Seeing that Rob brought up a similar question, I am prompted to ask for
suggestions on carrying two kayaks on a Westy roof.

I see plenty of folk carrying two kayaks on their cars, using
purpose-built racks that carry the boats at a tilt so they ride
bottom-to-bottom, taking up less width.

Westys are tall, however, and I'm not a tall man -- 5' 6'', which puts
the roof out of reach. So solutions from men over 6' are probably not
going to be very helpful.

And I'm thinking that even if I did find a suitable rack from the likes
of Thule or Yakima, I cannot envision how I'd get the boats up there and
back down. First climb on top then haul the boats up on ropes?

My guess is that with two boats up there, raising the roof would be
difficult if not impossible without first removing them, were I to want
to just overnight. So any method I use to get the boats up and down
would want to be pretty darn easy.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
Bend, Ore.
1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer from a defunct company in San
Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westralia.

Sent from my kitchen.