Which hobie cart for this particular purpose?

Hiya,

I already own the standard Hobie cart and it works fine for asphalt public boat ramps. However, I tried to use it at Old Orchard Beach in Maine last year to get across a hundred yards of soft sand and it didn't help at all. We really struggled hard to get across the burning sand. I mean it was barely manageable.

What is a better option for soft sand, the Trax 2 cart or the Heavy Duty cart?

For sand, the wide balloon tires is the best. The more surface area on the sand, the better.

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Hobie Island Sailing since 2006

if you had to buy just one for different terrains (sand, pavement, gravel) which one is the best?

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Currently own: 2012 AI, 2 - 2012 Revo 13's, 2012 Revo 11,
Sold: 2-2011 Oasis, 2010 Outback, 08 Outback, 08 Adventure, 06 Kona

Depends on how far on sand. I prefer the rubber tires, especially the new ones requiring no air, but more than 10-20 feet on soft sand then you'll really want the 24cm balloon tires.

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Hobie Island Sailing since 2006

I have a 2010 Outback and started out with the Hobie Trax cart......the tires are low pressure and not very "robust"....too easy to damage by over inflation or sharp rocks, broken glass, etc, etc..
I finally bought a C-Tug kayak cart from Outdoor play on line after reading several reviews on various carts available in the market.
This snap together, plastic cart and rubber tires are very durable....the tires have small "knobs" and work quite well in sand and rocky surfaces.
It's all plastic so salt water use is not an issue.
From my point of view, I think this is a good all around use kayak cart.

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Dr.SteelheadCatcher
Warrenton, OR

C-Tug cart is my personal favourite too - plastic so rust proof, works well enough on a variety of terrain & breaks down in seconds to stow in your boat. I particularly like the fact that it has a stand so that you can prop the cart up beside the kayak & just lift the kayak onto the cart - no need to be a muscle-bound contortionist like with the scupper hole carts. I also like the wide pads on which the kayak rests - I leave my boat loaded on the cart for weeks at a time in a hot garage with no appreciable denting of the hull.

I too just recenty purchased a C-Tug cart. I got tired of having to unload my revolution kayak to flip it on its side to insert the scupper hole cart. When Kayak fishing I have a crate mate and/or live bait tank up to 4 fishing rods, and a cooler in the well of my revolution. When I have a long portage back to my vehicle it sucks to have to unload everything, flip kayak, put in the scupper cart (unless I have someone there to lift the back of the loaded kayak up high enough to get the scupper cart in), then load it back up to haul to my truck and then unload again. Now I just put the cart alongside the kayak lift it onto the cart strap it down and off I go. The adjustable support plates even make it possible to place it under the bow and push your yak out of the water from the rear. They also now have sand wheels for $24.50 ea. Now you can have a pneumatic tires and sand wheels in one cart. Great cart & excellent Customer Service.

http://www.c-tug.net/

Revo

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I would rather be kayaking and think about work than to be at work thinking about kayaking.
A Thrill Ride is being dragged around in your kayak for 40 minutes by an extremely large fish.

Has anyone used the C-Tug for a Hobie PA? It has quite a different hull shape from the other Hobies.

The support pads are adjustable and pivot for use on flat hull to "V" hull and in between. Very versatile.

Revo

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I would rather be kayaking and think about work than to be at work thinking about kayaking.
A Thrill Ride is being dragged around in your kayak for 40 minutes by an extremely large fish.