I have a Rugged Ridge light bar with 5 Hella's across the top. I am now thinking about buying a small kayak (10'). Will the Hella's get in the way of carrying the Kayak on the roof? Is there any Kayak carrier that high enough to clear the lights? Also, will a Pelican 10' kayak fit in the back of the Jeep with the window up, but stock tire carrier still on?
Anyone running into to or solving this problem??
Thanx.

 

I got this same light bar. But my plan is to use it to support the kayak I'm planning to buy when running the soft top. At the back I'm planning to use the rack extension Thule and Yakima make that attaches to the hitch carrier. When using the hard top I'll just strap it to the basket I have there.

So, having said that, to overcome the lights' height you will need to lift your kayak quite a bit. Are you using a hard top or soft top?

With a hard top, if you have the Thule system with a basket, that should be high enough.

If you have a soft top, you will need to fabricate something to hold the kayak over the lights, or remove two of them on one side.