yakima kayak racks
Skip itA concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Growth
Incredible+160.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Great370.75avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Good2.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Okay3.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Okay$240.60avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Okay$141K$141K/yr · 16K searches
Competition
Bad100%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad$195.12–$294.07cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, yakima kayak racks is a $141K/yr Amazon United States market (16K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
yakima kayak racks market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $60K–$120K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.8%
- Avg BSR
- #307
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 25%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 1.1%
- Avg brand age
- 60 months
- Avg seller age
- 186 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
3 falling
Sellers
23
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Yakima87%
- Yakima Products7%
- Thule6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +160.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.6×
Top yakima kayak racks search terms
- yakima kayak roof rack4K/yr
- yakima kayak rack9K/yr
- yakima jaylow3K/yr
Top yakima kayak racks products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 4 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Yakima JayLow J-Cradle Rooftop Kayak Mount for 1 or 2 Kayaks Car Roof Rack Carrier for Round Square Factory or Aerodynamic Crossbars Holds 1 Boat Up to 100lbs or 2 Boats Up to 130lbs Total
Yakima$229.674.5★1,065 rev
Yakima - JayHook Rooftop Mounted Kayak Rack for Vehicles Carries 1 Kayak
Yakima Products$195.124.1★98 rev
Yakima SweetRoll Rooftop Boat Loader with Heavy Duty Straps Bow and Stern Tie Downs for Yakima Round Square Factory and Aerodynamic Bars Black
Yakima$294.074.6★216 rev
Thule Hull-a-Port XTR - Kayak j-style roof rack - Carry up to 2 kayaks - Folds flat - Pre-assembled - Locks to roof rack - Universal mounting up to 80.5mm wide load bars
Thule$243.524.2★104 rev
Newest
by launch dateThule Hull-a-Port XTR - Kayak j-style roof rack - Carry up to 2 kayaks - Folds flat - Pre-assembled - Locks to roof rack - Universal mounting up to 80.5mm wide load bars
Thule$243.52104 rev
Yakima - JayHook Rooftop Mounted Kayak Rack for Vehicles Carries 1 Kayak
Yakima Products$195.1298 rev
Yakima JayLow J-Cradle Rooftop Kayak Mount for 1 or 2 Kayaks Car Roof Rack Carrier for Round Square Factory or Aerodynamic Crossbars Holds 1 Boat Up to 100lbs or 2 Boats Up to 130lbs Total
Yakima$229.671,065 rev
Yakima SweetRoll Rooftop Boat Loader with Heavy Duty Straps Bow and Stern Tie Downs for Yakima Round Square Factory and Aerodynamic Bars Black
Yakima$294.07216 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumYakima JayLow J-Cradle Rooftop Kayak Mount for 1 or 2 Kayaks Car Roof Rack Carrier for Round Square Factory or Aerodynamic Crossbars Holds 1 Boat Up to 100lbs or 2 Boats Up to 130lbs Total
Yakima$229.674.5★
Yakima SweetRoll Rooftop Boat Loader with Heavy Duty Straps Bow and Stern Tie Downs for Yakima Round Square Factory and Aerodynamic Bars Black
Yakima$294.074.6★
Thule Hull-a-Port XTR - Kayak j-style roof rack - Carry up to 2 kayaks - Folds flat - Pre-assembled - Locks to roof rack - Universal mounting up to 80.5mm wide load bars
Thule$243.524.2★
Yakima - JayHook Rooftop Mounted Kayak Rack for Vehicles Carries 1 Kayak
Yakima Products$195.124.1★
What buyers say about yakima kayak racks
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“this one is absolutely worth considering”
“Easy to Install”
“sturdy”
“Quality kayak rack”
“Works well”
“Work as intended”
“Being able to easily adjust the angle makes loading and unloading simple, and it adapts well to different kayak shapes”
“Durable”
“It's worth spending a little extra for the better design and build quality”
“fit for my setup”
What buyers complain about
“Terrible junk”
“Do not use the straps”
“Low Quality of materials”
“Its hard to get on”
“Why screw knots are rusty”
“Not worth price”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is yakima kayak racks profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $141K/yr across 4 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +160.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the yakima kayak racks niche?
- 3 brands and 23 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in yakima kayak racks?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Strap/String Quality, Material Quality. The return rate is 2.3%.
- When does demand for yakima kayak racks peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 6.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the yakima kayak racks niche?
- Listings span $195.12–$294.07; the average listing price is $240.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 371 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.