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This is the kayak carrier set up that took kayak rack technology to the next level of effortless loading and unloading a kayak on car roofs. We found the HullyRollers to be a superb assistant for any type of kayak except for maybe a whitewater kayak which is generally light enough to just hoist directly onto the kayak rack. For any other kayak style, the sliding onto the rollers makes it a cinch. You only need to lift the front part of the boat onto the rollers, the rollers pivot backwards to meet the kayak tip also. Then the HullyRoller performs flawlessly to push forward and guide the hull onto the front kayak saddles. The combination of a pair of HullyRollers on the back car rack crossbar and a pair of Yakima Mako Saddles on the front bar makes perhaps the best kayak rack system available. The roller brake pull-tab that allows the rollers to either spin (when loading or unloading the kayak) or brake for no movement (when in transit) works well except that you need to slightly rock the kayak forward and backward on the rollers to get the tab in the locked position when the kayak is resting on the rollers. But after a couple of times loading the boat you'll get this nuance down without even thinking twice about it. We like how Yakima Racks has now included a bow/stern tie-down strap with each pair of HullyRollers also.