For me, I needed the crossbeam to be four-feet off the ground. For the width and length, I needed my kayak loader to be no more than three feet wide and it needed expandable legs with locking pins so it would fit in my trunk. With the legs extended, I can open the door and fit the loader into the back seat area of my car.
I was ecstatic when I received Adam’s kayak loader. I then attached two Hullyrollers from Yakima Rack that they make to fit 1” round tubing. You will notice in one of the photos that I have a 20-pound skin diving weight belt to keep the leading legs on the ground when I am pulling and pushing the yak across the rollers.
So my investment, including freight, was $125.00 to Adam for the loader and $60.00 for the Hullyrollers purchased off the internet. If I did not want expandable legs, my kayak loader would have cost less.
Now, it is sweet loading and unloading my yak.
Here is Adam’s contact information:
Adam Heinbuck
adams.welding@hotmail.com307-660-7920
Steve A
Photos are below:
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