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Summary: Learn how to lift your kayak without hurting your back in this free sea kayaking video clip.
"In this clip, sometimes lifting it up on our shoulder is a bit too much of a challenge. There's another way, I call it a crab walk and that's just to slide it up on your thighs and walk your boat over to your car. I've set my bow past the back of my car so I can walk over and lift it on top of the car. Lift bending my knees, and take it. Set it right onto my slider. Hold my boat so it doesn't slip. And again just use as much of my body as possible to push the boat. There, independence. You can manage your boat by yourself. Again, two are better than one. Ron here is going to help me load this Kayak onto my car. This time we just walk parallel to the vehicle and lift, and set it on there. I have preset my bow straps and he has the stern straps so we're going to strap it on now."
eHow Article: How to Lift a Kayak