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In all seriousness, I'm almost finished painting my new rack (had a few issues w/ incompatible paints, mostly because I'm not very bright), which I hope to install this weekend. My plan going forward is to store whatever I can up there, since the interior of my rig will be reserved primarily...

Oddly enough, I just noticed a pizza on my roof. Weird.

This guy gets it...

Yeah, I'm definitely stealing that one...

Pretty much just hard tack and salt pork.

Lots of good advice here. I love to cook while I'm camping (as I believe I've said a number of times here), and since I mostly only car camp these days, I don't have to limit myself too much. Freeze dried/backpacking food can be useful as backup or as a side dish, but I prefer to cook real...

Welcome aboard- I'd love to see a better shot of your bumper/tire carrier!

I dunno, I prefer weird, funny or ironic names. You've got a burly black truck, you don't really need to augment that by calling it the Crusher, or the Destroyer, or the Prius Eater. Call it Cupcake. Call it Earl. Call it Slippery Pete. Call it Doris.

The tank in your X should actually be 21 gallons, I think. I've got a 2011, and that's what I've got.

Primed and applied the first coat on my bare steel Hep's rack for my Xterra (and took a terrible picture to share):

Alright, then I've got nothing, since you watch all the same stuff I'm watching currently. ...although, if you want to branch out, the 1953 movie "Wages of Fear" involves trucks driving treacherous roads (complete with boulders, switchbacks, water hazards and washboards) while carrying...

Are you looking for broad recommendations, or overland/4x4 specific only? Cuz if it's the former, I've got a few ideas... ETA: Also, assuming you're looking for any/all recs, what are you into, genre wise?

This is a blank spot in my knowledge, but I assume you have to drill thru your roof for the wiring?

Please do post some pics. Lighting for my X isn't high on my list at the moment, but I'm always looking for ideas...

Exactly right. If there's one thing I wish everyone understood, it's simply that you have to change how you drive in icy/snowy conditions. It seems so basic, and yet it's clear plenty of people just don't get it. Dudes w/ jacked up rigs are often the worst offenders, and they have a much...

Dry ice can be very helpful for long trips. You can even dedicate a cooler or two to serve as freezers, w/ dry ice and block ice/water jugs/bagged ice, which can then be transferred to the other coolers as needed. I like to do basic meal planning as well, and assign everyone at least one meal...

I've never run into any large predators , and I'm somewhat disappointed by that fact (though I'd probably tell you different in the middle of such an encounter). A bobcat strolled within 20 feet of me while sitting on a friend's deck- that was cool. They'd never seen one at their property, and...

I'd love to see a nighttime shot... It looks like they have a sticky-back; is that how they are mounted?

Looks nice, how's the stability?

Welcome to the club from a fellow PDX'er!