Take the buckle of your cam strap and pass this over the top of your boat.
How to tie a kayak onto a roof rack.
Tie the straps down with cam buckles to secure the kayak.
Slide the kayak onto the roof rack with the cockpit facing upside down toward the roof of your car and center the cockpit of the kayak between the two bars of your car.
Step 2 wrap one cam strap.
Kayak roof rack step 1.
If you re loading the boat onto crossbars you might want to keep your kayak the right way up.
Once your kayak is in place on the roof of your vehicle open all the doors of your car.
The first step in tying your canoe or kayak down to your car is laying the straps over each bar.
To tie down a kayak place it right side up on your roof rack and center it.
Lay the straps over the roof rack bars.
Inflatable roof racks require a slightly different tie down procedure than hard and soft racks as they do not have fastening points to loop the straps through.