Features:

  • C-Channel fitment - fits most popular brands of roof rack crossbars
  • Front/rear pads engineered to fit a variety of hull shapes
  • 180 degree rotation to allow loading from the rear
  • Large 2.95" x 7.87" contact surface area
  • 5 Year Warranty
Great quality! Worth the price

Great quality product. Shipped fast. I attached these to my rhino rack vortex roof rack and install was a breeze. Also they're quick and easy to remove and reattach if you want to store away when you're not using kayaks, but I keep them on because they look pretty nice on the rack. My 10' Sit on top Pelican Zest fits great on these and the tie downs included are great quality as well. Even though I have a small hatchback Prius C, it's very hard to get my kayak on top of the car by myself because I don't have much upper body strength. I'm glad I got the rear loading instead of the side loader though because I'll be investing in a kayak loading assist device or making my own from pvc pipes and suction cups, this will assist in loading the kayak from the rear. Only con is that they start whistling once I hit 30mph. It's very loud at highway speeds to the point that if I weren't playing music all the time I'd be pretty annoyed by the whistling. But this isn't really a big factor for me, I'd purchase these again in a heart beat for the quality! I technically don't have the kayak sitting on the saddles correctly in my picture as I didn't have the saddles pushed close enough together to where the kayak is up off of the roof rack. But whether it's up off the rack or sitting on the rack, the saddles and tied down straps make everything snug and secure.

Great value and strong, but fit to TracRac SR requires a couple of hours of adjustment.

Great value with 4 high quality tie downs, but not a direct fit on a TracRac SR truck bed rack. The bolt was too wide and the plastic section was too thick. The molding seams on the bottom of the 581 cradles need to be ground down and the bolt narrowed. After a coupe of hours of adjustment I'm very pleased with these cradles. Just bought a second set for my wife's kayak. Both now fit on the TracRack SR on an F150. Rhino customer support took a "your on your own" attitude when I contacted them about the fit problem on a competitor's rack made by Thule. Thule bought TracRac. The Thule cradles are $100 a set more and too tall to fit the truck under my deck. Rhino Nautic 581 is the winner.

Works perfectly

These work great. I'm using them on a set of Rhino Aero Bars mounted on a 2016 Honda CRV. I also use the Seattle Sports Sherpak Roller on the back window of the car. With this combination I can load my Hobie Revo13 without ever having to lift the whole boat at once. I also really like the straps that come with these. I've had this for over a year now and would buy the exact same setup again if I needed to.

Perfect solution for my Hobie Pro Angler

I modified the Rhino Rack 580's to help support a Hobie Pro Angler 14 on my trailer. They were designed to fit C-Channel roof rails, but I converted them to fit the Uni-strut steel channel I used on my trailer. They seem to of very good quality, and fit my requirements perfectly. (Rhino Rack sells a conversion kit to work with Uni-Strut, but they were out of stock at the time I purchased the saddles.)

Able to go 70 mph down the interstate without my 100 lbs kayak shifting in the slightest.

This fit my Rhino Rack Vertex 2500 bars using the C channel hardware. Using the supplied tie down cable it is very secure. I was able to go 70 mph down the interstate without my 100 lbs kayak shifting in the slightest. I am glad I chose Rhino Rack rack and accessories.

B.A.

This thing is borderline spectacular. The only reason i say "borderline" is because I had to grind the bolts down a little bit to get them to fit in my TracRacOne ladder rack system. Except for that this is the best yak mount ever!

Great kayak carriers!!

I've had side-loading kayak carriers before and these are by far the best I''ve had. The quality is very good, ease of use is very good, and the rubber pads really keep my kayak in place. I'd looked at competitive products and just didn't care for them. The Rhino Rack carriers really hit the spot.

Great for loading kayak by yourself.

I have this attached to my Thule Truck Rack. I was able to load and unload a tandem kayak myself. Very happy with my purchase.

Great

This definitely makes loading our 2 person kayak from the rear so much easier!

Kayak holders

Easy install. Holds our sea kayaks perfect.

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