Tailgate Net with Kayak Extension?

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Tailgate Net with Kayak Extension?

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Does anyone use a tailgate net to keep their truck bed contents secured while transporting their kayak with a bed extender like one from Harbor Freight? I am wondering if anyone has had good results by cutting our part of the tailgate net to make their kayak fit through? Please post up with pictures if you have a good system. I have been putting my kayak up on top of my tailgate. It works, but a lot of the kayak sticks out and I don't like this technique if the kayak will be sitting on the tailgate for a long time in the hot sun.


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What I've done in the past is made my own bed extender where the cross bar is at the same height as the tailgate then had a cross bar that sits on the bed rails. This way I can still fill the bed with all the camping and fishing gear that is needed. I could even open the tailgate to access the cooler without having to remove the kayaks.
Those were the days. I have since moved on to a modified jet ski trailer that securely holds all my kayak and fishing gear and is loaded and ready to go right now.
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cut it out to where its just a little smaller than our kayak, and where the red is sew in some bungee......just like.... :roll:

you get the idea
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It's a keeper wrote:Does anyone use a tailgate net to keep their truck bed contents secured while transporting their kayak with a bed extender like one from Harbor Freight? I am wondering if anyone has had good results by cutting our part of the tailgate net to make their kayak fit through? Please post up with pictures if you have a good system. I have been putting my kayak up on top of my tailgate. It works, but a lot of the kayak sticks out and I don't like this technique if the kayak will be sitting on the tailgate for a long time in the hot sun.


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If that is an older body style ford I have a V door air gate that I built a long time ago. I built it specifically for gooseneck trailers. You can have it if you come get it 242 & 1314 (s Conroe). I will even clean it up and help install.
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I sure do you like my bed extender, with the regular tailgate laying open.
Since this photo, I've picked up 4 foam cradle blocks, use one on the bar, one in the middle of the tailgate and the other two inside the bed under the kayak. It's a fast and easy way to load and unload boats and supports them beautifully on a long drive, even in the hot sun.
If you have the 2" receiver hitch, there is a seller on ebay selling a bed extender shipped for under $50.
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Be careful with those t-bar bed extenders. I got pulled over with my kayaks on one the other day for having more than 4 feet of kayak past the bumper. To keep them legal I believe you have to install tail lights on the t-bar, and maybe reflectors.
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got'em
You only need them at night, and I bought trailer lights at Harbor Freight for $12.
In the daytime, all you need is a red rag at the end of the kayak
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Thanks "length" for the offer. I have a short bed 2007 Ford F150 4X4.

So "Ron Mc", do you secure your bed contents down so it doesn't fly out the back end?

I am thinking about getting a tail gate net and cutting out a hole so the kayak will fit through. I will want the net somewhat snug, but not too much so it is easy to put on and take off.

"4x4kayak2112", I like your idea of using some bungie cord to stabilize the hole area in the net.

I guess I might be the first to do this project.

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hi bro, everything is bungied in the front of the bed, and I stuff the hatches in the boats.
I use 4 tie-downs - more than I need. One through scupper holes and through the ends of the bar winched to the back tie downs in the truck bed - a long one on each side from the tip of the boat winched to the forward tie downs in the bed (or one each if I'm hauling 2 boats), and a short one over the bar and the boats - boats are going nowhere.
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