Attwood 11437-7 Car-Top Canoe Carrier Kit

Have hauled our canoe twice. Simple, works well, stores easily.

This worked well. I have a car that doesn't have cross bars and I just bought a canoe from Craigslist and wanted to take it home. I live on a lake so I really don't have to drive much with the canoe on the roof or for a long distance again (once I brought the canoe back from buying it on Craigslist). So, I thought this was a less expensive solution than paying $400 for cross bars.It worked GREAT. The foam cushions were perfect and carried this canoe well. I would recommend it again for that reason. That said, I think that there could have been more or perhaps better straps for the canoe in this kit, which, is why I only give it 4 stars. I ended up using some rope and straps that I already had purchased at Home Depot and that worked well in the end.I later used the foam cushions to buy an outdoor ladder to reach the top of my house. Again, crossbars for my Highlander are $200 and I just needed to get the ladder from Home Depot home. It, again, worked out GREAT. I saved money on the crossbars and the cushions completely steadied the ladder on the roof of my car with no worries, or scratches.

We traveled over 1,500 miles using them.

The blocks were too small and compressed too far, allowing the canoe to contact the top of the car. The "cords" included were far too light duty. Luckily we already had some heavier tiedown straps that were strong enough.

Great price. Fast delivery. Needed alternative car top transportation for canoe. Problem solved.

Wouldn't trust taking this out on any highways or freeways. Not very stable. But it did its job so I cant complain!

Bought this to mount my canoe on my truck's roof rack. I wanted the foam cushions more than the other pieces.The cushions are non-slip (almost sticky) and adequately firm with cut outs to fit and hold onto the gunnels. They protect my canoe from abrasion on the rack.I did find a use for the included cords, which are good quality, easy to tie without slipping apart, and easy to untie.The included hold down strap is of no use and from the instructions seemed intended to loop around the canoe and inside the car roof (windows down) with the cords tied to the bumpers - I can't say this is safe but for very slow speeds. There is also no method to adequately cinch any of the hold down components.I added additional ratchet straps which loop over the canoe and secure to the roof rack. This with front and rear rope tie downs that I can cinch tightly means I can drive at any speed.

Owned similar unit yrs ago. No issues These pads are cheap. Low cut and not sturdy. Prone to tear and not do not fit canoe edge tightly, Jeanne they fall off easily. Strap doesn’t tighten enough to prevent vibration.