help for solo loading
…stay in shape.
Use good form and leverage and your legs.
There is a product, not sure who makes it, but attaches to the back of an SUV hatch and has rollers. You can lift the bow up to these rollers and load it the rest of the way by then lifting the stern and pushing the boat the rest of the way up. Saw it in Sea Kayaker mag. Alternatively, can place the rear cross bar back far enough to do this, and place a sleeve of foam or poly pipe around the cross bar.
Look for a tire stand and trailer hitch step in J.C. Whitney magazine. Well worth it.