fishEH
Explorer
I bought my Trasharoo a year or two ago in the 1st or 2nd Group Buy and I'm finally getting the chance to try it out. I had planned on using it on my '98 Discovery with swing away tire carrier but that truck is currently out of service. So today I installed it on my '96 Discovery.
The install definitely wasn't as easy as I was planning. Unless you have a swing away tire carrier the install is actually kind of a pain in the butt. The instructions were pretty terrible and the photocopied pictures in yhe instructions were not discernable.
I did finally get it installed and the straps tight, but I have a strap left over. I think its some sort of anti-sag strap but its not apparent where its actually supposed to go.
I install was enough of a PITA that it pretty much killed and hopes I had of pulling the bag off at night and tossing it in the truck or hanging it from a tree. The design just doesn't lend itself to easy install/removal from a tire mounted to a door.
I can readily think of a couple small modifications that would make install much easier, make the pack more versatile, and eliminate the need for their UV protectors on the buckles. Instead of sewing the straps into the pack you have two separate straps that still criss cross, but the buckles fasten in the front. There would be two metal D-rings that are sewn into the straps and positioned at the top of the tire. Clip the bad on, clip the bag off. Easy install, easy removal, and thw buckles would be covered by the bag itself most of the time.
The install definitely wasn't as easy as I was planning. Unless you have a swing away tire carrier the install is actually kind of a pain in the butt. The instructions were pretty terrible and the photocopied pictures in yhe instructions were not discernable.
I did finally get it installed and the straps tight, but I have a strap left over. I think its some sort of anti-sag strap but its not apparent where its actually supposed to go.
I install was enough of a PITA that it pretty much killed and hopes I had of pulling the bag off at night and tossing it in the truck or hanging it from a tree. The design just doesn't lend itself to easy install/removal from a tire mounted to a door.
I can readily think of a couple small modifications that would make install much easier, make the pack more versatile, and eliminate the need for their UV protectors on the buckles. Instead of sewing the straps into the pack you have two separate straps that still criss cross, but the buckles fasten in the front. There would be two metal D-rings that are sewn into the straps and positioned at the top of the tire. Clip the bad on, clip the bag off. Easy install, easy removal, and thw buckles would be covered by the bag itself most of the time.
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