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Old 01-11-2017, 10:08 PM #46
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@hounddogman , I want to come too.
In all seriousness , I would love to get a group together and do this .
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What time of year did you do this?
The Mojave Road was in December and Dusy was in late October ... The Dusy is only open abut 4 months out of the year and the Mojave Road is too hot from about April to October (IMO , no A/C in my truck)
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As long as your not one of those " crazy liberal Californians " my mom warned me about . Actually half joking , I'm originally from Apple Valley- Lucerne Valley area California , not to far from one end of the Mojave Road .
I wear cowboy boots at least 5 days a week as my dress shoes and have a CCW. Only thing liberal is me spending money on my 4Runner and gear!

I scoured all their routes last night, I think I might end up doing some pieces in New Mexico. Complete it over a few weekends.
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Didn't plan to but roof rack paid for today. I guess that is my next mod!

I think it will benefit my needs by freeing up cargo space as it's a premium with a 80 pound dogo and three boys. Will also provide space for some roto packs. They are awesome, used them in my sxs days and the slim profile works well in that area.
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What rack? I've been eyeing the Frontrunner full length after ditching my gobi stealth
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What rack? I've been eyeing the Frontrunner full length after ditching my gobi stealth


Why did you ditch the gobi?


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What rack? I've been eyeing the Frontrunner full length after ditching my gobi stealth
Was looking at that one as well. I didn't want to drill into my roof.

Did the ecotechne rack, no drilling and one of the lowest profile racks I've seen.





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It worked great as a sexy rack. As a super functional rack I feel it had some downfalls. With the sides coming up to make it a "basket" you loose that space as well as loose the ability for anything to overhang. If it does overhang whatever it is is a few inches higher than the rack and moves that weight up.

I had a 200lb RTT on top and took the whole rack up, also because of the basket style that 200lbs was now 3" higher than it should be. I also didn't want to have a roof rack light bar anymore (glare on the hood) and felt it would look odd with no light where it rises in the front. AND, I had pods in the rear, but they impacted by surfboards, so made the racks day to day usefulness go down for me. Yes I could have changed the pods to smaller single row pods but those are expensive.

Also also also, I have no idea how people put an RTT on the gobi stealth, it as one of the hardest things I'd ever done

Other than all that, it's a super sexy rack! But I also feel lighter racks exist that will over more function over form.
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After grinding out a hole for my snorkel, drilling into the roof doesn't seem so bad now
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After grinding out a hole for my snorkel, drilling into the roof doesn't seem so bad now
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Well you'd be past the point of caring about holes then.

My only wish is that it was aluminum for the weight savings. But no RTT for me and I'll keep fairly light things up top so it's a wash.
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I go back and forth on RTT's. Super glamper-sexual? Absolutely. Cool Factor? Big time. Convenience? Yesish.

I still travel alone 90% of the time, so I only need to worry about me. Hammock, inside the runner on a platform, or on the ground. The frontrunner rtt being 88lbs and super low profile is very tempting. If I had kids or a wife, I'd own the RTT already.
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It worked great as a sexy rack. As a super functional rack I feel it had some downfalls. With the sides coming up to make it a "basket" you loose that space as well as loose the ability for anything to overhang. If it does overhang whatever it is is a few inches higher than the rack and moves that weight up.

I had a 200lb RTT on top and took the whole rack up, also because of the basket style that 200lbs was now 3" higher than it should be. I also didn't want to have a roof rack light bar anymore (glare on the hood) and felt it would look odd with no light where it rises in the front. AND, I had pods in the rear, but they impacted by surfboards, so made the racks day to day usefulness go down for me. Yes I could have changed the pods to smaller single row pods but those are expensive.

Also also also, I have no idea how people put an RTT on the gobi stealth, it as one of the hardest things I'd ever done

Other than all that, it's a super sexy rack! But I also feel lighter racks exist that will over more function over form.
If you are looking for a super functional rack especially for Overland use...K9 or Frontrunner all day long...both tried and true on global expeditions and provide awesome capabilities/mounting options on top and underneath
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Yea, I'm leaning towards the Frontrunner, cost and side to side rack instead of front to back. I avoided them before because of the drilling required. But I'm not getting rid of the 4Runner until it's dead so, what's a few more holes!
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In all seriousness , I would love to get a group together and do this .
I would really like to do this. It will depend upon WHEN, if I can make it work or not. Keep me posted.

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Love this thread.

Not to derail the conversation you guys are having, but anyone every build their own trailer?

I have a couple of big trips planned out, but no exact start dates set unfortunately. As I was planning them, I started doing more and more research on adventure trailers. They seem like they would incredibly helpful. Being able to put a RTT, water, fuel, all of my cooking stuff, solar, and a table all in the trailer and just leave it at a campsite when I want to explore sounds awesome.

Anyone ever build their own??
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