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Today's EAF war brought to you by camp stoves...

Ultimately in the game of EAF Rock / Paper / Scissors the guy with a ladder to the roof rack wins the EAF war. I think it's ladder first, bed drawer system second and swing gate fold out camp table third...now we just need to work on the appropriate hand motions for each

 

Alright I have an actual question. I think the ladder looks badass, but what is the advantage over just standing on my sliders or tire?

 

Absolutely nothing IMO and they're usually so narrow you can't physically climb them anyway...and like you said between bumpers, tires and sliders we already have 360 scaffolding ...they're about as functional as blinker fluid...maybe less.

 

Looks very appealing!! Interested in one.

 

snorkels have to be in there too.

 

get a girlfriend that is 5'4" and tell her to go grab something from the roof rack. go ahead try!!! its a struggle man.

 

tents for sure.

its really close, i dont think i could find a way to slide it. ill probably end up with a roll up aluminum one..

 

Is it bad that I still want one? haha

But snorkels and tents have a good function. I'll give you that neither are absolutely needed most of the time, but both are useful. The ladder is never needed.

I guess I always have my tent up there so there isn't anything to grab haha.

 

i have 2 cargo containers for the top that we store misc. stuff in, im going to be building a ladder for the side of my rear bumper for this reason, im 6'4" so the ladder isnt for me.

 

Think I'm going to use this to hold my water for my shower. 12 gallon tank. I have just enough room for one on my rack. Along with a 5 gallon gas tank and my tent.

 

I like that set up and it's really good use of space. Too bad it does not work on 2nd gen Tacoma roof racks.

 

I like this set up too vs the road shower. I wan to know if I can pressurize these containers. I need to give them a call.

 

Why not?

I'm planning on running my tent hanging off the front of my rack slightly, one of those water tanks sideways on the back of the rack, and a double gas can holder on the other side. That along with my Rotopax water (1.75 gal) and gas (3 gal) on my rear bumper and I should be set.

Should have gotten the full length rack haha


Jerry Cans. Gonna do one 5 gal gas and one 5 gal water.



Then I'll have 12 gallons of water for cleaning and showering, 6.75 gallons for drinking, and 8 extra gallons of gas.

 

Ah screw it I am moving from #EAF and upgrading to #GLAMPING. Now to I just need to find my picnic basket with wine glasses and white linen napkins.

 

Haha plastic wine glasses were the first thing my gf bought for camping.

 

Because the 2nd Gen Tacos have full rails on the sides. If you look at the hole positions on that table rack I am not sure you can mount it to go to the front or the back perpendicular to the rails on the roof rack. it appears to be designed to go parallel with the rails and come out the side.

 

You can now! They made a new design. Email them and ask

 

I will have to that. But the way I am setting up my rack it will most likely not work anyways. That and I have a tailgate to cook on.

 

Yeah I was thinking of going single swing out so I could have a table, but in the city I need the dual swing out so I don't need as much room behind me to open it...

 

But its a nice view