Practical, Useful, or just Cool

[ABQJeep1848]

Hi Team,
I'm sure I speak for a few of us out here thinking about Rack/No Rack, Cab/No Cab. I see pros/cons to each. For those of you who have mastered the coolness of the rack with many cool things dripping off the sides, How Useful have you found your rack/overlanding setups to be in actual practice. And if you just dig the look, that is also cool.. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
JP

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[chorky]

Can you share a picture as an example of what your talking about?

 

[ABQJeep1848]

Rog....


You know... Rack -

No rack -

Rack...

Cap ( I said cab....my bad)-

Very cool.... thus the question

 

[LordEnzo]

All depends on ur situation. For 1, neither is cheap. I went with basket/rack from ace engineering before their prices were outrageous. Love my set and been very utilitarian. Next time I'll go for just rack and maybe hard roll tonneau. Pics are from my 5 day overland trip on GAT over Thanksgiving weekend.

 

[John in the Woods]

Amen to @LordEnzo on it being situational. I spent the first two seasons trying to keep all my gear in the cab or under the tonneau, but the trips outgrew that space. Still, I’m a junkie for no roof and no doors, so no roof racks. I also still use my truck for truck stuff such as hauling stone or construction debris, so no cap on the bed. I ordered a KB Voodoo MAX Modular 14” aluminum rack with a storage box during their Black Friday sale, so I can get recovery gear and other stuff up out of the bed. With the tonneau brackets I can keep the cover, and be able to lift the whole rack off with just 8 bolts.

 

[Redruby]

I have the Alucab Canopy Camper and it’s great I love it the only thing that I’ve add to it on the outside I made drop down tables and the interior is built out for my needs

 

[LordEnzo]

Amen to @LordEnzo on it bring situational. I spent the first two seasons trying to keep all my gear in the cab of under the tonneau, but I the trips outgrew that space. Still, I’m a junkie for no roof and no doors, so no roof racks. I also still use my truck for truck stuff such as hauling stone or construction debris, so no cap on the bed. I ordered a KB Voodoo MAX Modular 14” aluminum rack with a storage box during their Black Friday sale, so I can get recovery gear and other stuff up out of the bed. With the tonneau brackets I can keep the cover, and be able to lift the whole rack off with just 8 bolts.

My pics don't show it, but bed basket was full, bed was full, and cab rear seat was full. Just me and a buddy riding shotgun, with all our gear for trip. Including 16 gallon water tank with propane water heater and a 52 qt electric cooler. We used every bit of gear. Can't wait to make multiple excursions of FAT now. Oh yea, there was an anex attached to tent for extra sleeping space.

 

[John in the Woods]

I have the Alucab Canopy Camper and it’s great I love it the only thing that I’ve add to it on the outside I made drop down tables and the interior is built out for my needs

Wow, those things look amazing.

 

[John in the Woods]

My pics don't show it, but bed basket was full, bed was full, and cab rear seat was full. Just me and a buddy riding shotgun, with all our gear for trip. Including 16 gallon water tank with propane water heater and a 52 qt electric cooler. We used every bit of gear. Can't wait to make multiple excursions of FAT now. Oh yea, there was an anex attached to tent for extra sleeping space.

That’s using it well, my friend. Dig the body covers on the side. Must cut down the pinstriping quite a bit.

 

[LordEnzo]

That’s using it well, my friend. Dig the body covers on the side. Must cut down the pinstriping quite a bit.

Cuts it down by tons! Very worthwhile investment. The company can even custom make ur own design. Mek Magnet

 

[ttn333]

Went from a rack to a canopy. You can mount a lot more stuff on a rack. I was actually concerned about not being able to fit everything inside the canopy but wanted to keep things clean and protected. I can't mount anything on the gull wing doors but can stuff more things inside, especially soft bags ontop of everything.

 

[Krash1642]

Went from a rack to a canopy. You can mount a lot more stuff on a rack. I was actually concerned about not being able to fit everything inside the canopy but wanted to keep things clean and protected. I can't mount anything on the gull wing doors but can stuff more things inside, especially soft bags ontop of everything.

are you happy with the switch?

 

[ttn333]

are you happy with the switch?

It's a good trade off for me. We can stop by restaurants and not worry too much about our gear. Also have my 100ah lifepo semi permanently mounted. Still can't find a good place for a shovel and my day port water tank (used to be mounted to the side of my rack). But I do have 13 gal on board water. The dayport is just very convenient to move about camp. Just ordered a road chef oven. Can't have that with a rack.

 

[Krash1642]

It's a good trade off for me. We can stop by restaurants and not worry too much about our gear. Also have my 100ah lifepo semi permanently mounted. Still can't find a good place for a shovel and my day port water tank (used to be mounted to the side of my rack). But I do have 13 gal on board water. The dayport is just very convenient to move about camp. Just ordered a road chef oven. Can't have that with a rack.

nice. I have had a tonneau cover with a DIY compact camper bracket rack. Have debated on getting a soft topper to use when we want to camp while traveling or just when we need a lil extra space for when the weather is bad or getting the contour canopy... I ordered a 2023 mojave that I will be trading my 2020 sport s in for on Monday. I feel like the topper would be better for our gear and the dogs when needed, but wonder if i'll miss being able to have the bed open...

 

[ttn333]

nice. I have had a tonneau cover with a DIY compact camper bracket rack. Have debated on getting a soft topper to use when we want to camp while traveling or just when we need a lil extra space for when the weather is bad or getting the contour canopy... I ordered a 2023 mojave that I will be trading my 2020 sport s in for on Monday. I feel like the topper would be better for our gear and the dogs when needed, but wonder if i'll miss being able to have the bed open...

As long as you dont need the bed for work or play, then I think the canopy is great. Biggest reason for me to switch was restaurants. We like to try different local restaurants on our way back from trips. Can't always find a nice restaurant where I can keep an eye on my truck.

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