[billwitte]

Really depends on the length of the kayak. I happen to have a lot of kayaks, and some fit in the bed easily (08 LWB) and some stick way out (13'3" kayak). When I have one of my long boats in the truck, I keep the bed door up, so no one will run into the kayak. I would put a roof rack on, but I could not get into my garage at work if I do. If I were you, I would go with a rack (Yakima is my prefered), or a nice full on rack that goes the entire lenght of the bed, and over the cab.