obvs my google skills arent as good as yours as I spent a bunch of time looking for that.
Thanks!
Any idea of the site for that?
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obvs my google skills arent as good as yours as I spent a bunch of time looking for that.
Thanks!
Ya, I used a highly sophisticated Google image search.
"factory roof rack wide crossbar"
middle of the 5th row down
Some other pics at "diy wide crossbar"
This looks pretty good for the price, just throw in some 58" bars.
Any idea of the site for that?
Found lots of pages with instructions, but most require you to register to see the pics.
Here one that doesn't:
http://ahomemadefamily.blogspot.ca/2011/09/diy-roof-rack-cross-beams.html
Google "DIY roof rack cross bars" for lots more similar.
This looks pretty good for the price, just throw in some 58" bars.
Looks like it is pushing the crossbar up higher than required though.
I just bought a couple of 60" Thule bars (only) from Rack Attack or somewhere similar, then strapped them down really securely with a couple of cam-lock webbing straps - under a buck a meter at MEC plus another buck or two for the (metal) cam-lock buckle. Three or four wraps crisscross and around, and they were rock solid. Used it across the bed rails on my pickup as well as on our Pilot with no problems at all.
The thule bars themselves are relatively cheap for something strong and nicely coated, and by using those bars I was then able to bolt on any Thule accessory, ski rack, carrier, etc. that I needed.
Cheers
Promaster with a pop-top. Really digging these rebadged Fiat's that Dodge is offering.
The low roof 118wb version is about the same footprint as a VW Eurovan with a lot more space. The one in the picture above is 136wb low top with a Colorado Camper pop-top added.
Cool build styles after the VW Weekender version.
http://www.promasterforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37938
If you wanted a pop top GTRV in Richmond (and California) can do that.
They also do the RV interiors.
spent a few weeks down in southern utah recently, lotsa really nice adventure rig setups down there but the old tent is still hard to beat for the dirtbag lifestyle. Saw a few van's like CraigH's, that would be the ultimate setup as far as I'm concerned..
planning on spending a month or two down there next year and I think I'll invest in a plug-in fridge for the back of my SUV, any recommendations for something small and compact?
sorry big picture is big
thats some good livin trail worker.
planning on spending a month or two down there next year and I think I'll invest in a plug-in fridge for the back of my SUV, any recommendations for something small and compact?
Plug in fridges are battery killers unless you are charging your batteries several times a day. (Or at least the one I had was.)
For the overland vehicle types, people like the ARB:
http://store.arbusa.com/Fridges-C11.aspx
I use the Coleman expedition series cooler, they last almost a week if you buy an ice block vs. cube and try to minimize the number of times you open it and the time you leave the lid up.
key to coolers is you need two. one for meat and food with block ice which you rarely open and one for Beer where its getting opened all day with cube ice and lots of it.
also throwing a frozen bottle of water in the day before you pack it will buy you an extra day
to be fair we mostly stayed in motels because it was pretty cheap to split between the three of us, plus shower and mini-fridge were a big bonus in the motel room since we didn't have space to bring more than basic camping gear.
Still really nice to wake up on the mesa though…now that I've got some good sites scouted I know where to go next year for a longer stay
Do you have any experience with the solar car-battery chargers Craig? I don't like the idea of draining my battery in the middle of nowhere but curious if that would work. I forgot about the expedition coolers by coleman, that's probably still the best way to go…I used to have one until someone pilfered it from my backyard (who steals a used cooler?)
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