We strap two 17 footers to the top of my diesel westy and you don't really
know they're up there until the wind blows really hard from the side.
The only down side is that you have to slacken the rear straps to open the
back hatch completely, but that's no big deal.

I have part of a yakima rack, including the kayay mounts, but so far the
bare westy top has been simple and easy to deal with. I singlehandedly put
mine up and down all the time.

Jim

On Jan 6, 2008 5:03 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yakimas from GoWesty.  Kind of pricey, but carries our 2 River
> Otters/Paddles down to the beautiful Tippecanoe River with ease.  Mounted
> on
> the '87 poptop.
>
> Also, you can get Yakima bike adaptors to carry bikes on top.
>
> Pete
> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
> WWW. Busesbythebeach.com
>
> On 1/6/08, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > A lot of paddlers on the list I'm sure someone will jump all over your
> > question.
> >
> > On Jan 6, 2008 :53 PM, DAVID & ANGIE BUTLER <davangie794@msn.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello from Arizona!
> > >
> > > We have a recently acquired '87 Vanagon Westphalia camper.   We're
> > > avid kayakers and are planning a long trip around the US beginning
> > > next spring with our rig.  Can we learn from your experience about
> > > ease and convenience of carrying kayaks? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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