New to the kayak bassin scene

[Phil_NH]

I'll speak to the loading part. I have an Ascend FS12T that weighs about 78 ish pounds and my vehicle is a toyota rav 4. I put 2 bath mats      ( the ones with the no slip backing) on the rear roof of the vehicle. I then take the kayak and put it ( hull up) on the ground with the end of the kayak dead center about 3 feet behind the vehicle and the rest of the kayak lays at a 45 degree angle of to the side. Then its just a matter of going to the front of the kayak, lifting it up and sliding it over onto the bath mats. Once I have it leaning against the vehicle like that I go to the back of the kayak and lift it up and slide it forward onto the roof racks. Sometimes it will take a bit of wiggling to get it up there, but after a few loads and unloads you will be a pro. Good Luck and tight lines.