Banner Photography courtesy of A past client
CAR TOPPING YOUR RENTAL
You’ll need to hire Sasquatch Trails to transport if you are doing the canoe route (it is not a complete circuit).
Transporting the equipment yourself: Best to have two of you to lift and lower watercraft onto vehicle. You don’t need a roof rack. As long as your roof is at least 3.5’ wide (not too rounded), almost any vehicle can transport a boat with our car top foamies ($5/trip). If you don't have secure places to tie too on the front or back, we rent hood loop sets for $3/trip as well.
It's a good idea to use a vehicle that is suited for logging road travel: lots of clearance, good tires, a good spare with the tools needed to change tires, and always have a full tank of gas when venturing into the wilderness.
Canoes can only be transported on their gunnels / hull up-side-down. There can’t be any touch points with the hull during transport.
You are not permitted to use ratchet straps or transport canoes on trailers, in truck bed’s, van’s or RV’s. This IS how you damage boats.
We are not responsible for damage to your vehicle from transporting the equipment.
Using foam blocks to put a canoe on a vehicle. If you are transporting a kayak, put it on the kayak blocks upright.
Transporting a Kayak on kayak foamies
At Mitchell's, we use cam buckle straps or ropes. See below video for learning the best knot.
Use the Trucker’s Hitch to secure the watercraft to your vehicle.
***KEEP IN MIND*** the public is not permitted to use most logging roads 6 am to 6 pm weekdays. The logging roads are open to the public on weekends.
Lois Lake and Haslam lake always have open access.
To know where you can go and how to use the roads, you can purchase the "Weyerhaeuser TFL39 Block 1 Upper Sunshine Coast Recreation Map" for $5.00. Email: tourism@discoverpowellriver.com or call 1-877-817-8669.
You can also monitor the current road use here or call the automated 24/7 Road Access Hotline at 1-604-485-3132.
CAR TOPPING YOUR STAND UP PADDLE BOARD
Car Topping your SUP - Photo Courtesy of Cascadia
Below is an excellent video on how to position and transport SUP hardboard(s). The SUP foam pads Mitchell’s rent go directly on your roof rack.
If you don’t have a roof rack: strap down and position the foam pads, like in this video, close to a transition point for increased strength (i.e. close to the windshield or near top of hatch door).
If you have rented multiple boards: we rent SUP spacer foamies to place between boards during transport. Position these spacer foamies in line with the tie down straps to ensure they don’t blow away.
Also, some of our boards have removable fins (thumb screws) to ease stack ability for transport.