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Q&A What are the safety concerns of a high vs a low mount trailer hitch?

When you Google for images of "canoe & bike," you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike: A traditional axle mounted trailer is modified to have a tongue long enough to loa...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Michael‭

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#3: Post edited by user avatar Michael‭ · 2023-10-17T16:19:36Z (about 1 year ago)
Fix two typos.
What are the safety concerns of a high vs a low mount trailer hitch?
  • When you google for images of (canoe & bike) you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike.
  • 1. A traditional axle mounted tralier is modified to have a tongue long enough to load/support the canoe/kayak on the trailer.
  • 2. A seat post or carrier mounted pole connects to the front of the boat, the boat servers as the "trailer frame" with a canoe dolly (wheels that attach to the boat for moving by hand) for wheels.
  • Solution 2 offers the advantage of less material and more a portable trailering solution. With this solution the bike and trailer easily fit in most canoes, so you have a [fully amphibious combination](https://outdoors.codidact.com/questions/47190).
  • Is there any significant safety considerations when towing with a bike from a higher or a lower tow connection on the bike?
  • When you Google for images of "canoe & bike," you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike:
  • 1. A traditional axle mounted trailer is modified to have a tongue long enough to load/support the canoe/kayak on the trailer.
  • 2. A seat post or carrier mounted pole connects to the front of the boat, the boat serves as the "trailer frame" with a canoe dolly (wheels that attach to the boat for moving by hand) for wheels.
  • Solution 2 offers the advantage of less material and more a portable trailering solution. With this solution the bike and trailer easily fit in most canoes, so you have a [fully amphibious combination](https://outdoors.codidact.com/questions/47190).
  • Is there any significant safety considerations when towing with a bike from a higher or a lower tow connection on the bike?
#2: Post edited by user avatar James Jenkins‭ · 2020-05-16T10:41:31Z (over 4 years ago)
  • When you google for images of (canoe & bike) you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike.
  • 1. A traditional axle mounted tralier is modified to have a tongue long enough to load/support the canoe/kayak on the trailer.
  • 2. A seat post or carrier mounted pole connects to the front of the boat, the boat servers as the "trailer frame" with a canoe dolly (wheels that attach to the boat for moving by hand) for wheels.
  • Solution 2 offers the advantage of less material and more a portable trailering solution. With this solution the bike and trailer easily fit in most canoes, so you have a [fully amphibious combination](https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/6948/how-to-carry-a-bicycle-in-a-canoe).
  • Is there any significant safety considerations when towing with a bike from a higher or a lower tow connection on the bike?
  • When you google for images of (canoe & bike) you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike.
  • 1. A traditional axle mounted tralier is modified to have a tongue long enough to load/support the canoe/kayak on the trailer.
  • 2. A seat post or carrier mounted pole connects to the front of the boat, the boat servers as the "trailer frame" with a canoe dolly (wheels that attach to the boat for moving by hand) for wheels.
  • Solution 2 offers the advantage of less material and more a portable trailering solution. With this solution the bike and trailer easily fit in most canoes, so you have a [fully amphibious combination](https://outdoors.codidact.com/questions/47190).
  • Is there any significant safety considerations when towing with a bike from a higher or a lower tow connection on the bike?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar James Jenkins‭ · 2020-05-16T10:39:44Z (over 4 years ago)
When you google for images of (canoe & bike) you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike.  

1. A traditional axle mounted tralier is modified to have a tongue long enough to load/support the canoe/kayak on the trailer.

2. A seat post or carrier mounted pole connects to the front of the boat, the boat servers as the "trailer frame" with a canoe dolly (wheels that attach to the boat for moving by hand) for wheels.

Solution 2 offers the advantage of less material and more a portable trailering solution.  With this solution the bike and trailer easily fit in most canoes, so you have a [fully amphibious combination](https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/6948/how-to-carry-a-bicycle-in-a-canoe). 

Is there any significant safety considerations when towing with a bike from a higher or a lower tow connection on the bike?