Thanks. Great tip. Tried it out today.

It also helps to feed the strap through a pool noodle… those things are right below duct tape and wd40 for multitasking solutions.

Glad to help.

Same here for the wincing 😲

Because tying cord to a webbing loop will fail eventually. If the connection point move it will saw back and forth fraying the material. Use a metal loop or biner to join them instead.

@@bonpecheur4565 plus 1 for wincing.

Awesome. Glad to help.

I use the trucker's hitch also. My normal vehicle is an F-150 I use a pair of simple bent tube frames in the ladder rack holes,, but the difference is,, On every truck I have owned for 45 years now, I install 4 hole hollow base, stainless boat cleats, 6 or 8 inch. I use stainless screws and marine 3M 5200... then nylon braided 1/4 to 3/8 inch line (25 foot lengths max.) An over hand or perfection loop in one end and either the truckers hitch , or just a cleat hitch. I can tie a canoe or a ladder on in seconds. The reason for the 25 foot max length on the line. A 24 foot piece will pick up and layout smooth and quick,, a 27 foot piece of the same line, you will have to untangle and take an accidental knot out every time you pick it up. Could not tell you why, makes no sense, something about line topology,, the difference occurs between 25 and 26 foot lengths of 1/4 or 5/16 line. Complete mystery to me, but a 27 foot or longer piece will double your tie down time. Another trick you may want to use. The rear seat, seat-belts. Open the rear door of a passenger vehicle, slide the buckle down to keep it out of the way, take the belt to full extension, lift toward the top of the car, and then close the door. Most autos you will finish with a perfectly mounted and extremely strong attachment point 8 inches above the roof at the midline of the canoe. I use a large vinyl covered hook, or a large beener on the ends of the rachet or cam strap to connect across the top. The best tie down on the entire auto.

I do similar as you and attach to center thwart of Canoe its not going anywhere.

Grumman? Ya, I'd grunt to. LOL

Definitely sounds awkward but thanks for the morning chuckle with my coffee. I can almost visualise it because I had an 18 footer on my wife's crosstrek but it was only an hours drive to our route.

I know Im pretty randomly asking but do anyone know a good site to stream newly released series online ?

@Dariel Boston i would suggest flixzone. You can find it by googling :)

@Colton Genesis Yup, I've been using Flixzone for years myself =)

@Colton Genesis thanks, signed up and it seems to work :D I really appreciate it!

Here's one way: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ramImquV2qrXfIU.html However, I've not tried that method, although I know balancing a heavy canoe on one end is quite difficult. I have a 16' 72 lb. Chief tandom that I've been cartopping and paddling for nearly 20 years. It has two thwarts in the middle; I balance the canoe on my shoulders using the thwart that's slightly closer to center, because using the other thwart makes the front end much too heavy, which is bad news for trying to walk forward. To get it on my shoulders, I start with the canoe right side up on the ground. I stand to one side at the center, grip the gunnel, pick up that side, bend at my knees, and rest the bottom of the hull on my thighs. If the thwart I'm using as a yoke is to my right, I grip the near end of that thwart and the far end of the other thwart. Then I roll the canoe across my thighs to get some momentum, which helps me get it over my head and onto my shoulders. These videos - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdtldNOVna2cZI0.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hciKhdKV0baWZ3k.html - are close to my method; the main difference is I don't have an actual yoke in the middle, so the routine is a bit different. But you can see how each one lifts the canoe onto her thighs and then her shoulders. For the most part, I'm doing the same thing. Once you watch these videos, I'm sure you'll see even more in the suggested sidebar. REMEMBER: as all videos have instructed, do not use your back. I hurt mine while moving into my house, well before I purchased my canoe. But I've never hurt my back lifting the canoe using this method, because I'm not using my back to do so.

My double carrier is a Yakima - got it at Nova Craft's London Paddle Shop www.londonspaddleshop.com/product/yakima-keelover/

You need to be a bit more careful with the ratchet straps, they are strong enough that if you overdo it, and you have a light weight canoe, you could crack it.

I felt the same way when I first did it LOL

They are Yakima - I got them quite a few years ago at London Paddle www.londonspaddleshop.com/ They've definitely lasted me forever.

To lift the canoe, try the lean-to method - see this video at 2:29 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qq1_mKpm0au-moU.html

I get it. Thanks. Now, my next question: Which states? Maybe I won't go there. I can see a regulation on not exceeding a specific width (8 or 8 1/2 feet in most states as far as I know), but a Sprinter van has way greater width than a 1970s Honda Civic. Those are extremes and maybe two canoes on a Civic is unlikely, but two on a Forester (or Rav4 or CR-V) doesn't seem unreasonable.

Good question. Don't use cheap rope. It will rot and eventually snap. Medium size paracord should be okay though.

I noticed the same when I re-watched it LOL. I now use Paddle Canada's throw rope and bailer - light weight and approved. Not sure it's the best...and certainly worth a review. Thanks.

I noticed it too, but I was slow to get it! :D

I believe London Paddle Shop has them.

@@TheHappyCamper thanks. !!!

That's a great tip. Thanks

Never use ratchet straps. Use normal cam straps.

A 15 ft solo prospector would be better for solo - but if you can only afford to have one boat and you'll be doing both tandem and solo, then the 16 is the way to go.

@@TheHappyCamper Thanks, is there any great speed advantage? Thanks for the quick reply. Really loved watching the Spey trip..

@@newlife155 Not a great amount. But some.

@@alexs3447 Thanks Alex, I have a Nova 16 ft prospector in Tuff Stuff, I would like to try one like yours one day..

@@newlife155 I have never paddled a tough stuff layup. But i have given my ultra-light lay up a good beating over the decades.My only upgrade has been 3-4 layers of woven fiberglass cloth as skid plates . Mainly to absorb wear at put ins and take outs . I bought it with no gelcoat but have painted it a few times with a 2 part paint.Also replaced the ash gunnels twice .This thing portages like a dream with just one finger needed to balance/steady the canoe .

It might depend on your canoe, and how flexible it is. I've gone with the front rope too lose, and even then, the canoe started to bend more than I would like, but we have an ultra light Kevlar. I also just like the idea that everything you are hauling should be attached through two different systems, in case one fails. If it was tied down, and one of the straps failed, I think it would be ok, but if you had just the two straps, and one failed, while unlikely, would be pretty bad if you were going highway speeds.

Could you please provide the brand of those rails atleast? Thanks.

@@Emross92 I got mine at London Paddle Shop. www.londonspaddleshop.com/product/quicklash-t-style-hood-loops/

@@TheHappyCamper ok. Can you tell me the brand of the cross rails?

@@Emross92 Yakima

Not sure if that's an issue. I've tied my boat down like this for over 35 years and never had that issue. Maybe it went left on the back tie -down because I didn't have the front tie down on yet - and I didn't put my left brackets in place on the rack. I used to do that but I found it wasn't worth it.

Yes. They work. Good suggestion.

I tried. I spent a few hours learning how. And then I realized the blur thing couldn't keep to the plate itself. It was a real mess and I gave up.

@@TheHappyCamper Well, in the long run... more people? More Whiskey fireside chats! lol

I was thinking same thing about his license plate.

Can you clarify "...cannot go beyond the rear view mirrors."? Rear view mirrors are a single point. One way or the other, items on the roof will be beyond the mirrors.

@@wdtaut5650he meant side-way, obviously. You don't want your roof load to get wider than your vehicle width, defined by your rear-view mirrors.

This video shows that. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qq1_mKpm0au-moU.html

Nor say how heavy it was.