Man love the bumper! I wanted it so bad but no funds lol

 

Awesome rig! And thank you for the kind words. No problems whatsoever , but with the LOD trail rack the gobi can not be lifted up and pulled back to take off the hard top. I have kids in the car and a lot of gear/kids stuff to ever take off the top and doors, but other than that. No issues installing. Love my gobi, and I think it's the best looking roof rack and has served its purpose.

 

great to see some new rig pics in this! Amazing setup all around!!

 

what size Fridges are you guys running and is it big enough for say 5-6 days out for 2 or 3 people?

 

I'm like you, but I do enjoy running with the top off when I can. There is a hitch in every step. Do you think it would clear the support arms if you removed the basket?

 

Like that "John Galt" sticker!

 

I use a cooler, but 5 days is about the limit without having to fill it with ice. I run a method of a small little cooler for drinks and it gets opened a lot and typically needs ice every other to third day. For food I have a nice yeti cooler and yeti ice packs. I only open the cooler quickly for meals and it is packed right so minimal air. I get things organized when packing the cooler so I can just reach in and grab a bag or two which has all the stuff for that meal that is cooled. With my tundra 65, I use 4 yeti ice packs and will put a steak from my fridge into it. The yeti cooler is so cold that the steak will freeze and stay froze for 2-3 days depending on outside temps. I feel this cooler will basically last me a lifetime.

Tundra 65 would be fine if you pack small for 3 people for 5 days. If you pack a lot of big items them you will need bigger. I did 6 days in Anza-Borrego with my cooler for two people using my above method in November. But I pack small and open the cooler minimally. Lunches, dinners etc are individually done in ziplock bags so I can just grab the 1 bag and have everything I need and separated within. It is a bit wasteful on plastic but helps tons for keeping the cold air in and hot air out.

I bring dry bags to put food in just in case I have to switch to ice as a back up.

 

Good looking rig. And San Diego area has some great places to put that to use. Look forward to seeing more pics of that!

 

I'm running the 50 liter/quart/whatever. Taking your question to the extreme: Three folks for six days, that's a lot of food. But, it would depend on how your meals are. If you're having bacon and eggs (mmm'mmm) for breakfast every morning, plus steaks and burgers for dinner every evening, and cold cut sandwiches with fresh vegetables for lunch every day, then no way you can fit all of that into one fridge. However, if you plan on more like backpacking meals (freeze dried meals, dried fruit, meat sticks, cheese and crackers, etc) for some--especially the later meals--then you can stretch it. It all will depend on how many compromises you're willing to make. And then there's beer and other drinks: You can keep them out of the cooler until a couple hours before you need them. That can help stretch things. One of my traveling companions is fanatical about a couple Mountain Dews each day, an Irish Cream each evening, milk with every meal, OJ with every breakfast, etc. Stuff like that really puts pressure on how many days you can travel.

 

My new snuggle book! LOL. Happy reading comrades!