KMac said:
Thanks folks for the great suggestions. The biggest issue I have is the canoe sliding as I push it up and over. This happens a lot even with my trailer hitch slide in T-bar especially when the truck is on an angle on sloped ramps, paths, banks. etc.
I have posted my idea before,but don't know where to find it.
It was posted almost 5 years ago,so I will give my method.
We have a 12' Old Town fiberglass 40" beam canoe.It weighs in at about 50+ pounds.
It's fairly easy to carry and load and unload from out Bobcat.
I have the factory rack that I added a "guide channel" fore & aft to.
With stops at the front screwed to the cross bar and another set on the rear part of the rack that get removed when the canoe isn't on the roof.They slide to the gunwales and a ratchet strap over the canoe holds the rear part,and another ratchet strap on the front.
Secured in place the canoe can't move side to side.
We have carried it on many trips of thousands miles and not had any problems.
I load it from the rear,like Wandering Sagebrush does.
We both lift the canoe on each side by the gunwales and place the "bow" on the very rear bar and push forward.
Oh I forgot to mention I have a 2" wheel on the bow that rides in the channel.
Works like a snap.
But as we age we sometimes think about carrying it if there's a chance we won't use it.
We thought that an inflatable kayak would work instead,it does but we don't like it as much as the canoe.
I think if someone could search through the forum of All terrain campers you might find it.
I think the post is called .Carrying a canoe on an ATC camper.
Frank
PS. I did a search and found my post but that one didn't have the info about loading my canoe.