Review on Yakima SweetRoll Roof-Mounted Boat Loader and Carrier for Vehicles, Holds 1 Boat by Carl Movahed

Probably the best kayak pads I have ever had. I regularly (three times a week) load an 18ft kayak with them onto a Wrangler jeep. The jeep is quite tall and loading such a large kayak from the side will be problematic. Sweet buns make it easy. I liked them so much that I immediately ordered a second set for my wife's kayak. Mine are mounted on aero bars so I don't have a problem with them twisting on the bars, but I can imagine how that could happen if you had round bars and weren't tightening them down. Like another reviewer, I noticed that due to the long, narrow shape of my racing kayak, I tended to rub the front of the keel against the crossbar before getting to the part. a boat big enough to be caught by the rollers. I agree that it would be nice if there was some sort of center roller to help with this, but since there isn't one my solution was to heat a piece of plastic kitchen cutting board, bend it into a curve and close it with a zipper. via the bar between the rear seats. This gives the keel a nice gentle "ramp" that I can fly over at launch.