Just put this together. Lined out by Jeff Scherb.

Still waiting on my morryde hinges to mount the third bracket.



Still need to bolt in 3 ammo cans and an action Packer for a small kitchen, the cooler will be strapped down. Im going to need a step stool to get in the cooler while its up there and that can get bungeed to the cooler.

 

Should be less then a spare tire. Heaviest thing will be the food cooler and that will be centered and wont always be up there. Will be carrying a strap D rings, an ax bow saw and shovel, and first aid kit. I need to dig my rafting stuff out of the snow to find my cooking gear. I plan on a Action Packer with a catering stove, a cast iron pan, cutlery, basically a small kitchen.

Put the Packer and cans up there to measure for the cooler.



Im short by about an inch for the cooler. If I remove the upper rail I can move the Packer and cans out and should have enough room for my old ***** Coleman cooler.

 

Pulled the rail and mounted the Action Packer, Ill bolt the cans in tomorrow. Should be plenty of room for my cooler.

 

Cans bolted in.

 

Looks good! Only advice I have is to add a third brake light to the rack. Bigger trucks or semis might have issues seeing your brake lights.

 

Not a bad idea. Ill add it into the wiring when I do the back up/area lighting.

 

Remounted the Action Packer, hopefully Ill have room to strap a camp chair behind it and the cooler. This is all about room for the dog in a 2 door JK.

 

Strapped the cooler in to test fit. This cooler is older then I am, I have a new one of these on the way. Will be mounting a CB antenna behind it, the cooler wont always be on there.

 

So if you're off roading, what do you do for a spare?

 

Working on a way to bolt/strap it to the passenger side roll bar.