AND They come off easy enough, and they're small enough to take off the upstream car rack, and bring down river to the second car if you need to do that. I found this one, and it works well for that - very well. I didn't really want to invest in another set of racks when I only sometimes carry a second boat. I always need to carry one yak, and it works well for that. And lest anyone think I am spry enough to throw my boats around, I will be 60 next year and these things are the cats pajamas!!! If you are on the fence, and you might need roof space, do yourself a favor and check them out. Simply a wonderful product and I cannot say enough good things about them. it was crazy keeping pace with traffic in NJ/NY)). A slight whistle a couple of times when going over 85 MPH. I was worried about road noise between my Jet Stream bars and the Jaylows. When I got to my destination, The boats came off quickly and the Jaylows popped off in about 1:30 seconds - I locked them away in the back and was on the water in a flash. No more dealing with rollers and getting my boats around satellite antennas or rear spoilers. Picking the boat up from the side could not get any easier to load. Jaylows came complete with straps and front/rear tie downs. But for my new Jeep - I decided to try the Jaylow so I could carry 2 touring boats if need be without taking up all the roof space. Since then I have gone to Land Sharks & Hully Rollers. I started with the old fold down Inverted U-shaped Kayak Stackers, which I loved. ME: Roundhead for the last 25-26 years, with exception to my Dodge Dakota Truck Cap that came with a Thule Rack, I have experienced both major brands. Anything stuck in that gap will eliminate the noise. My solution is to cut pieces of a pool noodle, put a half-round under my crossbar and a narrow cross section wedged into the crack between the bracket mount and folding bar. Don’t know why Yakima didn’t test that issue and I don’t like to put mine up cuz I might forget about it when pulling into my garage or other parking garage around town. Another reviewer mentioned the wind noise when the cradle is down. Regardless, you should use a cockpit cover to avoid any wind force. Of course you want to spread your roof racks far apart and use the bow and stern tie downs with bow in the front so you’re not scooping wind into the open bow. The straps are pretty basic and as one reviewer pointed out, the brackets aren’t stainless steel. You could theoretically mount a 3rd kayak if your vehicle has a wide roof and you stack the 2nd and 3rd flat (depending on the boats you’re carrying). I bought the JLow system for the reasonable price and versatility in mounting 2 kayaks.
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