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02/01/2025 08:42PM |
Spring Creek
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02/03/2025 08:58AM |
Saberboys: "I purchased a suction roof rack kit from Spring Creek. Wrapped a treated 2x4 with marine/outdoor carpet for the top of the cab. For the rear I used a hitch mounted load extender and just reversed th 90° elbow. Both are easy on and off and take up very little room for storage.
Spring Creek
This is a common and good solution to hauling a canoe overhead with a p/u truck! I have done this, or before discovering the load extenders, made a back rack to fit into the stake holders in track bed wall. I like the load extender because I also use it horizontally with canoe in bed of truck, if I don't need it overhead.
[There are old threads with this same subject that may have useful ideas as well.]
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02/03/2025 09:01AM |
Saberboys: "I purchased a suction roof rack kit from Spring Creek. Wrapped a treated 2x4 with marine/outdoor carpet for the top of the cab. For the rear I used a hitch mounted load extender and just reversed th 90° elbow. Both are easy on and off and take up very little room for storage.
Spring Creek
I have one of those Spring Creek suction cup kits for my car. Works well, but it left permanent dents on the top of my car roof. I don't really care since my car is old and I'm not too worried about aesthetics, but a lot of people would. Just figured I'd put that warning out there.
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02/02/2025 02:30PM |
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01/31/2025 09:38AM |
I want something that I can remove and store in the shed when I’m not carrying a boat. My strong preference would be not to add cross bars to the roof of my vehicle as I am over the added noise after 20 years with Thule and Yakima products. I believe this locks me into a rack with dual horizontal supports so the boat is fully on the rack and not touching the roof at all.
Show me your creative solutions please!
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01/31/2025 11:41AM |
Mad_Angler: "plmn: "The issue with a DIY solution for you is going to be that the Ridgeline doesn't have stake pockets. You can buy racks that clamp to the top rail and maybe you could figure out a clamping method yourself but if you have a tonneau cover it will probably interfere.
Personally I'd put the factory rails on the roof and attach crossbars of your choice to them. You could also put one crossbar on the roof and then use a hitch carrier for the back.
I use a bed rack in my F-150 and one issue is that the canoe sticks out a longs ways off the back on an already long vehicle and can make it difficult to run a line to tie down the front.
For something like this you may have better luck asking around in the Ridgeline forum. "
I have a metal dog box that goes in the bed. I just build a sawhorse thing for the top of that.
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Nifty, thanks for sharing! How is the front of the canoe secured to your roof?
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02/03/2025 10:24AM |
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02/03/2025 10:24AM |
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02/03/2025 01:29PM |
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02/03/2025 04:29PM |
thegildedgopher: "Mad_Angler: "plmn: "The issue with a DIY solution for you is going to be that the Ridgeline doesn't have stake pockets. You can buy racks that clamp to the top rail and maybe you could figure out a clamping method yourself but if you have a tonneau cover it will probably interfere.
Personally I'd put the factory rails on the roof and attach crossbars of your choice to them. You could also put one crossbar on the roof and then use a hitch carrier for the back.
I use a bed rack in my F-150 and one issue is that the canoe sticks out a longs ways off the back on an already long vehicle and can make it difficult to run a line to tie down the front.
For something like this you may have better luck asking around in the Ridgeline forum. "
I have a metal dog box that goes in the bed. I just build a sawhorse thing for the top of that.
Nifty, thanks for sharing! How is the front of the canoe secured to your roof?"
I just use two foam blocks on the cab of my truck. I also get the "ears" you attach under your hood. It is great to have a nice location to tie the front to...
I have an 18.5 foot SR canoe. I like having 2 support locations fairly far apart.
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01/31/2025 10:06AM |
Personally I'd put the factory rails on the roof and attach crossbars of your choice to them. You could also put one crossbar on the roof and then use a hitch carrier for the back.
I use a bed rack in my F-150 and one issue is that the canoe sticks out a longs ways off the back on an already long vehicle and can make it difficult to run a line to tie down the front.
For something like this you may have better luck asking around in the Ridgeline forum.
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01/31/2025 11:31AM |
plmn: "The issue with a DIY solution for you is going to be that the Ridgeline doesn't have stake pockets. You can buy racks that clamp to the top rail and maybe you could figure out a clamping method yourself but if you have a tonneau cover it will probably interfere.
Personally I'd put the factory rails on the roof and attach crossbars of your choice to them. You could also put one crossbar on the roof and then use a hitch carrier for the back.
I use a bed rack in my F-150 and one issue is that the canoe sticks out a longs ways off the back on an already long vehicle and can make it difficult to run a line to tie down the front.
For something like this you may have better luck asking around in the Ridgeline forum. "
I have a metal dog box that goes in the bed. I just build a sawhorse thing for the top of that.
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01/31/2025 11:33AM |
The RL doesn’t have stake pockets but it does have tie down brackets in the 4 corners and I was imagining my timber frame would be bolted into those 4 brackets on the bottom.
I am good at adapting other’s ideas to fit the peculiarities of my vehicle, so don’t get too hung up on that. Just show me what worked for you and I’ll worry about the rest :)
I will check out the RL forum as well, that’s a good thought. I really don’t want an expensive hitch-mounted cross bar or to go the factory rail/ cross bar route. This will be used 1-2 times a year so I’m looking for cost effective and removable.