I love this bed extender! I have used it to carry my canoe in the bed of my truck and above my truck on longer drives. Both positions work really well. It's pretty durable and has a pretty good range of adjustments for different heights. My only complaint would be that it sits a little loose in the hitch receiver, but once everything is strapped down, it's all secure. It's not going anywhere. The locking pins that are included are good, but I replaced them with the locking kind, so I don't come back from the water to find that someone needed my canoe rack more than me. Works great for lumber too. I would definitely recommend this to other people, and already have several times.
I have a 07 Tundra with crew cab and a roll cover for the bed, so my 5 ft bed is more like 4 ft. I had to take a long drive and pick up a canoe. I hadn't seen the canoe, but was impressed with the length of the Darby when I put it on my truck. Never thinking about how long the canoe was, we drove down and got the canoe put into the truck. Turned the canoe upside down and had some pads on it so it wouldn't get scratched, then strapped it down so it wouldn't move. I have a heavy foot when it comes to driving and really wasn't enjoying the distance I had to just drive get this canoe so that added to the weight of my foot. I can tell you that at fast speeds on the interstate, this canoe didn't move an inch.
We had assumed the canoe was 14 ft long, but once we got home and measured it the thing turned out to be 17.5 ft long. That's at least 10 feet longer than my bed with the tailgate down that this thing was hanging off and resting on the Darby.
Best tool I've ever purchased for my vehicle yet!
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