Roof Racks... I know, another one!

bmg9b · **Posted:** Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:05 pm

So, I've got the Mopar basket, and I love it. But the more 3 to 5 day trips I do, I wish I could have a basket that would A) let me put more crap up on the roof and B) that would support more weight (like a person). I'm also looking for one with a little ladder, like commonly found on Land Rovers. It's just nice to be able to get up on the roof.

Has anyone seen anything like this for a KJ? I'm sure with it being sold in Austraillia that someone there would have developed something by now... they have all the cool 4x4 goodies there.

Thanks for the help!

bmg9b · **Posted:** Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:31 pm

Anybody?

2006KJSPORT4x4 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:26 am

there is one rack that I have seen....covers the whole roof...but is like $1000 if i remember right...had jerry can holders and i believe a fold down ladder attached to it too...i'll have to find it around here somewhere...and your right though, i believe it was from some Aussie company....it was silver...anyone remember the one i'm talking about???

bmg9b · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:34 am

Awesome, sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. Jerry cans are one of the big reasons I'd like to get on the roof, it's a big pain at the gas station to pull them down one at a time, fill them up, and then put them BACK on the roof... and repeat 3 times. It would be much easier to just climb up there with the nozzle and fill them all up at once.

If I find something I like better than the Mopar rack, I'll sell mine dirt cheap...

Big D · **Joined:** Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:08 pm **Posts:** 349

This is how I solved my loading and unloading the roof rack....a tire step....works great.

http://www.drivewerks.com/catalog/shopc ... 4_pg12.htm

Skipperb · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:35 am

When I use my rack I had the same kind of Sept that Big D just said, it can also be used on the back spare tire as a jetty can if you have it ratchet strapped to the tire. I think my tire and that can is the max for the tailgate.

DarbyWalters · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:20 am

The big strong aluminum ones were from South Africa...expensive but I like the fact that you remove the factory rails and use the "feet" provided. Keeps the rack lower and stronger.
http://www.sleeoffroad.com/products/pro ... s_main.htm

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

Someone here posted a vid of a guy who filled up his gas cans while they were on the back of his truck: static set the fuel ablaze and the whole thing went up in flames. It is always a good idea to remove the gas cans from the vehicle (set them on the ground) to avoid this happening. Anyone remember this video?

pinevillekj · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:10 pm

snowsport wrote:

Someone here posted a vid of a guy who filled up his gas cans while they were on the back of his truck: static set the fuel ablaze and the whole thing went up in flames. It is always a good idea to remove the gas cans from the vehicle (set them on the ground) to avoid this happening. Anyone remember this video?

Darwin was right

bmg9b · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:54 pm

pinevillekj wrote:

Darwin was right

What's that supposed to mean?

I don't know how they do things down in Pineville, Louisiana, but where I come from it's not real nice to say somebody is a candidate for Natural Selection.

I've never taken cans off the vehicle to fill them up, and I've never blown up. They also say it's "very dangerous" to talk on a cell phone near a gas pump... and there are only like 3 cases, nationwide, where there has been a fire started... and they have NOT proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that it wasn't the fault of the gas pumps.

labman1 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:58 am

Thinning the herd.

bmg9b · **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:59 pm

labman1 wrote:

Thinning the herd.

I'm glad you and PineVille up there enjoy ridiculing other people, but I asked for help not smart remarks. So, maybe if you want to tease people you could find somewhere else to do it?

2006KJSPORT4x4 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:05 pm

remarks aren't meant for you Brenden...they were in remark to the video that one of the persons was referring too. None of the "darwin" remarks were meant for you...have you narrowed your selection down yet on a roof rack??

bmg9b · **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:09 pm

My bad. I guess some stuff gets lost in translation when typing over the internet. I apologize.

Anyway; no choice on the roof rack yet... I've been too busy to do any real research.

Thanks again for the clarification.

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