THE BEST KAYAK ANCHOR HACK!!

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THE BEST KAYAK ANCHOR HACK!!
In this video I will show you how to make a $4.00 DIY kayak anchor hack that will get you out of brush pile better and not get your anchor hung up as much.

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@nicholasdeluca3580 11 ай бұрын

WoW ... as soon as you said "steel rod," I told my daughter you were gonna make a "slide"!. I've seen similar devices on larger saltwater anchors,,, makes PERFECT SENSE . I like your style, you get right to it. Thanks. Nick in Redfield Arkansas

@PROAMOUTDOORS 11 ай бұрын

You’re welcome. And also thank you for watching and I hope you subscribe and watch the other DIY projects I have, thanks.

@jdlemos01 3 жыл бұрын

Very clever. I've always used a sacrificial zip tie but I like this better.

@NasTimeAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

That's clever. So many great ideas around.

@guytrout7101 Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@beginnerslikeme2814 Жыл бұрын

This is so simple and I'm sure effective, all makers should buy the plan from you. All anchors should be made this way .. Rock On :)

@Set_That_Hook 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought me a anchor for my kayak awesome video brother

@Set_That_Hook 2 жыл бұрын

Wow absolutely amazing I have lost one of these anchors before because I couldn’t get it out

@DEADorALIVEkayaking Жыл бұрын

Great idea! I use the sacrificial zip tie on my folding anchor, but most often use 5/16" chain in a bicycle inner tube...I have 2 configurations, 1 of them is 16" long, and straight, and 1 is 24" long and the connecting link is in the middle. The inner tube keeps anything from sticking through a link of chain and hanging up. Besides being almost totally snagless, you can draw the chains up on a shorter rode and use them as drag chains to slow you down in current. Stay Safe!

@tsiganed 5 ай бұрын

Very clever, thanks

@renealbaladejo3698 Жыл бұрын

Awesome hack!!!

@barretharms655 2 жыл бұрын

Very close to the way I have my plow anchor design however I can see three ways to improve that anchor trouble retrieval system. You need to purchase a plow anchor, you need to rethink the way you think that wire, & without chain atop that anchor there is no bite without structure.

@rickermortis86 Жыл бұрын

That is an awesome hack and I plan on trying this out. Thank you

@PROAMOUTDOORS Жыл бұрын

Thanks I use it a lot. It worked well. Please subscribe and share the video. Thanks a lot.

@georgekvaas7253 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video and interesting hack... Would it be fair to say that if the anchor is wedged in rocks in close to a vertical position, that the line is not going slide from end of the rod to the other and pull free?

@PROAMOUTDOORS 3 жыл бұрын

Yes that’s a possibility, but so far it works really well

@Swimmer173 9 ай бұрын

best anchor system yet.

@PROAMOUTDOORS 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I got other DIY projects on my KZfaq channel. Make sure you watch them and subscribe, thanks

@arnoldlayne9469 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@PROAMOUTDOORS 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I got a lot more DIY‘s for kayaks in one of the really cool coming out soon

@georgefitzhugh6455 3 жыл бұрын

Nice hack!

@PROAMOUTDOORS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I used it today On Gibbons Creek reservoir before the storm came in. It healed good and was easy to bounce it up and come right out of the brush pile

@gustavorojas4430 2 жыл бұрын

Usefull tip

@PROAMOUTDOORS 5 ай бұрын

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@visscherlively3925 3 жыл бұрын

Um nope the first thing that is going to happen to me is a limb is going to run through that contraption and then it won't matter what position anything is in...goodby anchor.

@PROAMOUTDOORS 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I can see your point. I’ve been using it in brush piles since the video it has not happened yet.

@bill-nj6fc 3 ай бұрын

what happens if the steel rod gets stuck under the anchor

@aftech7268 2 жыл бұрын

The best one I’ve seen that wont get caught up is a straight chain covered in a bicycle tube

@medwords7265 11 ай бұрын

I use old cast weights that i ripped out of old houses back in my construction days. Everyone asks why I save junk. Nowadays its not hording its "repurposing"! Get snagged real bad no big deal I have plenty where that came from.

@SavageVoyageur 11 ай бұрын

This is a lot of work compared to a small zip tie.

@PROAMOUTDOORS 11 ай бұрын

I literally bent that up and made that in 15 minutes. Unlike a zip tie, you don’t have to reattach one every time.

@sidecarmisanthrope5927 11 ай бұрын

He seems to think that carrying a couple of spare zip ties is a real chore.

@prynceal6762 Жыл бұрын

Damn what made you think of that?

@PROAMOUTDOORS Жыл бұрын

I got tired of hanging up and brush with noticed that the forks fold backwards, so why not pull it backwards. That’s what happens when you use a zip tie at the front and anchor at the back anyway so why not let it slip that way. Thanks for watching. Hope you like and share.

@odysseustaylor8352 3 ай бұрын

Only works if you can get the proper angle

@PROAMOUTDOORS 3 ай бұрын

Yep, you’re right. It works when you get the right angle but in a kayak, you can move around and keep working the rope and then it will finally pop loose. It’s happened to me quite a few times using this kayak anchor, but I’ve gotten it back each time

@pmm422 3 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if a rope tied from top to bottom might do the same thing?

@PROAMOUTDOORS 3 жыл бұрын

Yes you’re right I thought about putting the rope through the ring along the slide and then tied to the back they would be a double help

@pmm422 3 жыл бұрын

@@PROAMOUTDOORS OK cool I'll give it a whirl, excellent video thanks for the idea.

@Jpgundarun 2 жыл бұрын

What if your loop of rope or steel rod is the thing that gets caught? Useless idea. I'll stick to the single line to the front with a cable tie.

@rjflippo 11 ай бұрын

Now stop me if I’m wrong, but a current or the wind could help one slide the connection towards the bottom and drag the collapsed anchor ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@sidecarmisanthrope5927 11 ай бұрын

Considering this is for a kayak, there isn't much drag due to the size and weight of the kayak. Also this would only be a problem if the kayak owner fell asleep and didn't realize that they were drifting.

@rjflippo 9 ай бұрын

@@sidecarmisanthrope5927 speaking as a kayaker. Not sure what kind of kayaking you do, but there is not much I can do if I am fishing and a 30 mph gist comes from out of nowhere. Bottom line, that is a whole lot of work for something a zip tie could manage.