Marchin_MTB
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Took the R1T (21” wheels) up to a lake to test racking one of our kayaks (Delta 12’ 10” touring kayak) and Yakima Skinny Warrior cargo basket. I did not put anything in the basket though I wish I had for testing purposes. We just didn’t have that much with us on this trip. We will have a trip later this summer where I anticipate using every nook and cranny of the the truck with multiple kayaks, camping gear, and bikes. Will post on that when we have the results!
I was pleased with the efficiency of 2.4 even though others have already reported that long, skinny boats do well in terms of low drag forces. It was a 70 mile loop trip with several hours at the lake and maybe a 40 minute stop on the way back to eat dinner. One third of the trip had speeds of 65 mph with the rest crawling through small towns and around the lake itself, hence the low average of 30 mph. We started at 79% SOC and ended at 56% (23% used). Details from the fiendishly hard to locate trip menu below.
the picture below does not include the cargo basket as I haven’t put it on yet at this point.
I used the Yakima JayLow mounts from the gear shop and the connection to the yak felt solid. With kneel mode, I was able to load the boat myself with a step stool. Without the step, I had help from another person to seat the kayak while I lifted it up. Still, seemed easier than I remember racking the same kayak on our crv.
I was pleased with the efficiency of 2.4 even though others have already reported that long, skinny boats do well in terms of low drag forces. It was a 70 mile loop trip with several hours at the lake and maybe a 40 minute stop on the way back to eat dinner. One third of the trip had speeds of 65 mph with the rest crawling through small towns and around the lake itself, hence the low average of 30 mph. We started at 79% SOC and ended at 56% (23% used). Details from the fiendishly hard to locate trip menu below.
the picture below does not include the cargo basket as I haven’t put it on yet at this point.
I used the Yakima JayLow mounts from the gear shop and the connection to the yak felt solid. With kneel mode, I was able to load the boat myself with a step stool. Without the step, I had help from another person to seat the kayak while I lifted it up. Still, seemed easier than I remember racking the same kayak on our crv.
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