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Can you share how long the Ranger bed is and how long the kayaks are? My Ram has the 5’7” bed and I’m hoping to use either 10ft or 12ft kayaks.
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Remember that the Ranger was a very small truck in 1998. With the tailgate closed, the bed is 71-1/2 inches long inside the bed liner. The kayaks were Old Town Loon 138s, at 13'8" the longest Old Town made at the time. These were in no way whitewater 'yaks, but gorgeous cruising kayaks. We paddled for miles on lakes and quiet rivers, both in Maine and AZ. We still have two of our original four. But this isn't a kayak discussion, is it?
We also had an even longer Old Town canoe that we occasionally carried on this home-built rack. I don't recall the length for sure, but I'm thinking 16 feet? We were young and strong and had two little kids at the time.
Bill