Off-road kayak carrier

[Mmacro]

I need to build an off-road kayak cart for when we are at our family's summer cabin that's in the Adirondacks. We are literally in the middle of the park, near Lake George. As such there are some amazing remote lakes and ponds accessible only by foot... Some as close at 1/4 mile from parking... Others 4 miles or more via a trail.
I've built the basic PVC cart using Harbor freight wheels. But my kayak likes to slide off and shift, making it track weird. It's fine for getting it down to the river in front of the cabin. It would really be a PITA on a trail for 4 miles... Not to mention it makes you carry the weight of one end of the kayak since the wheels are at the end of the boat.
I'd really like to build something that uses bicycle wheels mounded in the center line of the boat. I'm thinking something like the MASH stretchers the Army uses. Something like these. They look like they would hold up and could be modified to hold a PVC rod tube someplace to protect those while dealing with forest obstacles. The non military one is sold by LLBean. Any ideas, suggestions or comments?



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[DanMarino]

I use this cart and really like it.

http://www.austinkayak.com/products/...continued.html

[Mmacro]

I use this cart and really like it.

http://www.austinkayak.com/products/...continued.html

I like the idea, but I'm afraid the scupper hole setup would put too much torque on the boat. And the wheels are just too small.

When I say it's a 4 mile (+) trail to a lot of the lakes/ponds... They are cleared but not necessarily flat and even. Many have creek, bedrock, brush to navigate. The bicycle wheels will do a lot to help raise the kayak to a comfortable level for pushing or pulling over uneven terrain. (Sometimes over rail tracks)


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[Mark]

I purchased this cart for my Native Ultimate 12 based on input from the Native Ultimate Users' Group:

http://www.paddlelogic.com/trailtreker-kayak-carts.html

It's made in the Adirondacks for the trail conditions that you describe. The above link has a video to illustrate its usefulness on harsh trail conditions.