Hey guys,

thought i'd contribute something to the forums.

I was looking at getting myself a gobi stealth axe/shovel carrier and found that the price was fairly high ($140) and was a long wait to get (2-3 weeks estimate)


I decided to make something on the cheap. its not as pretty as the GOBI mount but it seems to do the job well.


I went out and purchased a pair of quick fist quick clamps from my local west marine for $18.10 (taxes included). Quick fist clamps on amazon are priced at $10.95 for a pair.

I then canabalized the rack mounts from my yakima fatcat 6. the cost of a replacement universal mount is priced at $20 at my local rackattack but off amazon the cost is $9.00 (http://www.amazon.com/Yakima-Replace...al+replacement).

So how much would it cost you to make a decent and functioning shovel or axe carrier? approximately $30 dollars (free super saver shippings through amazon).

I used the mounting screws that came with the yakima mount but had to use 3 washers as "spacers" as the screw that mounts through the quick fist clamp into the yakima mount was about 1/4 inch long. if you got a shorter screw or cut the screw that comes with the yakima mount by 1/4 inch the fit should be perfect and not require any spacers giving a much cleaner/flush look.

Here is a picture of the mount.



I mounted it to the gobi stealth rack and was surprised by how well it held on.

I plan to revise the design a little by getting myself shorter screws when i have the time to go to home depot.

I will take a few pictures of the DIY shovel/axe mount tommorow when its day time.


Thanks for takin a look.

Awesome! I was looking for the best way to mount my Quick Fists. Thanks for the link!

no problemo bud,

this setup should work on any round/square bar setup. so gobi, baja, and ARB should all be able to work with this setup.

i'll post some photos tommorow of it mounted with a shovel.

This is cool. I use quickfists too, but I bolted them to the side of my roof basket. I really dig the Yakima rack mounts and will probably shamelessly steal your idea.

go for it!

for $60 total its not a bad setup at all.

i took the 4runner for a spin around the block and the shovel and mounts hadn't moved an inch.

tommorow i'll be picking up shorter screws to make the quick fist sit flush.

pictures as promised.

hoping this gets sticked in the "Modifications, Write-Ups, Quick Links, and FAQ's" lol

Would these work?

Yakima Universal Mighty Mounts, 4 Accessory Mounts 736745035907 | eBay

i would venture a guess and say they would given that they are universal mounts.

not 100% though.

Anybody try this sort of thing with a hi lift jack? Need to get it attached to my factory rack and thought the quick fist would be perfect. Just a little concerned if I can get a strap around the bar.

I would not trust a quickfist to hold a hi lift. What you want are a couple good sturdy bolts, a nut to hold the bolt to the rack, and a wingnut to hold the hilift on the bolt.

That was my original thinking, basically sandwiching the cross bars on the roof rack and using a carriage bolt and wing nut to secure the lift down.

Thought it was worth a shot but sounds like i will stick with my better judgement.

I ordered one of these: Slee - Roof Rack Accessories

Should be here this week with my Might Mounts. I'll let you know how it works out.

Howdy folks. I am going to the landrover 'winter romp' event next weekend and a shovel is on the 'required equipment' list. So I did some searching and found this thread on how to mount it. Thank you to the OP for posting up a neat idea.

I ordered the same parts off of Amazon, and my original intent was to mount it up on my Avid light bar, right below where I have my hi-lift mounted. I went to Home Depot and got longer bolts, but they still weren't long enough to go around my beefy light bar. So I just ended up mounting it on the stock roof rack. Wanted to share photos in case anyone was wondering - You will notice I drilled out the 'cover' of the base to get a hex head bolt through it, as opposed to use the supplied allen bolt from the opposite side as it's intended. it's a weird design I thought, the center bolt and allen bolts both go in the same direction, which makes it very hard to mount the damn thing. Drilling out a whole from the top helped me drive the longer home-depot hex head bolts the opposite way.







Where I originally wanted to mount the shovel but gave up - below the top line on the light bar underneath the hi-lift:

This picture is off of my '03. The mount on the passenger side holds the Hi Lift Jack. Same theory but I used bolts not Quick Fists. The Driver side mount holds Axe and Shovel. Same theory but I used a plate to mount 2 Quick Fists.

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