Harbor Freight Haul Master 4×8 Heavy-Duty Trailer Review and Kayak Carrier Mods

Over the years we transitioned from a single full-sized canoe to a pair of kayaks for our paddling fun and exercise, yet trying to get even the relatively light kayaks up on top of a full-size SUV (Ford Edge) with one fairly short person (my wife) can be a pain,…

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Adding DIY Automotive Hood & Trunk Tie-Downs

I didn’t come up with this DIY hood and trunk tie-down method or anything, but it works so well I thought that I would create a little post with pics to show how well it works. Previously we had a large canoe that we carried on top of a Ford…

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Review – Sun Dolphin Destin 10.4 Sit-on Kayak

A few years back we had bought a canoe, an Old Town Saranac 146, and while it worked quite well it also was big and bulky, slow and hard to load onto the Ford Edge and certainly didn’t fit on top of my Honda Accord Coupe.  Though the kid up…

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