Information to help you!

It is obviously important for a number of reasons to make sure that your kayak is strapped properly to the roof of your car before you set off on your journey, if you dont the outcomes are:

Your Kayak can slip/slide around the roof of your car causing damage to the roof of your car
Your Kayak could completely fall off under heavy breaking or strong winds not only damaging your kayak (which cost you between £250-£1000) but would mean emergency stopping in the middle of a road making it very unsafe for yourself and other raod users.

I use a Handirack which is an inflatable set of roof bars, shown in image:

This cost me about £55.00 2 years ago and I use it for my Kayak (9ft / 3mtr Feel Free Nomad, sit on top). The Handirack also comes with two rachet straps which I use to strap horizontally across the kayak at the top end and bottom end. The handirack has strong metal D-Rings built within the roof bars so when inflated is extremely strong (able to hold over 85KG of weight)

You should make sure you loop these straps either side of a bungy cord or handle on the kayak to stop the kayak moving forward or backward under heavy breaking, sharp corners or high winds.

I often go kayaking in North Wales and when on a long journey I also strap the kayak front and back using a large rope tied to the front and rear tow hitch on the car, I loop it round the handles at the front and rear of the kayak to make sure it is tight and doesnt slide forward or backward at all before finishing the rope with a strong knot.

Another way to fix your kayak to the roof of your car is by using the specially designed brackets that are like a metal frame with a cross at each end and a verticle pole in the center, these are ideal for sit in kayaks but are not necessary for sit on top kayaks and would not be worth buying.

The Handirack can be used on two door cars too, it is a brilliant bit of kit and an ideal substitue for expensive roof bars that wont fit your next car! this fits everything (except convertables due to weight) it has been brilliant for transporting furniture and sheet materials as well, well worth the money.

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