Combined rigid inflatable boat and luggage carrier

摘要

An apparatus for use as a cargo carrying unit for mounting on a vehicle, part of which may also be used as the hull of a rigid inflatable boat. The apparatus comprises a body unit (20), a base unit (40), and fastening means (50) for securing the body unit to the base unit. The body unit comprises a hull section (22) and means for securing an inflatable collar (32) to the body unit to form a rigid hulled inflatable boat when combined with the collar. The base unit comprises a platform (42) and means for mounting the base unit to a vehicle. At least one of the body unit and the base unit comprising two mutually spaced side members (26,52) and the base unit being adapted to receive the upturned body unit in such a way that together the body unit and the base unit define an enclosed space for storage of cargo.