Cargo Baskets - Show me how you secure your load!

[greg.potter]

I am a BIG fan of the Gladiator (previously Gorilla) family of cargo nets and accessories. This stuff is bombproof!

Gladiator Cargo Net | Heavy Duty Truck Cargo Net

Gladiator Cargo Net is the highest rated truck cargo net on the market. Used for pickup trucks, commercial trucks, service trucks, long beds military and more. The heavy-duty patented design makes securing cargo fast and easy. Custom cargo nets made for commercial applications. SafetyWeb and...

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[Herbie]

Those look great for larger baskets. I need something in the 2' x 4-4.5' range. Their ATV/Quad net is too short, and their other stuff is too big.

Given how popular the hitch-mount cargo baskets are in general, it's weird that finding a net sized for that application is so hard without going ridiculously over-kill. I've found a couple nets that are, as you say, bombproof, with 2" webbing and forged corner rings, etc., but they're still a little over-large. The closest actual cargo net I've found is an older Safari Straps 47"x32" 2" net. Apparently they don't make it any more, but I bought one for internal cargo a while back so I used it on the roof a couple times. With a lightly loaded basket, it was hard to get it secure since it's quite a bit wider than needed (I had to strap down to the outside lower corners to even get it close to tight and it was less than ideal.)

For now, my $25 minitruck tailgate net is actually working the best because it's the closest match in size for the basket - I can get it tightly stretched over the basket right to the corners which keeps it from moving around.

 

[pith helmet]

This is a rack I’ve been working on for our Jeep. I need somewhere to put a few light and bulky items and maybe a little firewood. It has an moveable extension for supporting the awning and a slide out for a shower/privacy enclosure in the back. I said it is a ‘prototype‘ but I think ‘rough draft’ May be more fitting. ?

There‘s a little more detail in this thread in the Jeep section.

DIY Modular Roof Rack

I’ve been playing around with some ideas for a roof rack for our JKU. I’m calling this a ‘prototype’, just having fun with some scraps trying to accomplish a few things at once: A removable and cheap roof rack for carrying light and bulky items such as camp chairs that can also support a tarp...

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