kayak cart

Advice
#1
-- Last Updated: May-22-05 9:55 PM EST --

I am going to Isle Royale this summer. I have rented Kayaks form Keweenaw Adventure Company. I will be dong some portaging. Yes I know everyone says it is a bit. However I am a backpacker 1st and foremost. the kayak I have rented is a Necky Looksha IV and my son will probly have the Necky Eskia. MY question is this which cart for hualing the kayak would you all recommend and where would I get it?
ps I have Hiked the island for the last 5 years so i know what it is like there.

#2

I have a basic Seattle Sports model
which I’m happy with and it’s in the Buyer’s Guide of this site:



http://www.paddling.net/buyersguide/accessories/showProduct.html?prodID=678&manfID=129&cat=



I don’t know the terrain of Isle Royale but it works for me on fairly even ground.

#3

Sportman’s Guide
I bought two canoe carts to use for our yaks from Sportsman’s Guide. They work great and were very reasonable.



BTW - The Eskia is a high volume boat. Is your son large enough for it?

#4

I could not find an carts at sportsmans

– Last Updated: May-22-05 11:18 PM EST –

but I found a listing for paddleboy on p.net.
http://www.paddling.net/buyersguide/accessories/showCategory.html?cat=10

I here that my aluminum yedo cart is only good for trails and roads and paths. I hear for root filled areas you beter hafe a stainless steel cart $$$

#5

kayak cart
HI thank you. Do you know if it will fit into the kayak I do not want to tie it on top


#6

sorry about that…

– Last Updated: May-23-05 8:46 AM EST –

I guess Sportsman's Guide no longer has them. They were supposedly SG's own. They were very reasonably priced and are very sturdy.

#7

I had a Paddleboy Cart
I had a paddleboy Kayak cart for my last kaak. It was heavy and I needed it to get the kayak to the water and back. I sold it with the kayak as I have not needed one with my new kayak.



The aluminum tubing is strong, and it folds up into a long flat item. I had the one with the more narrow wheels, as I pulled it on hard surfaces like asphalt roads and hard ground. The cart is also available with wider wheels on it for use on sand or soft ground.



I was very happy with it, and would buy another one if I needed a cart.



Happy Paddling!

#8

Some collapse easily for in-boat
storage. Depends on the size of your hatch or storage area. Check the actual websites for product dimensions and measure it against your applicable yak storage area.

#9

carts
Try westcoastpaddler.com they have a PVC cart you could make your self,save money and brakes down to fit inside,a no brainer

#10

things come and go at places like SG

– Last Updated: May-29-05 1:43 AM EST –

so keep your powder dry and shoot when your sights are clear.

Not your fault my brother.

I got a new kokatat goretex drysuit for 375 and another one for 425 that I sent back at sierra trading. It's not my fault we will never see that again. Dealing with those outfits you just grab it when it's near.