Kayaking with a motorhome

sootysmum replied on 31/01/2023 19:09

Posted on 31/01/2023 19:09

Hi, looking for some advice, we have a swift 530lp motorhome. I have recently taken up kayaking and just wondered how do others carry their kayaks on a coachbuilt motorhome? We don’t have a tow bar or bike ride but are open to suggestions, can anyone advise us please?

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EmilysDad replied on 01/02/2023 15:54

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😳 The mind boggles.  Ah!   Note to self.  Read the whole OP not just the title.  πŸ€­πŸ˜‚

Posted on 01/02/2023 15:54

I thought exactly the same thing ....would have looked good though, a motorhome being paddled down the local river! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

KeefySher replied on 01/02/2023 17:44

Posted on 01/02/2023 17:44

Might be easier to hire the kayak. 

Like what I did when paddling the Colorado through the Grand Canyon  and travelled by big silver bird.

 

That's me in Lava Falls in the image

Takethedogalong replied on 01/02/2023 18:16

Posted on 01/02/2023 18:16

Great photo KS, you don’t look like a first timerπŸ˜„

We used to hire a Canadian Canoe and do the River Fowey with our two dogs and a picnic. Boy did we get sunburnt if we weren’t careful, great fun though.

Tammygirl replied on 01/02/2023 22:24

Posted on 01/02/2023 22:24

Where we live we see folk with MHs carrying kayaks on the rear of the van. 

They seem to have a kind of framework that the kayak stands up in, how its

attached I'm not sure but it seems to be fastened to the rear panel not towbar mounted. 

KeefySher replied on 02/02/2023 08:33

Posted on 01/02/2023 17:58 by MikeyA

Are you paddling or drowning? laughing

Posted on 02/02/2023 08:33

Paddling. I was the only paddler in the group that did paddle the whole river, 243 miles. The other paddlers sunbathed on the support rafts on the flat bits.

 

I only capsized (rolled up) once, just at the end of Mile 106.5 – Serpentine Rapid, that was a lazy mistake at the end of a hectic day.

brue replied on 02/02/2023 09:17

Posted on 01/02/2023 22:24 by Tammygirl

Where we live we see folk with MHs carrying kayaks on the rear of the van. 

They seem to have a kind of framework that the kayak stands up in, how its

attached I'm not sure but it seems to be fastened to the rear panel not towbar mounted. 

Posted on 02/02/2023 09:17

Yes there are a lot of systems, racks and trailers. As the OP is a motorhomer there might be some good suggestions on motorhome forums. We see a lot of groups on the coast and they tend to use roof racks and trailers but these are generally with panel vans etc which are a bit easier to access.

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