My Overland Project, the RME JKU
12-06-2015, 09:23 AM
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The roof rack is from Front Runner Outfitters, the Slimline II. It's one of my favorite pieces! Makes up for the lack of interior room in the Jeep. It's pretty light, using aluminum construction and of course it'll never rust. The way the slats in the rack are built it makes it easy to tie down anything and add accessories. I love how clean it looks, how it's a full length rack and doesn't have unsightly tubes hanging down the side of the Jeep. It's also very strong as it ties into the roll bar in 4 places plus the beefy windshield mounts, will haul whatever I'll ever need, that's for sure. - Jeep Wrangler JK Roof Rack: Front Runner Slimline II Kit
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12-08-2015, 07:46 AM
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Your overland build is beautiful. Im working on an overland project myself and was curious what made you go with the Front Runner Rack over the Gobi? Those seem to be most popular options for overland with the Jeep
12-08-2015, 03:21 PM
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I don't care for the round tube look of a roof rack, especially the tubes running down the sides of the Jeep. It makes the roof rack look like an afterthought IMO. On top of that, I had a round tube roof rack on another 4x4 and it created a lot of wind noise and whistling. The construction of the Slimline II makes for little wind noise. Also, the Gobi is steel tubing and even the best powder coating won't last very long without starting to rust.
12-09-2015, 12:36 PM
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Appreciate the comment!
I don't care for the round tube look of a roof rack, especially the tubes running down the sides of the Jeep. It makes the roof rack look like an afterthought IMO. On top of that, I had a round tube roof rack on another 4x4 and it created a lot of wind noise and whistling. The construction of the Slimline II makes for little wind noise. Also, the Gobi is steel tubing and even the best powder coating won't last very long without starting to rust.
I don't care for the round tube look of a roof rack, especially the tubes running down the sides of the Jeep. It makes the roof rack look like an afterthought IMO. On top of that, I had a round tube roof rack on another 4x4 and it created a lot of wind noise and whistling. The construction of the Slimline II makes for little wind noise. Also, the Gobi is steel tubing and even the best powder coating won't last very long without starting to rust.
Gotcha. You may have just convinced me to go with the Front Runner haha, I have been debating them for awhile now. Any plans for a roof tent?
12-09-2015, 02:58 PM
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I'm not going to run a RTT, I've had 2 different ones in the past and at this point I think the con's outweigh the pro's. I'm now using a high quality ground tent and happy to be sleeping on the ground again.
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12-10-2015, 07:16 AM
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