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What is a Kayak Camp Trailer?

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By Kayak Camp Trailer I mean a trailer for hauling kayaks with some additional features for camping.  The idea came during our family's recent holiday in Trenton, Maine where we rented a couple of sea kayaks for a week to explore the calm morning shores of rocky Union River Bay.  The rentals rested on the grassy banks of our beach house making it very easy to wander outside and get into a boat on a whim.  Almost every day saw some combination of guests go for a paddle. We have owned freshwater kayaks for several years but do not use them as often as we could.  Dragging them out of storage and loading them up before driving to a put-in is a chore in and of itself.  We might be more apt to go for a row if the kayaks were stored on a dedicated trailer making it that much easier to get underway.  At least that is part of the motive for building a kayak trailer. During the long drive from our home in Maryland to Main and back I contemplated just how many parks, lakes, and rivers