Rago modular panel storage

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Dane Hauler

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I'm curious is anyone has in on these. I've got their ditchblight brackets (And am impressed by their fit, quality, and workmanship) but wanted to see at anyone has tried new, and has a review.

(www.ragofabrication.com/collections/toyota/products/5th-gen-toyota-4runner-molle-system-preorder)

From the looks of it, seems like they could design a shelf to add in that would be weight bearing and could me.installed at varying heights. Would anyone else be interested in this system with a shelf type system?
 
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It’s a cool idea but I personally would never use it. It’s an oprtunity to turn items into head level projectiles in a crash. People really, REALLY underestimate the amount of force behind a collision. The risk is way to high for any practical use.
 
Re: Ragofabrication link,
Ignorant, poorly thought out application photos on the vendor site.
As a firearms instructor, the one with the holster and firearm is something I could use in class as a bad example.
 
AudiTech said:
It’s a cool idea but I personally would never use it. It’s an oprtunity to turn items into head level projectiles in a crash. People really, REALLY underestimate the amount of force behind a collision. The risk is way to high for any practical use.
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Hence Rago's disclaimer. I would think if you were smart and loaded up light soft goods and securely attached everything, you "should " be fine. Unfortunately any bad wreck can turn anything not bolted down into a projectile and there's no telling where it will go.
 
Excellent, excellent point. You see pix of people putting axes on the thing. Yikes! It still seems pretty good for paper towels and strapped down first aid kits, etc.
 
AudiTech said:
It’s a cool idea but I personally would never use it. It’s an oprtunity to turn items into head level projectiles in a crash. People really, REALLY underestimate the amount of force behind a collision. The risk is way to high for any practical use.
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I had concerns about that myself as well, their design seems robust enough for light objects as long as they are secured well; but the heavier stuff I am not entirely sure in the long run that the panels can handle it. But time & experience will tell.

That being said, the idea is not inherently bad, but to do it "right" (at least as I have drawn up in my mind) requires a slightly different approach and would be costly to produce.
 
BlackCloud said:
Excellent, excellent point. You see pix of people putting axes on the thing. Yikes! It still seems pretty good for paper towels and strapped down first aid kits, etc.
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That is an incredibly good point. I suppose I could build a vertical shelf (like those doggie divider things) and add a shelf. That could contain the projectile issue (assuming nothing so heavy as an ax).i guess I was thinking about slower speed use (like, once we get set up camping or between stages at 3 gun, etc)
 
Anything hard or with some weight to it I want contained or at the very least on the truck floor so it has to the rear seat back rests before anything else.

This is exactly why I’m a big fan of drawer systems. Containment when things go wrong.
 
I like stuff as much as the next guy but a lot of this type shit strikes me as an answer in search of a question. Buy the brackets then seek out shit to hang on them.
 
What would really make me say shut up and take my money is if they fabricated some sort of right angle, lip that bolted to the very back where the floor meets the tailgate. I CANNOT be the only one who has noticed the significant downward slope of the back trunk area (I do have the third row folded down, so this may be exclusive to that). If I'm on the slightest of hills or inclines and I accelerate even a little, whatever small or large objects are in the back and not strapped down will be spilling out the next time I open the back. Box of small screws back there? yup, your picking every single one of them up out of the Costco parking lot :mad2:
 
I liked them enough to buy them. Use common sense when mounting things on there,and you won't have a problem. I mainly have a soft pack first aid kit on there, and pouches for tire deflator, tire gauge, and toilet paper, plastic trash bags, carbiners, and bungi cords.

Using the modular panel frees up space in my rear cargo area, for a fire extinguisher, jumper cables, etc and other big items that I can put in the cubby holes in the cargo area of my 4runner (not on the modular panel), that I don't want locked in my drawers.

I also have a full drawer setup in my 4runner, but even the little things get lost in the drawers, and then you waste space in your drawers coming up with ways to contain the little things. As someone has already mentioned, a drawer system can potentially be a 200 lb liability if not installed properly.

IMHO, I think its a great idea, but it probably isn't for everyone.
 
So what are people using to mount a paper towel holder? I'd like to have it useful (eg not rubbing ont eh plates, and able to "spin" freely) as I want to use these racks when we "explode" our camping gear everywhere.
 
you'd have to check the link above for the rago thread in the 5th gen forum, rago links the paper towel holder that is available on amazon.

I never got around to ordering a paper towel holder...never had the need at the moment at least.
 
Thanks for everyone's input!

Drawers aren't an option for me, as I need the space for my dogs (Great Danes), and with a shelf, I was thinking it might be removable for when I need it.

Sounds like I need to have a good old fashioned think-about.

As for containing a papertowel deployment, I was figuring a bungee cord would solve that problem :)
 
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