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I use the kayak stackers with round Yakima bars. With 58" bars we can JUST put our Disco 158 on one side and two kayaks on the other side. With 68" bars it would be a breeze. My guess is that kayak saddles are more convenient if you are hauling one or two kayaks. But for 3-4 or a canoe and 2 kayaks, it is a GREAT system.

We use Q towers on our Toyota Sienna Van, and they are great. Takes a while to get them adjusted just right, but after that, my son and I can get them on the car in 90 seconds. Couldn't be happier.

We got it at a great price before Feelfrees started getting more popular on Ebay. In general it is a good boat, my 9 year old daughter loves it. Two quibbles:

1) Tracking is so-so. We borrowed an LL Bean Manatee (Perception) that is almost exactly the same size. When my daughter was in the Loma I, she zig-zagged a lot. She was straighter in the Manatee.

2) Our last time out the river was really low--we regretted going in hindsight. The keel on the Loma made going through the shallows more difficult because it was more likely to get caught up on a rock than the smoother-bottomed Manatee.

All in all we're happy with it.