| Riverside Cartop Carriers Universal Kayak Kit |  | Brand: Riverside
Category: Sports
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $50.64
as of 9/4/2010 03:17 CDT details
New (7) Used (1) from $50.64
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 59,942
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 17.9 x 11.3 x 3.9
MPN: 206
UPC: 603758002069
EAN: 0603758002069
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Features:
| • | Two: 18-in, non-skid blocks | | • | One: 15-ft, heavy-duty utility strap | | • | Two: 18-ft, bow and stern tie-down straps | | • | Two: 9-ft, block straps | | • | Four: bumper hooks |
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Product Description
The Riverside® Universal cartop kayak carrier kit offers a durable and easily portable option for getting your kayak to the water. The extra-tall, mini-cell foam blocks have a non-skid laminate and a universal cut-out that enables them to mount directly to factory roof racks. The kit includes 2 blocks, 1 utility strap, 2 bow and stern tie-down straps, 2 block straps, 4 bumper hooks, instructions, and mesh bag.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Cheap Product, Awful Instructions June 28, 2010
David E. Michael (Lincoln, CA)
This product consists of a bag with two pieces of foam and some straps. The instructions are minimal, confusing, and with no diagrams. I spent a half an hour trying to figure it out before shoving everything back in the back and returning it.
 Great Option For the Roof Rack-Impaired May 12, 2009
Jeff Kraus (Orlando, FL USA)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
I bought these at the shop where I purchased our kayaks -- 2 sets for 2 kayaks, because we don't have a roof rack on the truck and this was the only reasonable way to get them home with us.
I bought them knowing that I was just going to go out and get a roof rack installed on the truck, so these were to be a temporary accessory. Well guess what? NO ONE makes a roof rack for the truck. The manufacturer stopped making them even though its not too old (2003). Yakima does not make one. Thule does not make one. No one does.
Now, all of a sudden, these are our ONLY available method of transport (we don't have a trailer hitch either). At first I was skeptical. It took the better part of half an hour to get the two kayaks mounted and tied down the first time. I was worried that we would get sick of doing it, and we'd stop taking them out every weekend. But I was wrong.
After the first time, we were able to do it faster and faster. Now we can get BOTH kayaks mounted, tied down, and ready to roll in about 6 or 7 minutes.
Done correctly (and believe me, at this point we've had enough practice to get it right every time) the two kayaks are solid at highway speeds of 70-80mph. It scared me at first because they do jiggle around a little in the wind, but they're not going anywhere.
One suggestion - we like to put something in between the straps and the hull. When they're torqued down really tight, over time they can leave rub marks in the corner areas of the hull. We also cover the metal parts of the straps if they're going to touch anything.
Finally, I recently put these to the ultimate test -- mounting my kayak to a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT. Due to the heavy slope of the front windshield and the rear hatchback, there's only about 2 feet of actual roof on this car. And most of that is taken up by the sunroof. I've added a photo. I had no issues driving on the highway, again at 70-80mph.
So using these blocks, you can easily mount a 14-foot kayak to a 14-foot sport coupe with minimal roof. That's worth 5 stars to me. :-)
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