Hi all,
I saw in a previous post:
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53458
that someone is using the 'Mule' system to walk their board to the beach.
Like this: muletransportsystems.com/index.html
I have got a 600m suburban (footpaths) walk to the sea and with my new 11' board it's going to do my shoulders in carrying it back and forth everyday, as is with an ez-handle I have to swap arms one time each way. In the last 24hrs I have lugged the board 2.4km and only paddles about 6km
I don't care how goosey I look using something with wheels at one end like the Mule - but does anyone make anything like that in Oz? Or have any tips on how to make something similar?
I use a Quiver Kaddy which is a local product. Looks like this but I have the optional SUP attachments to carry 3 SUP boards, or in my case, 2 boards and a bunch of paddles.
www.quiverkaddy.com
Hey Gemm, Yeh quivercaddy.com is the brand i have seen
sell for around 400 clams, if you surf a populated area with plenty of bowerbirds, i would get used to humping the board on your shoulder, some one may think they want your buggy more than you need it.
Mick
Hi Gemm!
I could not find any transport systems in shops in Sweden so I made my own
Very easy to do, just a few difficulties with getting the front part, to hold the thing together.
It is fine for walking, but behind the bike is not 100% yet.
Her is a few pics .
Green Wheelie bin... you can cut them down and they work really well. Just make sure you wash it out first, oh and don't use your neighbors one
By leaving a decent height on the sides you can carry a heap of gear in them.
The plastic is strong enough to support the weight and you can easily modify/attach some timber to provide racks/tie points ect ect.
A couple of galv knuckle joints and you can easily make up a draw bar that clamps onto the bins handle/hinge for attachment to a bike if you want to tow it.
You'll also need a length of chain and a padlock to keep it where you leave it when your on the water !
Kev
The curve is good, have tried wheels and sucker but you can not beat the Quiver Kaddy. Just take a bike chain to tie it up or colapse it under a towel. They fold up flat and are worth every cent.
There's some neat ideas there. I like yours Hammer! Very neat.
I'd prefer the board to be flat like that - do you quiver caddly blokes have any problem with them getting blown around (over) in the wind?
What size boards are you transporting Swanie? I go already with an 11'6" Naish and an 11'2" Starboard but when I has a 12' Glide, I struggled to keep the tail end of the board from scraping on the ground.
Hi Mate
The biggest I have had on it has been a 11'6". I used to bring the board all the way forward and hold the nose. I now have 9'6" and a 14' but have not had the 14' on it yet. Use the car for this one.
hey guys, just bought myself a QUIVER KADDY!! i just attach it to my bike and i usually take my log, fish and alaia on a dirt bumpy road for 2km and it handles it fantasticly. and it also rides along the beach so well and then when your done it folds down flat. best invention ever!!!
I worked out if I had something with wheels I'd have to walk the lonwouldn't be able to negotiate down the side of the house and around 2 roundabouts if it was on wheels....
So -
I just got a Big Board Schlepper and have used this a few times this week, including on one day where it was so windy I would not have got the big board (11' PSH WAA) up the beach without it, let along the other 600-700m home.
www.bettersurfthansorry.com/stand-up-paddleboard-carriers-s/121.htm
Board doesn't even have to touch the sand, I inclip the carrier from the board in the water, stuff it into the bum bag and off I go, reverse the process on the way home...so easy! Makes the whole process a lot more manageable, I wish I had got this a month ago
Old golf buggy. One piece of 3 by 1. A bit of padding and a pair of occy straps.
It carries two boards.
The occy's hold both in place.
Cost ? Cheaper than $500 for a caddy. Maybe 15 bucks
Caddy's look great however and they would be brilliant to tow boards down a beach to an isolated spot.
The workmanship isn't up to DJ's level but whatever. I'm just a dilettante
Used the quiver caddy at mambo and it rocks
We walked with the 3 boards from the BBQ to Merimbula bar and back no issues at all.
I have tried it behind a mountain bike and it works well eve with a 12ft gun
Phill
DISC no association with PSH or Quiver Caddy just like both products
We have owned a quick caddy for a few years now and it is still going strong. I bought it for my wife as her DC11 is one of the early models without a carry handle. Having the quick caddy enables her to get the board down to the creek without having to carry it on her shoulders - great investment.
The off roader, Where ever you can ride a bike it can go! Tows behind a bike great I ride 2kms to a beach spot on cycle ways some hills bends to navigate. A head turner seems every one wants one. It cost about $40. Wheels are from Kmart "green machine wheels $11. each" , the tow hitch is simple just thread the platic poly pipe in to the PVC fixed tube onto the bike. I use just a piece of pipe to secure it from falling out. Mods-If I made another one I would lift the axil height by 4" to give a little more ground clearance may be narrow down the wheel base. Floats over beach sand. Board in the bag is a 10' Naish Mana, I have left extra ropes for more boards you could carry a 12' SUP no wories!