Folding trolley

The Kari-Tek trolley is an innovative solution for kayak and open boat handling. It is easy to use, lightweight and designed to fold neatly for stowing on the deck or inside the boat. The Kari-Tek trolley makes your boat easy to manoeuvre from the car to the water and back again – it can handle all types of terrain with ease including rocky or sandy beaches.

Unique design

The trolley is designed with the safety and protection of your boat in mind. The saddle has a unique shape to ensure that minimum pressure is applied to the hull of your boat. The boat is held securely in place with two sets of straps so it won’t slide off the trolley when it’s moving.

Made from strong UV and salt resistant polypropylene, the Kari-Tek trolley is lightweight, hard-wearing and long-lasting. It will handle a fully loaded sea kayak with ease. The trolley is fitted with pneumatic tyres on either 8” or 10” wheels which help it deal with rough terrain.

How the trolley works

From its stowed position, there’s a quick release lever to remove the wheels from their stowing position. The legs are unfolded and the aluminium cross-stay is fitted into two key-hole slots on the legs. This gives the trolley superb stability and rigidity.

The pneumatic tyred wheels are slotted into position on the trolley legs. The trolley is positioned beside the kayak, just behind the cockpit. The kayak is then lifted onto the trolley.

The girth strap is secured and tightened around the kayak’s hull. The second strap is loosely secured around the cockpit coaming (or around the thwart of an open canoe). The kayak is then ready to be pulled with ease to or from the water’s edge.

Kari-Tek trolley stowed on Fiona Whitehead’s deck and used throughout her 2568 mile trip around Britain and Ireland.