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I know this has been discussed a bunch in the past, but 1. the search function doesn't seem to go back more than a few months and 2. Thule/Yakima/etc are coming out with new products all the time.
I recently bought a Subaru Outback with the built in roof rack system. I'm keeping my other car which has a roof rack and Yakima Big Catch carrier on it. I'm very happy with the Big Catch and on that car (with a little more of an angled rear window) I can use a suction cup roller to slide my trident and revo on top. The Subaru is a little taller and has more of a vertical rear window, so I'm thinking something along the lines of a Yakima Showboat 66 to assist with rolling it up the back without damaging the car. Unfortunately, they seem out of stock everywhere and if I get another Big Catch, I'm looking at about a $500 investment... which isn't a deal breaker, but isn't ideal either. I saw the Malone Megawing with load assist (https://www.etrailer.com/Watersport-.../MPG113MD.html) and it seems to have similar function, though looking at the youtube videos and pictures of it, it doesn't seem as sturdy as the Yakima models. Without looking at the stats, I believe my trident and the revo are in the 65-80 pound range, so they are light enough for most kayak carriers on the market, but they're definitely on the heavier end of what the cheaper models say they can handle (a lot of them advise the max weight is 80lbs). A hullevator would be nice, but I'm not sure it would work with my factory roof rack and the price is pretty ridiculous. I'm relatively young and healthy, so its not so much the weight of lifting the boats, but rather the awkwardness of picking up at 14" foot kayak and not risking damaging the boat or my car.
Open to suggestions. Also open to being told to suck it up and put down the money on what I think makes sense so far (assuming I can find a Showboat someday). Thanks as always.
I recently bought a Subaru Outback with the built in roof rack system. I'm keeping my other car which has a roof rack and Yakima Big Catch carrier on it. I'm very happy with the Big Catch and on that car (with a little more of an angled rear window) I can use a suction cup roller to slide my trident and revo on top. The Subaru is a little taller and has more of a vertical rear window, so I'm thinking something along the lines of a Yakima Showboat 66 to assist with rolling it up the back without damaging the car. Unfortunately, they seem out of stock everywhere and if I get another Big Catch, I'm looking at about a $500 investment... which isn't a deal breaker, but isn't ideal either. I saw the Malone Megawing with load assist (https://www.etrailer.com/Watersport-.../MPG113MD.html) and it seems to have similar function, though looking at the youtube videos and pictures of it, it doesn't seem as sturdy as the Yakima models. Without looking at the stats, I believe my trident and the revo are in the 65-80 pound range, so they are light enough for most kayak carriers on the market, but they're definitely on the heavier end of what the cheaper models say they can handle (a lot of them advise the max weight is 80lbs). A hullevator would be nice, but I'm not sure it would work with my factory roof rack and the price is pretty ridiculous. I'm relatively young and healthy, so its not so much the weight of lifting the boats, but rather the awkwardness of picking up at 14" foot kayak and not risking damaging the boat or my car.
Open to suggestions. Also open to being told to suck it up and put down the money on what I think makes sense so far (assuming I can find a Showboat someday). Thanks as always.
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