Malone J-Loader Kayak Carrier

Excellent, highly recommended. This was my first time purchasing kayaks so I was unsure how I was going to transport these, so I tried these. Easy to installation and simple removal. The straps and tie downs are easy to use. Since I own a truck and a SUV, I chose this product because of the the built-in boarding ramp.

The J-Cradle style kayak carrier seems to be a very good overall system for transporting kayaks. This is no exception. I bought two sets of these to transport 2 Old Town Vapor 10 Kayaks from Northern Indiana to Northern Minnesota (BWCA). For all 10hrs the yaks were riding in these cradles, I experienced zero problems. They stayed in place, and didn't cause any rubbing on the yaks. The loading ramps on the carriers do make it easier to roof top load the yaks. I have also used these loaders on my modified utility trailer. I built a frame from unistrut and the cradles fit on the unistrut quite well.

I bought two sets of these racks for our Acura MDX and they fit perfectly over the factory racks. They take about 5 minutes to put both pair on and the same to remove. The added bonus is that the racks come with ratchet straps and tie down ropes. Pretty decent quality too! Definitely recommend the product!

I ordered 2 pair & this specific J-Loader has "boarding ramps" which makes loading kayaks so much easier than traditional J-Rack style carriers. Being a bit vertically challenged, I used to need a small step stool to load kayaks; with the Malone J-Loader, I can load kayaks without a step-stool. Build quality is excellent and minimal assembly is required. I had a few questions about the J-Loader before I bought it. I contacted the manufacturer a couple of times and each time they responded within 24 hours. So, great customer service department @ Malone. Will consider adding the Malone Telos Load Assist gizmo to make loading onto my small SUV even easier. As always, ACK customer service experience was 5-star and my order was shipped the same day it was placed & arrived 2 business days later.

Working great. One box arrived with some missing parts and ACK made it right. Great customer service.

Love this product. The carriers are sturdy and attach nicely to crossbars of whatever manufacturer you happen to have. Getting the toggle onto the bolt is a little fiddly but there's not too much you can do about that. Once they are attached to your rack, they hold your kayak in a rock solid manner. The straps are easy to use and strong. I subtracted one star from the review as this product is poorly packaged from the manufacturer. I ordered 2 sets; both boxes were poorly sealed, interior plastic bags with small parts were not sealed at all. The result was that small parts (bolts, toggle) slipped out of the packaging and were missing upon arrival. The manufacturer was great to deal with; polite and accommodating on the phone-- shipped out replacement parts right away. Which arrived about a week later. Had I been eager to use these for transporting kayaks right away I would have been pretty frustrated.

It was the answer to the problem i have always had in getting my Kayak on and off the car. The loader works very well and a lot less expensive than other loaders. I have been able to go out more now that I can load and unload my boat by myself.

These are very good cradles, I use them on a trailer with some touring kayaks, they really help with loading and are very sturdy.

These cradles work perfect. I can load my 16' Hobie Adventure as well as my old 34" wide Crescent sit-on-top. The cradles come with all the necessary tie-downs you need. I highly recommend the Telos lift assist kit to go with the cradles. Car topping solo could not get any easier.

This is an excellent product! Have used them several times for short and long haul trips, and they have performed perfectly. The last trip was ~140 miles each way with driving speeds up to 75 MPH, (don't worry...that was the speed limit!) and absolutely no problems. A bit pricey, but well worth it.