Onefeng Sports Kayak Boat Roller with Strong Suction Cup Mount

I am a single woman who kayaks...a lot. I recently traded in my Jeep Wrangler (on which I could just throw my kayak on) and bought myself a new VW Tiguan-well, it’s a taller vehicle than I’m used to, and I can’t just throw my kayak on top of it without ruining it.I saw this item and thought-perfect!No one else had reviewed it, so I know I was taking a chance, but it seemed the perfect application for getting the kayak on my car by myself, and thankfully, it is. I can’t even begin to tell you how much easier it is to get my kayak on the j racks, and to be able to do it by myself has made going kayaking less stressful (which, that’s what it should be).Item came when they said it would, has easy assembly and works as designed.

While cleaning the mounting area on the window is necessary for most loaders of this type, this product requires you to put significant direct downward pressure on the suction cup before engaging to ensure a secure fit. Arms do not project incredibly far from suction base, so roller must be mounted as high on back window as possible to provide clearance over roof. On my 2006 Honda Element, this isn't possible. The roller provides a solid resting/starting point for loading, but a roof pad is still needed to transition my kayak (2017 Hobie Outback) onto saddles.

This one is far better and stronger than the competing brand I first bought here.IT's rollers are wider, angled to hold the kayak centered, and the suction mechanism is very high quality and solid as hell once the levers are fastened. I had to lean into this to make a firm seal, but its so sturdy it can take it. CLEAN the windshield first with a damp rag. Once attached, Give it a good pull test before loading a boat on it. Get to know the feel of a firm seal vs a weaker one.It does not stick well to the most curved rear windows, but moving it toward center just a few inches to a flatter portion helps.The missing fifth star:It folds somewhat but is not fully collapsible. It would be better if it could be broken down for storage using a screw post or cotter pin setup.I use this on a new Mazda CX-5.

Update: Second time I used it the suction cup fell off again, but this time the kayak fell and sustained severe scratches. I can't afford to ruin my kayak with this, so I'm returning it. It may be OK for a very light kayak, but 60 lbs is a stress for it. There is no way I can see that it would hold up to the advertised capacity of 220 lbs.First, the suction cups do not stick very well to my Rav4 rear window. The first time I used it, one side came undone and the kayak landed on the car, even when cleaning the window spotless. Second, everything is very loose and it does not seem sturdy enough. My kayak is 60 lbs. and everything flexes and moves when I'm loading it on. I'm really not sure if this will last long at all.

Was excited about using this to help me load my kayaks on my RAV4. It's extremely hard to get it to stick to the curved back glass, and when I finally got it on and started to load a kayak the suction cup came off and scratched my car

I read reviews that were good and bad and decided to go ahead and get it and yes you have to put some muscle behind it to get it to suction to your back window but I'm a female 5 foot 4 and had no trouble doing it it works perfect was very helpful to get my kayak up on my roof

I have a two person kayak that weighs 90lbs.Trying to load this on top of my 4Runner is nearly impossible.The kayak boat loader wheels attaché to my back window and allows me to lift it over the rear spoiler with out putting pressure on it.

This kayak roller is a big help in loading heavy fishing kayaks up onto a roof rack. You do have to have surgically clean glass to get good suction, and the roller lost one star because, like most of these products, you have to struggle with getting the suction cups perfectly flat to the glass and push really hard on them to make the unit stick.But once it's on nice and tight, it's a game changer!