These trailers use 16 inch bike wheels that are suited to cycling long distances along the road to the river/surf. They have been extenstively tested on steep hills and can cruise nice and stably at reasonable speed downhill around hairpin corners with ease (some common sense required). Most other kayak trolleys have small fat wheels with a bush rather than a bearing, making them harder to tow and they wear out quickly with long distances.
Kayak Trailers. Surfboard Trailers. SUP Trailers.
Kayak Trailers
This trailer uses a roof rack cradle that can be adjusted for width to suit your kayak from narrow racers to wide doubles or sit-on tips. The length is customised to suit your kayak so it balances well on the trailer wheels. The nose of the kayak is strapped to a pad at the front which keeps everything nice and rigid and even heavy double sea kayaks can be towed with ease as demonstrated in our fossil fuel free multisport events (links below). It is better to have a slightly longer towbar to keep the weight forward of the wheels, as fish tailing can occur if the end of the kayak sticks out too far behind the wheels.
$460 kayak trailer with tow bar extension, nose support and kayak supports & straps (wheels $150 extra)
Option to use your own bike wheels to save some money and reduce the environmental impact
Kayak trailer with roof rack cradle
The first ever journey over Dyers Pass to Lyttleton Harbour with a kayak trailer
Towing through Arthur's Pass
Custom design for canadian canoe
At the top of Porter's Pass 890 m climb
Overnight at Bealy Spur
Towing through Arthur's Pass
fossil fuel free multisport event 2011 Styx River PDF
fossil fuel free multisport event 2013 Waimakariri River PDF
fossil fuel free multisport event 2014 Quail Island via Dyers Pass PDF. and 2014 youtube video
fossil fuel free Coast to Coast to Coast 2016 PDF and 2016 youtube video
fossil fuel free Coast to Coast to Coast 2017 PDF and 2017 youtube video
fossil fuel free Coast to Coast to Coast 2019 PDF and 2019 youtube video
fossil fuel free Coast to Coast to Coast 2021 PDF
Make you own wooden kayak trolley instructions
Surfboard trailers
The surfboard trailer is a modified light weight trailer with longer towbar so the surfboard balances nicely in the middle and has a 100 litre bin for your gear. The surfboard just straps on top of the bin. Use some of your own foam in beteween if you wish. Note there is no nose support so good for boards up to around 8 foot or 2.5 m long
$320 for surfboard trailer (wheels $150 extra)
Option to use your own bike wheels to save some money and reduce the environmental impact
Surfbord trailer
SUP Trailers
The SUP trailer is similar to the surfboard trailer with a 100 litre bin for your gear which the SUP board sits on, but has a nose support at the front to support longer boards
$380 for SUP trailer (wheels $150 extra)
Option to use your own bike wheels to save some money and reduce the environmental impact
