Kuat Huk Tailgate Bike Pad for Full-Size Trucks - 6 Bikes - 61" Wide

Video Transcript for Kuat Huk Tailgate Bike Pad Review - 2022 Toyota Tundra

Hi, Matt with etrailer, and today we're talking about the full size Kuat tailgate pad on the back of our 2022 Toyota Tundra. Now this will be a great option for you if you really wanna save your hitch for other accessories, or you wanna save it for hauling the trailer. And this is also gonna be a really good way to help organize your bikes in the back of your bed. So let's check it out. The way this is gonna work is you're just gonna set your bike up here, letting that fork rest across the padded area and the frame, as well, back here. And then to secure it in place, we're going to have the strap that holds it tight to prevent it from falling off.

You're gonna be able to load this up with six bikes. And what's really nice is this is gonna be adjustable. So back here we're gonna have multiple points we can tie off to, And that's really gonna depend on what type of bikes you have and how you can work around one another. It's also important to note your bikes might fit on here differently, just depending on the style frame you have. I can show you how to take this off now, all we have to do is come to the back, remove this strap and pull on it, and now you can take it off.

Now this doesn't have a set weight capacity to it, but it's really gonna depend on how much you're comfortable lifting up about head level, especially if you do have an e-bike. I really wouldn't recommend if for the tailgate pad because that's gonna be a really heavy bike that you're lifting up here. Let me take a closer look at those spots on the back. And what's nice, too, is we're gonna have this flap that we can just roll up and so we can use our handle. (handle clicks) And with this out you'll notice we're gonna have a lot of different points and we can actually see how this is going to attach to our tailgate.

What we're gonna do is have this strap that wraps around this clip, goes all the way around to the front of our tailgate. (tailgate slams) And we're gonna have these middle G hooks that grab onto these loops, they give it a good even fit on here because we're gonna have a total of four, two on each side. Something else I do like about this flap being rolled up to the very top is it's also gonna let us use our backup camera, so it'll be a lot easier to back up. And you don't have to worry about your taillights being obstructed either. Unlike some hitch-mounted bike carriers that will block your taillights, this is gonna be really low profile and it's not gonna take up a lot of space on your vehicle.

So when you are backing up in these really tight spots, you don't have to worry about this. If this does seem a little bit large for you or you want to use some of your bed for other accessories or items, then you can get this in the half size. The half size is only gonna take up half your tailgate and will carry out less bikes, but you're gonna have that other half of your bed free. But overall, I think this is a great way to get a lot of bikes from point A to point B, especially at an affordable rate, and when you're not using this, it's really easy to store. But that's just a look at the Kuat tailgate pad on the back of our 2022 Toyota Tundra. Thanks for watching.