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Pros & Cons
Pros
You only need a phillips screwdriver for the assembly. Keeps my car scratch free and is well worth the money. My car is a 2021 chevy blazer.
Cons
The stinger is the black thing sticking up about 2 feet behind the rear cross bar. The mirage drive hole in the hull of the outback caught on the stinger upright. Until they fix the design flaws i would look elsewhere. All in all, same concept but a t... Read More
Highlights
Quality
It’s fairly sturdy and easy to assemble and install on vehicle
Overall easy to install sturdy straps and if you have a small vehicle than i do the load assist should meet your needs
Ive used this kayak carrier and loading system for years and never had a problem with the kayak falling off the loading cradle ... Read More
Kayak would slide sideways while loading and eventually i broke the antenna
Price
The extension is worth every penny to me
Overall this system works pretty well for the money and because these are center mounted you can mount these farther to the sid... Read More
I scored the combo set for 30
For 715 in total i was able to buy the roof rails and crossbars ss combo water slide and 2 ratchet straps
Shipping
It arrived quickly and it took me about an hour to put it on my factory installed roof rack
I think amazon sent me the very same set i had returned without addressing the problem
I contacted malone both by email and left a message with eric technical dept before i purchased the system asking if my kayak w... Read More
Packaging/appearance
The product inside the box was brandnew and functional
Maybe thats just me but i hate the way it looks lopsided on top of my car
Competitiveness
I bought the seawingstinger combo last year after using thule glide and set racks
Other manufacturers had similar solutions but were unavailable due to pandemic supply issues
I purchased this after having a less than stellar experience with a retractable carrier from a different company
Overview
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 63.4% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 197 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 15 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We had a lot of trouble getting 2 kayaks onto my wife’s 4runner which is tall and has an extended spoiler over the tailgate
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
With our previous “tower” kayak rack we were scratching the spoiler and the kayaks were hard to tie down
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However whoever packs the product in a box for shipping to the customer needs to do a better job
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There were 8 inches of space between the factory package and the shipping box
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You could feel the product sliding inside
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I previosly owned a pick up truck and transport was simple just throw the boat in the bed and go
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I dont have the upper body strength and am not tall enough to reach my boat up and into the hooks on the roof without the aid of a set stool
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I also found strapping the kayak down in the j hooks to be more complicated than i care to deal with
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