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I'm not talking about armor or lift kits, bumpers or roof racks, but the little extras that make you smile because they are just cool or make your rig stand out in your mind...
What is your favorite nonessential rig add-on?
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So this is soooo basic it is crazy. But on our last camping trip last week we put a bungee cord from the front passenger headrest to the rear passenger headrest and put two rolls of toilet paper and two rolls of paper towels with some rubber bands holding them from unrolling while driving. It was so nice to have easy access to these two things when camping or if a kid got a bloody nose or something.
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Off-Road Ranger I
Yes! That's definitely a pro move. We do something similar in the back of our jeep where I tend to do most of the cooking and food prep. Always handy to have paper towels and extra light right there
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LED light strip at the front and back, both with on off buttons. It is so great to find what you are looking for, when there is light.
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Seriously, got me a new flexible ipad holder, puts where I want/need for trail gpx setting or following....Love it.
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I suppose in this era a phone mount might not be considered “non-essential,” but of all the stuff I’ve done to my rig this is the one that somehow makes me feel the most like Joe Cool.
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The fake warp drive button on my dash.
Explorer I
Mine is the custom fabricated dash-over RAM mount bar. It’s super functional and uses the grab handle screw holes on the windshield pillars for my attachment points. I have been able to mount 2 RAM swivel cup holders, my SPOD lighting/battery management mini-tablet, iPhone, iPad, GoPro Camera and Magellan Trail GPS with room for airbag deployment! It’s an awesome feature and really cleaned up the messy cable nest. Also, super stable off road...no wiggle at all!
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Do you have a build thread? Drawings? Anything? LOL I love that idea......
I dont see any made for my particular Jeep so it would have to be fab also.....
Looks great!
Jim
My flag pole. It’s collapsible and fits in my awning pole bag and lets me support and show off who I am While at base camp.
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Mine is my Orange Boxx PSD molle panel. Did I need it? No. Does it look cool? Yes.
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I attached rock climbing anchors to the backseat lower bolts, in my sedan. Then I use a mini truck bungee net attached to those anchors and the child carseat anchors on the rear deck. That bungee net keeps everything where I put it!
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Took me a second to visualize and then...brilliant!
