Thule Hullavator Pro 898

Gas Load Assist Kayak Carrier

The Thule Hullavator Pro 898 is a neat piece of kit that takes the strain of loading canoes, kayaks, SUP boards and sit-on-tops (up to 35kg) onto an existing Thule roof rack system. The Thule Hullavator Pro 898 lowers down the side of the vehicle (to waist height on most average sized cars), allowing the watercraft to be loaded without having to lift it up and over onto the roof-bars. The gas-assisted struts within the Hullavator Pro 898 can take 18kg of the kayaks weight, meaning the Hullavator Pro is useful for single-handed loading and unloading.

Thule recommend ProBars for mounting Hullavator Pro 898’s onto, as these are the strongest of Thule’s roof-bars and well capable of supporting the extra weight from a fitted Hullavator Pro 898 onto the bars. If wide enough bars are fitted, it is also possible to fit a second set of Hullavator Pro 898's to a vehicle, allowing, 2x kayaks to be carried, and be lowered off either side of the vehicle.

The Thule Hullavator 898 comes supplied with a pair of 275cm cam straps (with rubber buckle covers) to secure the boat into the Hullavator Pro cradles. There is also a set of Thule QuickDraw Bow/Stern tie-downs, kayaks should be secured to the vehicles tow-bar or towing eye with these.