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About This Item
Travel with enough whitewater kayaks for the whole family using the Thule® Kayak Stacker. This kayak travel rack fits up to four whitewater kayaks on their sides and protects them with a non-scratch outer coating. One pair of ratcheting tie downs, two straps, and buckle protectors come included for securing the kayaks to help withstand bumpy rides. The Kayak Stacker makes transporting kayaks easy and keeps them safe all the way to the water.
FEATURES:
Multiple kayak car rack
Holds up to four kayaks
Upper strap loop design makes tying boats down easy
Rack folds down when not in use
Transfers cars easily with universal hookups
Includes one pair of ratcheting tie downs, two straps, and buckle protectors
I have had this for a few years now. Ive used them for two kayaks and can see how it would work for 4. Using them takes a bit of practice. Requires 2 straps per kayak. I also tie them to the from and rear of my SUV.
BGKL
3 years ago
Had For 4 Years Now And Still Love Them
Had for 4 years now and still love them. They hold all 4 of my small kayaks at high speeds for over hour trip many times.
Raptor
Verified Purchase
3 years ago
Mediocore
Bought this hoping for a quick kayak holder. It is a bit cumbersome to load kayaks and strap down. I use it in the bed of a truck which makes it easier, I think a SUV would be pretty tough to use. I find the kayaks want to settle away from the mount, and not up tight to it, the straps stay tight but since the kayaks are much taller they don't stay close to the stacker. The detents in the folding mechanism doesn't hold when straight vertical, only when bent fore or aft of center, making the tightening knobs not really able to hold them vertical when tightened down and the stacker able to move ahead and back. The straps that come with this kit are nice quality straps though. They didn't fit my thule bars without longer bolts, which was disappointing. The main picture shows on this page shows the not strapped down correctly which is also odd. In the end they work fine, and help me fit two kayaks and a canoe on the rack at once, so thats something. Just thought they'd be a little better.
Adventure sports dude
4 years ago
Beast Of A Kayak Carrier!
I've had this carrier for many years, and it's still in use. I've had up to five boats attached to this thing, and probably could have gotten away with six, but we didn't have another one to throw up top. My current vehicle is limited to only three kayaks due to the design of the vehicle's roof rack. As long as the roof rack is wide enough, it will handle four kayaks. As a side note, I only carried the five kayaks for a few miles under 35 mph! But with four up top, it'll handle freeway speeds just fine so long as your roof system can handle it. Thule, keep making this thing!
RYE
4 years ago
Misleading And Confusing Product Description
Holds up to 4 kayaks 75lbs each (imperial) Maximum weight = 35kg (metric) Average recreational kayak = 20kg So this rack holds up to 1.5 kayaks at capacity.
Richie15
4 years ago
Broke Quickly Getting Strung Along For Warranty
I bought this to stack 4 whitewater kayaks. Within a year the plastic base the stacker rotates in cracked. I have a warranty approved but have been strung along for over 4 months now.
PS1
4 years ago
10' Kayak Won't Stay In Place
I have many thule products and this one is the worst. I tightened the straps to the point the kayak hull was beginning to deform, any tighter and it would have cracked. The kayak still came loose multiple times on the highway and scratched my new truck when it moved. The problem seems to be that the kayak slips on the cross bar from the wind on the highway and at lands on its bottom. I would never try multiple kayaks on such a flimsy device.
toba2020
5 years ago
Really Does Fit Four Kayaks
I've used this rack three summers now, on several long road trips, and while it looks flimsy in pictures, it really does hold 4 kayaks as advertised. We have two 14' touring and two 10' recreational kayaks and have found this is the most secure way to transport all four at once. Feels solid once they are all strapped down (make sure to use a set of straps for each kayak), even with a cross wind on a small car. Easy to fold down in between trips.
Michele
5 years ago
Love This, Very Flexible From 1 To 4 Kayaks
I have had the stacker for a good 15 years now, I love it, I can get 1 to 4 kayaks on my car. Other kayak racks only allow you to put one kayak apparatus, and even if you bought multiple, you could never get more than two kayaks. Wouldn’t change a thing
Haager4
5 years ago
Looks Like It Would Be Great For 1 To 2 Kayaks
We will need to return this product. It looks great and I'm sure it will work great for many. However, the 830 is said work for 4 kayaks. It will if all kayak are smaller and similar in size. Our kayaks range from 10.5 to 11.5 inches.
KY kayaker
6 years ago
Great Product
Had this carrier for several years. Has held up great. Would buy it again.
Jlax
6 years ago
Does As It Says
Easy to use, easy to install or remove from bars. The rusting bolts are an easy fix. I like the solid strap/line holder. I like that I can put my paddles in the middle of the Stacker.
Tom
6 years ago
I Would Buy This Product Again
Quick delivery
Helen
6 years ago
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carsalesguy
6 years ago
Tight And Secure
We travel with 2 touring kayaks the first installation time to properly secure the kayaks was too long and now the whole process takes approx. 20 minutes the weaving of the strap through the centre post for the second kayak eventually gets easier the straps are very strong and hold the kayaks to the centre posts making for a tight and secure assembly. The only issue we have encountered is the tightening of the straps during wet weather I my alter the fitting to a ratchet assembly in lieu of the friction fit to negate this issue Many comments have been received with how the kayaks are mounted and secured these racks, the straps and the hardware are great quality and recommended.
