My Jeep starts fine and have no problems when the doors are on. However, when I take the doors off the dash lights and shifter light stays on and drains my battery to the point where it wont start. I have disconnected the ground from the secondary battery and pulled the fuse #42 so I know the...
I would definitely suggest a tonneau cover and possibly a hitch cargo carrier. You can keep all your luggage in the bed and the cooler on the hitch carrier.
I went with the Bakflip MX4 and the BedRug. It is nearly watertight, but not quite 100% in these Florida torrential downpours. It's nice to take the Freedom tops and just slide them in the back without messing with the storage bags. So any choices, good luck with yours.