| Kayaking is a great way to relax and just about | | | | to come across any kayak trailers that are quick and |
| everybody can take up kayaking or canoeing whether | | | | easy to fit. Maybe I am being too optimistic in thinking |
| you are young or old. Kayaking caters for all types of | | | | there should be, by now, a simple universal 'click and |
| needs and requirements whether it is for sport or | | | | go' design by now but unfortunately I have yet to find |
| recreation. | | | | one. |
| You can buy sit on top kayaks for fun at the beach | | | | I have two kayak trailers both of which cost in excess |
| with the family, go kayak fishing, white water, or take | | | | of $100 for not much more than a couple of go cart |
| the sport up as a professional racer. The cost of | | | | wheels and some aluminium tubing. However I do |
| taking up kayaking can also be done on a budget as | | | | accept kayak trailers are a niche market so one must |
| you can buy used kayaks for nominal amounts. | | | | expect to pay a premium. |
| The one area where kayaking can become a real pain | | | | The closest design I have seen to a 'click and go' |
| is transportation. Unless you opt for an inflatable kayak | | | | solution is for a sit on top kayak where the aluminium |
| that can easily be thrown into the back of your car, | | | | bars of the kayak trailer simply slot into the scupper |
| you will need to buy a roof rack or van to transport | | | | holes at the bottom of the boat and there is no |
| your boat to the water. Your transportation problems | | | | strapping required. This is fine if your journey is |
| do not end there as in most cases the waters edge | | | | predominately a flat surface. The problems arise if you |
| will not be by the roadside which means you will need | | | | need to go up a curb, stairs, cross a ditch or any other |
| to somehow get your kayak to the water by other | | | | terrain where you would need to lift the kayak, as the |
| means. | | | | kayak trailer simply falls out. Whilst this situation is |
| Carrying a kayak over any distance and on your own | | | | manageable it is awkward and far from perfect. |
| can be impossible and what is more you will be | | | | Similarly using kayak trailers which require the use of |
| exhausted by the time you get to your destination. | | | | bungees or roof rack straps can be equally frustrating |
| Furthermore it is not just your kayak you will need to | | | | especially if you are trying to balance your boat whilst |
| carry; you will have paddles, a life jacket, and food, | | | | simultaneously trying to tie the kayak trailer to it. |
| together with any other kayak accessories you wish | | | | My answer to "is it worth investing in a kayak trailer?" |
| to take on your journey. | | | | would be yes, but at the same time I do think they are |
| Kayak trailers although expensive can really help out in | | | | expensive and not without their faults. |
| getting your kayak to the water. That said I have yet | | | | |