I found some threads talking about installing roof racks for kayaks, but I can't find any photos (anywhere) showing kayaks actually on top of a CX-5. I realize that kayaks come in a variety of lengths, but I'm trying to gauge how well these can be secured to the roof of a CX-5. Post your photos!
As an added bonus: We're interested in getting a CX-5, but don't have one yet. Nor do we have kayaks yet. We live in CT close to the Farmington River and want to take advantage of that for some fun and exercise. For all of you kayaking experts out there, feel free to offer up your suggestions on some of the following topics:
- Whether we should start out just renting our kayaks from a fairly-local place vs buying our own
- Whether we should start out by buying some cheapo kayaks vs a better brand/model
- Particular recommendations for kayaks (length, make/model, with general pricing estimates). We'll be using this primarily on the Farmington River and won't be using these (at least not for a while) in particularly strong currents.
- Particular recommendations for mounts. I'm assuming we'd be starting out with the stock Mazda roof rails, but if we'd actually be better off by *not* getting the Mazda roof rails and getting a completely after-market system, let me know.
Thanks!
As an added bonus: We're interested in getting a CX-5, but don't have one yet. Nor do we have kayaks yet. We live in CT close to the Farmington River and want to take advantage of that for some fun and exercise. For all of you kayaking experts out there, feel free to offer up your suggestions on some of the following topics:
- Whether we should start out just renting our kayaks from a fairly-local place vs buying our own
- Whether we should start out by buying some cheapo kayaks vs a better brand/model
- Particular recommendations for kayaks (length, make/model, with general pricing estimates). We'll be using this primarily on the Farmington River and won't be using these (at least not for a while) in particularly strong currents.
- Particular recommendations for mounts. I'm assuming we'd be starting out with the stock Mazda roof rails, but if we'd actually be better off by *not* getting the Mazda roof rails and getting a completely after-market system, let me know.
Thanks!