WJCO
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Sure you could.But it never fails....You get to camp and the first thing the wife needs is buried in the back of the Jeep.
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Sure you could.But it never fails....You get to camp and the first thing the wife needs is buried in the back of the Jeep.
dchotrod
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I have a hitch rack we used before getting the Gobi. It was a pain. As already stated, if you need to get in the tailgate for something you have to get all of that out of the way first. Really noisy and mine moves side to side a good bit. Definitely like my Gobi a lot better. It's not perfect but it's better for us.
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ScoobyCarolanNC
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Ah, you know it'll be Christmas soon when it's time to change the ole ballcock shank. (Sorry I'm 11 and couldn't help myself)
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GraniteCrystal
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Can you elaborate? How do you typically use it? Anything at all helps as this is a big decision if we sell the Gobi.
If it's not a pain, I'd love to see one in person. No worries if you can't bring it though.
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GraniteCrystal
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Test fitting to see if we can get dog and two kids in the back. Tight but works. That'd get us back the entire hatch which would be awesome. Just can't think about 3rd kid...
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TrainWreck618
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Your dog already looks miserable..
Vanv39
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GraniteCrystal
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I know. He'll adapt. I'm thinking I need to build some storage for the leg room area so he has more solid footing in front of him on which to lie.
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Kaylinator
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This is a bike rack I modified, but you could probably do something similar with a cargo rack.
Mtb275
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Check out this roof rack. I'm going with something like this. You can run with or without hard top. When you are not using the rack you can remove it and you only have a few bolts sticking through hard top. Worst thing, you need to drill holes in hard top, because it mounts to roll cage. But you can get it into the garage with rack off.
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GraniteCrystal
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Is Maximus 3 the same as Rhino Rack? If so, yeah, that's what I'm looking at. It's so much more low profile than the Gobi I don't think I'd ever have to remove it.
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GraniteCrystal
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Mostly a weather thing. It's really nice to not have to get up 20 minutes early to scrape a windshield, brush snow off, get the car warmed up. Especially when my wife works at the hospital and already leaves for work at 6am.
Additionally, if no garage, then I have to have a flat driveway to work on the Jeep and those are more difficult to come by.
Lastly, even besides the garage, I'd love to not have to worry so much about drive thrus, parking garages, etc.
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Mtb275
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It is my understanding the Maximus 3 is the mounting solution and it utilizes the Rhino Rack.
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catahoula
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MR.Ty
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That's understandable. Best of luck to you in your search. [emoji1303]
WJCO
Meme King
That is the thing I like least about snow. Scraping it off the car. It sucks and takes more time.
dchotrod
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We use the hitch rack for firewood, coolers, bulky stuff, & the such. I have 2 girls so the back always has their stuff & their stuff that they "need" is inevitably in the cargo space. I don't have a fancy swing away for my cargo rack, but we do have a Yakima Swing Daddy for our bikes & that is a great help!
I understand where you're coming from on all points. I don't have to deal with snow or clearance issues (I don't have a garage either) as much as you, so it doesn't bug me that much.
I too am constantly looking to maximize storage, so I'm going to sell my tuffy deluxe security enclosure to make room for our new ARB 50. In its place I installed a rack that bolts to the roll bars and is height adjustable. The taffy, just doesn't work space wise. Also looking at changing soft tops to keep the cargo area whole & not loose half of it like I do with the trek top.
Always trying to maximize the space aren't we!?
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I understand where you're coming from on all points. I don't have to deal with snow or clearance issues (I don't have a garage either) as much as you, so it doesn't bug me that much.
I too am constantly looking to maximize storage, so I'm going to sell my tuffy deluxe security enclosure to make room for our new ARB 50. In its place I installed a rack that bolts to the roll bars and is height adjustable. The taffy, just doesn't work space wise. Also looking at changing soft tops to keep the cargo area whole & not loose half of it like I do with the trek top.
Always trying to maximize the space aren't we!?
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Mike_JK_Houston_711
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Hey granite, took a note out of your build thread with your bungee cord rear cargo set up. I'll likely mess with it to clean it up, but I like getting things up and out of the way. Sleeping bag, first aid kit, quick fire starter, hand sanitizer, GoPro, and bug repellant strung up and room for more!
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