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    Cool product for gear storage

    After playing around with bag locations and what not, I tried it when I stacked the little pouch on the big bag and then I saw how securely the two were attached to each other. Works very well. this pics short of shows it, though not very well.
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    Cool product for gear storage

    If you weave the straps in and out of the slots, the snaps won't be the primary source of holding the bag on in an overhead situation. Nor would I be concerned about a snap opening up when closing a TJ style tailgate if you weave them in and out.
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    Cool product for gear storage

    I weighed it, but honestly, I forgot what the weight was. I'm pretty sure it was less the three pounds. Dimensions: 20.25" wide 12" tall 1" deep
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    Cool product for gear storage

    The small pouch, back view
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    Cool product for gear storage

    I saw it when someone liked to it on another forum about 2 weeks ago and the posted and said "my friend who owns an FJ has one of these". I saw it and said "I HAVE to have one of these..." My usage plans have changed a bit with my Jeep, I'm becoming more interested in Adventure travel/camping...
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    2004 White Rubicon build up

    Added some more stuff to it last week, see the write up here: http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13388
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    Cool product for gear storage

    Here's another pic that has better lighting. I played around with various combinations of the bags and stuff. With the flashlight this way, it would make a nice area light for setting up a tent after dark.
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    Cool product for gear storage

    Once the screws were in place and secured, I mounted up the bags. There's endless combinations to the way bags can be mounted, because so many sizes of bags and pouches are available. The next few photos aren't the greatest because it was dusk when I took them and used the flash on the digicam.
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    Cool product for gear storage

    Once the screws were in place and secured, I mounted up the bags. There's endless combinations to the way bags can be mounted, because so many sizes of bags and pouches are available. The next few photos aren't the greatest because it was dusk when I took them and used the flash on the digicam...
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    Cool product for gear storage

    I cut the other half of velcro dots apart, then stuck them face down to the dots on the rack before peeling off the backing paper. I marked the center of the tailgate - it was 17 3/4". Then I marked the center of the rack, peeled the backing paper off the dots, then readied the rack for...
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    Cool product for gear storage

    Here's a really cool idea for gear storage for the adventurer/expedition traveler.... The company, www.springtailsolutions.com makes a rack for TJs/YJ Wranglers as well as the Toyota FJ Cruiser. This write up documents installation in a Jeep TJ, the racks mount to the tailgate. Tha rack and...
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    2004 White Rubicon build up

    GPS mounted on the sport cage's dash bar (mid December 2006): Background: I've been using GPS units since the summer of 2000 on my dual sport motorcycle. They provide a lot of information about the surrounding terrain if used with Garmin's Map Source TOPO software, which lets you load more...
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    2004 White Rubicon build up

    It's single thickness metal there. To make sure I didn't hit anything, I removed the battery and observed the area from both side before deciding on my hole location.
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    2004 White Rubicon build up

    Top collar on the dash mount Fitment was very tight, and the dash post hit the windshield frame. This would have been fine, but with both posts being pushed inward ever so slightly, I couldn't get proper alignment of the collars and the original bolts that hold the factory cage to the...
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    2004 White Rubicon build up

    Close up. Each hole has a nut plate that needs to be removed. It's clipped on the metal behind the dash. I used towels to protect the paint Top piece resting on the back cross bar of the factory sport cage The padding need to be notched out to make way for the collars Padding...
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    2004 White Rubicon build up

    Several weeks after installing the sPOD, I installed the Rockhard4x4 cage: After several evenings and a weekend, I got all the parts painted and ready for installation. Here's the "C" collars ready to install Bag of hardware I removed my hardtop, then unbolted the speaker pods...
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    2004 White Rubicon build up

    December 2006: A few weeks after installing the sPOD I installed the Rockhard cage. I removed my hard top to do it. It took about a week to get the cage painted in many light coats doing it evenings and on a weekend. I used Hammerite black hammered metal finish, which is more of a dark...
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    2004 White Rubicon build up

    Before drilling my hole, I picked a location that would be easily accessible to route other wiring when the need arises - wiring for an auxiliary fuse panel, CB wiring, etc. I picked a location that was easily accessible from the inside as well as under the hood. Over the years of installing...
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    2004 White Rubicon build up

    The next mod was installing an sPOD from 4x4spod.com, I installed it in late November or early December of 2006. Let's get started. I removed all the parts from the package, laid them out and verified that everything was here: Here's a close-up of the switch pod unit. I chose the 6 switch...
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    2004 White Rubicon build up

    I'm addicted to ROF. I'm #104 highest post count out of 10,000+ users.
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