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Your cart is empty.The Thule DockGlide is a flexible, kayak carrier with felt-lined saddles that make it easer to load and unload.
Leslie Solberg
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2024
Very worth the cost! I have zero concerns and trust it completely!
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2024
Item was not complete. Out of 16 component parts, I received only 3.
Mike
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2023
I got suckered by the "easy to load" feature, which it definitely is. But it won't hold my kayak securely, it always tends to rotate after I drive a while. Tried many different ways to fit the rack to my boat, got help online, nothing works. Total waste of money
Barb M
Reviewed in Canada on September 2, 2020
I just received my package &' am very disappointed. Thule is supposed to be the best on the market. But when I open the box all were made of plastic. For the price I thought it was made of metal. Not worth the money at all. I can't see how this can be reliable to transport expensive kayaks.Very annoying.
Kane Summers
Reviewed in Canada on July 22, 2020
I carry two boats and one bike, all rack equipment is from Thule. I have two kayaks, one is 21ft which sits in the saddle and the other is 15.5 ft which goes on the J style rack. I'm able to fit everything on a Subaru Outback (2015) that's equipped with the built-in fold-out roof-rack system. Manually move the rear cross to the optional mounting position (see you vehicle owners manual if you own an Outback with this system) . The quality and fittings that came with the saddle system provides a very wide variety of options for fitting this rack on pretty much any vehicle. The system comes with everything one would need to securely tie-down the boat. With my one kayak being 21 ft., I'm able to secure front and rear without issue using all the equipment that comes in this package. Some assembly required, but again, very straight forward with good instructions. If one can follow "pictures" there shouldn't be an issue. I highly recommend this product, and Thule in general.
M01738225B
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020
very nice but a bit pricey. sold the truck and now carry the Ocean Kayak Trident 11 on top of the Subaru Outback. it works good as we store the kayak on a pully system in the garage and just lower it down on top of the holders. when reloading the kayak after getting out of the water we purchased the back glass suction cup roller assembly thingy that almost makes it easy to load by yourself. by lifting the bow onto the roller and then lifting/pushing the stern of the kayak it glides onto the rear two holders very well and then rests onto the forward two holders. then cinch it down good and you are good to go.
tanja
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2019
Very easy to use, i am not a tall person and to get my kayak on top of my Van is now super easy!
Jill
Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2019
Holds my kayak very securely. I can self load now (with the help of a kayak roller on my back window) and tie down in about 10 minutes. Very pleased with the product. It is quite sturdy and I think it will last a long time.
The happy skeptic
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018
But even fully tightened they may rotate if you push the boat abruptly. I will have to put a piece of inner tube between the clamp and the crossbar. I have loaded my fiberglass sea kayak 4 times on them. I especially like the blue rope with a ratchet that is used to secure the two ends. Two of these are included and since I carry two kayaks I use these two to secure the front end of each kayak as I prefer these to the old webbing based setup Yakima supplied 10 years ago.It is a plus that the blue rope holds a knot very well (does not get undone when you drive an hour at 75 mph) yet it is easy to undo the knot on arrival. To me this was a pleasant surprise.Also when you take the boat off you can pull the rear end towards the ground lifting the nose up, then you can rotate the boat so the nose moves towards the side of the car where it is much easier to grab and lift off (if you don’t want to slide the boat off because the bottom is sandy)
Francesco
Reviewed in Italy on November 9, 2018
Pessimo le foto non rappresentano il prodotto
Shopper
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018
I installed this carrier on my Thule square bar roof rack to transport a 50 lb 12-foot kayak. The IKEA-style instructions were more difficult to follow than they needed to be but were otherwise sufficient. I researched several carriers before deciding on this one. I like how the horizontal orientation allows me to easily load or unload the kayak by myself from the rear by sliding it up or down the trunk of my car (padded with a towel). With just the two cam-buckle straps my boat feels rock solid and stable at 75 MPH. Bow and stern tie-downs are also included but I don't find it necessary to use them because of how securely the saddles secure my kayak.
DW
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2018
These are exactly what I needed to allow me to easily load my kayak on top of my car by myself and without damaging my Honda SUV. I place a thick folded quilt on the rear window and top back end of my SUV, hoist and place the front tip of the kayak onto the back window, then carefully work ,my way back to the end of the kayak, keeping it steady with one or two hands as needed, them lift the back and push it up onto the kayak carriers. The rear carriers allow the kayak to glide forward easily over the front carriers, which grip the kayak with their rubber surfaces once the kayak is dropped down onto them. After practicing placing the carriers on the crossbars, I can now put all 4 of them on or take them off in just a few minutes. Have had my kayak out twice this week and expect to use it much more now that I have a good system for mounting and unmounting it. The seem very solidly built.I previously had purchased a set of J-racks and locks from Yakima, which were very well constructed. But it was difficult to load my kayak into the J-racks by myself and needed something I could do without help. The Thule carriers also came with a set of hold down straps, which I haven't yet used since I'm still using the strap set that came with the .Yakima, but they look well built as well.
mario
Reviewed in Italy on July 3, 2017
Il miglior porta kayak per il mio hobie outback mirage. Veramente facile caricarlo sul tetto. E con 2 cinghie a crocchette è la perfezione.
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