Janelle has been wanting kayaks for a while now, but as we do not have lakefront property (that pond does not count), getting kayaks also meant getting the means to transport them to a body of water. One of the reasons that Janelle wanted an SUV was to get a roof rack and tow hitch. However, the Honda Pilot that we decided on purchasing as we liked it the best had neither of those things. After a couple of years of putting it off, I finally took the Pilot to the dealer and had the roof rack and hitch installed this past Monday. I should note that Janelle bought the kayaks about a month earlier (before they were gone) and had a friend drop them off at our house.
As we still do not have a trailer, we figured out how to load them on the kayak carriers that another friend of Janelle's installed yesterday. The process is a little cumbersome, and I'm interested to know how it works when Janelle goes out with people other than me. Currently, her plan includes putting our garage's step-stool in the Pilot so she can reach the ratchets for the straps. I have a feeling that we will have a trailer before long.
All said, I'm glad that we got it to work out. As I think of it, these are the first boats that I have ever owned. I do enjoy spending time just on the water. And while I would prefer a more stable pontoon, I think that I can get into kayaking.