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Topic: Carrying Capacity - Kayaks on Car Roof  (Read 11253 times)

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Fungunnin

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I can't find the picture but I'm pretty sure Spot has put 4 kayaks on top of a Civic before.
I carry two kayaks and a surf board all the time on my Outback.


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I'm still reluctant to put that much dynamic load on the beer can roof involving two 65lb 13' kayaks.  If we were talking about a suburban like you showed in your photo, I wouldn't be as concerned.  It's probably OK, but doesn't seem worth the risk.

To that point, I do now have 4 minor indentations on the roof of my Honda Accord from overloading the rack on a regular basis.  I don't mind the cosmetic "modification" but I have had to tighten my towers and re-space my bars to compensate.

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