Looks to be exactly what I'm looking for. Except for that cost thing.

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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.

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On 08/09/2011 09:33 AM, Kim Brennan wrote:
> It's an expensive solution, but the Hulavator is what I use on my
> Westy. I use it for my canoe, but it allows me to lower the canoe
> down to a level that is easily within reach, and also makes putting
> it back up on top a breeze (and in fact a one man operation.)
>
>
> On Aug 9, 2011, at 10:47 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>
>> 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.
>