Largest or most unusual Load Carried in Your Prius

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    jmccord New Member

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    I know the Prius is somewhat renowned for its cargo capacity and versatility.
    As I was piling three adults and their golf bags into my Prius the other day (no problem!), I found myself wondering just how much can fit into the Prius.
    Anyone care to share some stories?
    If anyone wants to see how a wooden kayak can be transported, this link is to a photo of a parked Prius I came across in Mendocino CA during a recent bicycle trip.

    http://priuschat.com/index.php?act=module&...&cmd=si&img=271
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    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    what kind of bike rack are you using?
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    mtsarpilot New Member

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    I'm guessing they aren't getting 50 MPG with the kayaks on top :D

    I will be getting my Prius in a couple days. I plan to put a Coastal hitch on it and use my Thule hitch mount rack.

    Joel
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    I've had a gorilla 16 foot ladder inside, well collapsed, LOl!
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    john1701a Prius Guru

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    Unfortunately, my first hatchback ('84 Omni) will likely retain that record for me...

    - one bike inside
    - one bike on back
    - one bike in front

    I have an old-fashion film photo of that stashed away somewhere. It was absurb.
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    dbotello New Member

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    so far, the biggest thing was my co-worker. 6'10" 320 lbs.
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    I bought a leather armchair and ottoman at Target and put both in and still closed the hatch.

    The other purchases went in the front seat.
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    Well,

    An electric Keyboard
    Keyboard Stand
    Music Stand
    Amplifier
    Box of music

    All under the cargo cover.

    Forgot

    "And a Partridge in a pear tree"
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    A five-piece set of patio furniture, unassembled, in a box. I honestly had no hope that it would fit. I was prepared to take it out of the box and put the loose parts in the Prius or bring someone with a truck/SUV. But the store clerk who helped me took one look at my Prius and said that it would fit perfectly. And it did.
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    I've carried a gun cabinet that was about 7 feet tall and I've pulled a 750cc motorcycle on a trailer behind (not together :D ). A great dane is pretty impressive on the back seat, too.

    I did find out the other day what does not fit. A friend was moving and was unable to fit his RC airplane in the truck, so he gave it to me. Its an F-18, abut 1/10th scale I think. I had to have my mom drive home while I sat in the back and made sure the hatch didn't come down on the tail. FYI, you can go about 30mph before the air resistance starts to force the hatch down.
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    How about 5 garbage bags of dog waste that needed to go to the nearest dumpster.... Or other landscaping materials including soil/mulch mix and 1 or 5 gallon trees.

    My proudest was 10ft sections of PVC when I was doing a sprinkler system - they fit when they rest up on the dash up against the windshield with a few inches to spare in the rear.

    The most stuff, however, would be during the holiday time when visiting family out of state, along w/ various holiday gifts. I've had things piled up to the top of the window to where I couldn't see. I seem to recall gifts, suitcases, and even managed a set of golf glubs. It's impressive what fits when you fill all the voids. Don't forget 2 kids and a 65 lb dog in the back seat. I think my wife and kids ended up having stuff at their feet or in their lap on that trip too. Good thing it was only 300 miles.
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    When i moved out here from ohio, i had a full sized recliner in the back, 5 boxes of junk, a couple of bags, and a 17 foot kayak on top
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    50 gallon hot water heater

    [IMG]
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    500 pounds of flagstone.

    They price it in such a way, if you get 500 pounds, it's a fixed price. I had put 400 pounds of fertilizer in there before (10 bags, 40# each) and it wasn't monumental, so I went for it with the flagstone. I pulled on the scale, loaded up and was about 40# over, so I took out a couple of them, pulled back on and was right at the 500 pound mark.

    It's a lot for a prius.... Seemingly, just 2 big bubbas in the back seat, but somehow it really squats the car out.
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    for most people, the largest and most unusual thing in their car is the wife! ;)
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    had to remove rear seats, but then easy fit for 10 cu ft Woods chest freezer.

    Seats would not have been a problem once it was in, but rear narrow part at bottom forced lifting and tilting the front part downward till it was all inside.

    Seats come out with about 6 bolts.
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    10 foot sections of pipe.

    Tom
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    Isn't anyone wondering about the 5 garbage bags of dog waste???
    htmlspinnr... what the.....

    How many dogs does that take????

    He's adopted Clifford!
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jmccord @ Aug 2 2006, 07:22 PM) [snapback]296734[/snapback]</div>
    Two PA speakers with stands
    PA Mixer/Amplifier
    4 small monitor speakers
    Electric piano
    Piano stand
    Guitar amplifier
    Acoustic guitar (in case)
    Electric guitar (in case)
    10 microphone stands
    Microphones (in small case)
    3 TV Trays
    3 briefcase-sized bags (for cables and such)
    Music stand
    Laptop computer
    Computer projector
    Small whiteboard

    And still room for driver and passenger
    davidf, Aug 3, 2006
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