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Circuitous

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I personally will be adding this to my Gladiator when i get it.
https://adventuretrailers.com/campers/habitat/
I will be living out of mine full time and overlanding quite a bit. Taking it down to Terra Del Fuego in 3 years.
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yes ive wondered for a while now when someone will bring out an adjustable rack
Height adjustment would be awesome... but I think not very practical - for this style of rack.

Consider just some of the questions:
  • How do you adjust the height?
  • Is that assisted with hydraulics or motors?
  • What holds the weight during adjustment?
  • Can there be any extra weight during adjustment?
  • If it's manual, how do you move the posts?
That said, there are height-adjustable racks on the market, just much simpler:
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But to me, this won't work for a roof top tent, or overlanding in general...

Just ran across this - http://altituderacks.com

Checks a lot of boxes...
 

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@Bobs85Reny, very awesome for you to share these ideas with us. I'd like to make you the official top creator of the Plywood club, but I haven't seen any plywood toppers or racks yet. Pretty please, with maybe some side windows?
For all you Craftsman wood workers out there. How about this one. Its all bolt on and could be made.
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Looks interesting, I hope they make it to market.
They’re selling the Taco versions locally on Craigslist (for $1600) with promises of even bigger ‘local’ discounts, so it looks like they’re still doing some development work. I hope they make it too!
 
 



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