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How to haul long paddle boards in bed of truck?

Discussion in 'Towing' started by moses5488, May 8, 2015.

  1. May 8, 2015 at 7:26 AM
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    moses5488

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    moses5488 [OP] New Member

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    Hi,

    I have a short bed an 11' paddle boards that I would like to throw in the bed of the truck. I was looking into getting a crash pad and strapping them to the tailgate. Sort of like this...
    http://archives.starbulletin.com/97/12/23/news/bed.gif

    The issue I see is that almost half of the board will be sticking out of the bed. I'm worried that the majority of the weight will not be in the bed allowing the boards to tip out.

    Any recommendations on how to strap them into the bed securely?
     
    moses5488, May 8, 2015
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  2. May 8, 2015 at 7:35 PM
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    YotaBum

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    On my first gen, before I got my camper top/roof rack, I used one of those bed extenders that fits in the trailer hitch for carrying my canoe.

    Think I picked it up on Amazon for less than $100...

    Yup here it is...
    $330 Darby Industries 944 Extend-A-Truck
    http://www.amazon.com/Extend-A-Truck-944-Truck-Bed-Extender/dp/B00008BKX5

    Works pretty well... If you have a hitch anyway. You can also flip it so it rides roof high. I used it a couple of times with my 16 ft canoe in conjunction with the camper top roof rack to provide another point of support.
     
    YotaBum, May 8, 2015
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