Launching a Kayak With Boonedox Groovy Landing Gear
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- Опубликовано: 20 янв 2025
- Launching a kayak can be complicated. When you factor in fishing gear, accessories and equipment, a kayak becomes a very heavy and awkward object. Simply sliding a kayak to the water may not be the best course of action for all types of kayaks either.
In this video we showcase what it's like to launch a kayak WITH Boonedox Groovy Landing Gear, versus without.
My buddy Paul has an Old Town Predator MX and will be showing us a no-wheels option for launching.
I have my Hobie Pro Angler 12 with wheels installed.
You'll notice that one way is definitely faster, but both work well.
Here is my Boonedox Landing Gear Install: • Boonedox Groovy Landin...
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i wont' lie...i winced the entire time you were draggin that predator...
Hahaha, Paul loves getting roasted for that
@@aaanglers Nothing like letting the world and the fish know you're comin ... give em a fighting chance!!!
Oh, yeah - that was painful. Had to stop watchin!
@MovingToMnPro 😂 we use wheels these days
I wanted to see you take the wheels of once you hit the water
Seriously - That's why I watched the video. No one shows what that looks like - is it easy or a pain?
I would never drag my kayak unless i had enough money to burn
Haha, yeah, Paul gets a lot of crap for that. Don't worry, he has wheels now
@@aaanglers whew! my day is better knowing paul get the wheels hahaha
I'm gonna start burning through all your old build videos now that I got myself a Hobie. First mod is going to be the boonedox landing gear, she thiccc
Why do you not put the wheels up? I run the boonedox on my slayer max.
Easy on and off? I put them up in rivers and shallow conditions, but they cause no issue on lakes, so I just leave em down sometimes.
How do you get them up when in the water.. buoyancy puts upward tension and I have found it almost impossible to get sidekicks off when it's in the water without wading into the water or simply removing them at the shore before launching but those concrete ramps without wheels lol ..ouch
Cool video. I like unloading my slayer with a boonedox rudder from the bed of my truck. The landing gear makes it Super easy to get in and out of the truck. But reaching back to get the legs out is tougher than I thought. Shame on me for not doing my homework before I bought it but it wasn’t planned at the time of purchase. I thought the legs would rotate up and down by some kind of release button but I was wrong. It’s especially annoying when there isn’t a dock but Maybe I’m doing it wrong. Overall it’s convenient. In my opinion not as functional as I would of liked.
Nice job. Would be nice to see each boat being launched. Maybe like a side view of each.
um ... I didnt know you leave sidekick wheels on and down in the water .. doesn't that create lots of drag??
Lol, you can leave em down. You do get a lot of drag. This is what lazy ppl do. I don't do that anymore
What do you think of the boonedox landing gear in action?
It would have been useful to see you remove and store the wheels when you got in the water, or do you just leave it dangling in the water?
@@Jack-bf6hv I used to leave them down. Now, if there is a dock, I pull them at the dock once I get in. If no dock I pull them once I get deep enough. You need a stable kayak to make it doable.
Seems like an alternate universe to hear you talking about "social distance" outside. LOL. Seems like a lifetime ago now.
It was 2 lifetimes ago at least
Dragging a kayak is so crazy lol
Did it for years, no issue. Not recommending it for every kayak, but you get what you pay for. You can throw an old town off a truck on the highway and it will be fine. We've done it LOL
@@aaanglers nails against a chalk board doesn't hurt anyone's hands but is absolutely horrific lol... yak hull repairs aren't very difficult and you're right gook yak wont shred as easily.
You don't remove your wheels to fish?
Not on the lake usually. River, yes, or in skinnier water.
Did you just leave the landing gear in the water the whole time?
In the past yes I have done that. I suggest sanding or grinding down the wheel legs so that they are easier to remove and replace while on the water
Rather than scratching one point of the boat hull, Scratch the whole hull:)
You know that guy was jealous of the other guy.
I really appreciate you making these videos. Especially the assembly video you did. The boondox instructions are an insult.
I have to say that after a few days of having this landing gear, I actually returned it. I feel like I’m the odd man out, but for the price it’s incredibly clumsy. I notice that you tend to leave the gears down in the water. I fish a lot of areas in the northeast that get really shallow and then deep again. Leaving them down is not an option while in the water. Reaching around and pulling the wheel arms out and lifting them is an absolute nightmare. I expected an easy auto level system for $300. They also only work well if you’re pulling your boat off a truck bed and onto the ground. If you pull your boat off a vehicle roof, I find it’s much easier to simply keep a cart.
Anyway, thanks for all your videos. I hope I’m not the only one who finds this system overhyped and cumbersome.
Definitely agree! there are a lot of things they could improve upon here. Be sure to send feedback, as that is the only way companies know to make improvements!
My first time out w/ my kayak after fixing her up, I dragged her w/o rope over about 100 ft of hot blacktop before making it to the beach... had no idea i was taking in water until after I was leaving and started dragging her back to my truck and was leaving a large trail of water! i could have sunk! LOL. I would not recommend ever dragging on hot blacktop... ;o) I have wheels that fit into the scupper holes now but that are such a PITA to get in and out by myself I'm considering alternatives... the Boonedox is perfect but not paying $300 for it when my kayak was under $200... ;o) Definitely going to modify what I have into something like the Boonedox setup. Do actually leave the wheels down in the water? I would have a mess of plants and weeds in those dragging me down constantly... Thanks for the video...
Wait but you never put up your wheels you let them hang.
Wont that create more drag?
while moving. I have the wheel setup on my kayak.
I hate taking them off and on in the water because the wheels have air in them.
So it fights me to come off.
i need solid wheels no air will be easier.
THANKS FOR SHARING.
It does create drag, but with the air filled wheels, it also creates buoyancy. I realized after install that I had overtightened the nuts on the Knuckle attachments, and this was causing some of my problems with pulling the wheels out or putting them in. Now I have upgraded to the HD hardware and NON-air filled wheels, so taking them in and out is actually EASY! I'd recommend messaging them and switching up the hardware and wheels for sure.
Burly Fishing oh wow you know what I never thought of that it creates more buoyancy. Your right. When I last was on mine I forgot I left the wheels down and I’m using a minn Kota 55 lbs trust. I notice my speed was impacted. So I look behind me and yup surely there it was the wheels where down still.
Yup, but now that have the solid ones, I pull them everytime. As long as they’re installed right, it works fine. You can always add dry lube (like for yeti zippers) to help too
Ummm . . . you do tie those yaks in the vehicles . . . right ?
Yup, ratchet strapped
What kind of Bro lets you drag your kayak across gravel like that? 😳
Best bros let you make mistakes and learn from them, then rub your face in it
I just don’t agree with dragging a kayak anymore. It just caused too many problems for me...
Yeah, made no sense dragging the whole length of the hull versus one point.
Just watched another vid where he was getting repairs done on his yak because the boondox actually caused cracks in his hobie PA.
Not sure what you watched bro, but I never posted a video about cracks... because that never happened? What are you talking about?
ruclips.net/video/rnF4J4ntO8I/видео.html
Was a rando vid that popped up. Was curious
@@AussieG87 The way your comment read, you were talking about me, so I was like... What??? NO this is the OLD landing gear. they have since updated the design to prevent this from happening. Ran them for one year, heavy use on my Hobie PA12, no issues. Currently 6 months in on my PA14 with heavy use, also no issue.
Lots of comments about how hard or impossible is to put them up/down while in the water.
Is there anyone that’s managing to do this successfully once in the water?
It’s not hard at all
Considering buying the boonedox landing gear but how are they over rough terrain as they look a bit wobbly? Also are the hobie wheels hard to push down in the water as they are buoyant? Cheers
I'd go with the new HD wheels from them. No air, no buoyancy. I think they handle just fine on rough terrain.
I’m with Paul g
I just can’t drag my kayak
This video should be titled "How to load a $1500 kayak vs. how to load a $4k kayak" lol
Great title, lol, love it
Great vid
Thanks!
loooove the podcast! I listen to it on Castbox
Thanks for the support!
@@aaanglers thanks for the content
1k is close!
So close! Can't wait!
Drag it on the gravel and concrete guys no problem 😂😂😂😂😅🤣🤣Dip shit .
BAHAHA, Never learns
Nice video. I need to see how to deploy landing gear at home after fishing. How do you store your yak, deploy the gear when yak is on the ground?
I’ll see if I can post an update on the wheels!
Do not store on the landing gear horrible idea.
At what point does a kayak become a boat!
😂Right about where I'm at! It's a portable boat with less maintenance needed!
When it floats
@@aaanglers I don't know about the less maintenance comment. I would personally have to say that I do more maintenance and modding to address bad engineering on kayaks than I ever had to on a boat. Particularly with the rudder and steering cords/cables and controls and pedal drive systems. There always seems to be some Achilles Heel to all systems. I've had prop drives and fin drives, and had to routinely work on all of them to keep them in working shape. That's why there are so many aftermarket products on the market...they address flaws that come up after the original designs have been time tested on the water....flaws that either cost downtime or that someone later came up with a better design. The Boonedox landing gear is a solution to the problem all kayaks have...you either have to have help carrying them to and from the water, painstakingly drag them, or roll them with something. The strap down carts like the CTUG were a decent concept but a PITA to get a heavy kayak centered on the pads and secured. The kickstand on it is useless...it flops over all the time. I used mine twice and immediately ordered a Boonedox landing gear. The Boonedox addresses certain things but overall...it adds about as many other problems as the ones it addresses. The main two being what most of us were searching for when we found this video. How to deploy the wheels an easier way when at the waters edge and then putting them back up while taking the kayak out. I have been putting mine partially in the water, with the nose of the kayak in the water and the back toward me. I then lift the side of the kayak up to take weight off one side of the wheel...then take the pin out and flip the wheel arm up...replace the pin. I then go to the other side and do the same thing but I have to admit...it puts A LOT of stress on the attachment point of the wheel arm that is still down. Then when taking out of the water, I just do it in reverse. This has already caused my gear track rails to bend upward....so I was looking for maybe an easier solution or method.
I literally cried when he drug that kayak across the ground.....
Well don’t show how you put the gear up when in the water.
tell your buddy his kayak won't last long dragging it down concrete boat ramps..... just my humble opinion though.....lol
It lasted 5 years, then he sold it. It's funny still getting comments on old videos. We had Drew Greggory on the podcast recently and he actually still drags his kayak. Not suggesting it for anyone, just saying LOL.
@@aaanglers It's all good man, yeah some of those yaks cost alot of money.... mine was close to 2k... so I don't drag it if I can help it....
Anyone watching this and wondering…. That’s ridiculous to drag your kayak like that. At least buy a cheap cart.
looks like a bitch to flip the wheels up after launch, or coming back in when launching on the beach.
With the standard AIR wheels yes... With the NEW HD wheels, it's easy. Honestly I used to leave them down it was such a pain, but now it's no worries.
@@aaanglers have you got a vid showing flipping the gear up after launch and flippen them back down when you land on a beach/shoreline without pier?
@@svenfischer8573 I don't but I will get one up on my Instagram next chance I get!
Nope. Wheels.