Any suggestions on how to succure kayaks on top of my bed cap? I have two kayaks that I need an ingenious idea to succure down and I am not against drilling and mounting things either. I am planning on hitting the junk yard tomorrow to look over roof racks also.

 

I saw these in Costco the other day.... http://www.orsracksdirect.com/sportr...ck-abr511.html

 

The only problem with the link above is that you need the kayak to be centered on the mounts. I don't know how long your kayak is but if it is over 8 feet or so it might be a little difficult to safely secure it on the bedcap. The best/safest way to mount a kayak, other than putting it in the bed, would be to get a rack for your roof. Yakima, Thule, etc. If your truck doesnt already have some sort of rail on the roof then you might have to drill in the top of the cab, screw in the mounts, slide in the crossbars, put on the kayak carrier, secure the kayak.

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The link that was posted Is for the Thule SportRack which merely clamps onto the Thule rail system. Both Thule and Yakima, as stated above make mounts for Most vehicle makes and models and to my knowledge they don't require drilling into the roof of your vehicle.

 

What about something as simple as two round eyelet type bolts, nutted on the back side? Then use regular ratcheting straps through the round loops. Simple, Basic, and ugly.

 

I stand corrected! I went to the Yakima website and checked it out. There are roof racks you can get if you have what they call a "naked roof", basically no factory rails, bars, etc.
http://www.yakima.com/shop/racksystems/naked-roof

But also there are roof racks you can permanently put on your cab, shell or whatever else you have. I will most likely go this route sometime in the near future.
http://www.yakima.com/shop/racksyste...t-installation

So OP, you can clearly choose which one you like more/want to do with your truck. Both options are there.

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I went to the local junk yard and pulled a roof rack off of a Chevy Astro and I am in the process of shortening and mounting it to the top of my topper. From there I am not sure, I already have one of the generic foam kits that goes on the cross bars of the rack then you simply strap it down. I may stay with this method or purchase some sort of rack system like linked above. My one main concern with the racks above is the height of them on an already raised truck, my wife sometimes drives the truck and who knows what she would tear them off with.
I will through some pics up as soon as I get it done.

 

put the kayaks on top of your truck, roll down your windows, get someone to ride shotgun, and have them stick their arm out and hold it