Alabama thread!

The height I have it at the moment is about 1/2" shorter than my Prinsu. The flex I'm not too worried about as I'm not going to be hauling 20 feet of steel down the trail anytime soon. Lol. My biggest concern is hauling anything taller than the inside height of the rack. Guess I've got a trailer for that.

 

Well shoot even a 6-10ft piece of steel is safer tied down up top than it would be sticking out the back of your tailgate. Easier to tie down in my opinion.

 

On a semi related note, @Jerneyman whats your ETA on being "caught up"

 

I'm "caught up" but I'm leaving town for a bit on the 27th. Won't be back to building until mid April and @TacoAlaMode called dibs on me for building a bumper with him. I'm sure I could squeeze you though.

I think you may have convinced me. Now to find time to build one. Lol.

 

To be read in a Bah Humbug type voice.

If it doesn't have a purpose, it doesn't belong on the bed of your truck daily. It will just get in the way for when you want to do truck stuff. Ladder/long material, would be a valid reason to put something up there. I'm close to dropping my Prinsu since I use my bed bars for my tent, but it doesn't get in the way of truck stuff. It did save Stronghammer's tent in MOAB when Justin left, I use it for long range transport of my kayaks and I have strapped some 16ft lumber to it before.

 

about time Brian gets a rear bumper..

 

bah humbug because I was right? or bah humbug because you are jealous of the bed racks?

 

No rush, but a roof rack and rear bumper are things I would like to discuss.

 

Really more of a SNL "Grumpy old man". "That's the way it was....and we liked it", "All these new fangled gadgets...."

 

last one today I think (playing catch up cuz spring time is here at work)

 

Sounds good. PM me and we can go ahead and start talking about it in detail. See if what I can do lines up with what you're wanting.

 

Good deal. I know for sure the rack is for sure doable with your skills. Im sure the bumper is too, but not sure if its something you would want to bother tackling. I just have a hard time trying to fathom paying almost 3k (including S&H) for a CBI rear bumper for mine.

 

I’ll build it for 2500 and you can have me for a week

 

well that's a weird way to word that...

 

Sure is. I should’ve said that differently. Oh well. Don’t care

 

nah I get it, you want to give yourself to Allen.

you do you buttercup, or you do Allen, whatever you fancy.

 

Depends on if he takes me to dinner first.

 

with the 500$ savings on the bumper I would think he could afford to.

 

He better. Otherwise I’ll just miss a few welds on his recovery points if you know what I mean.

 

like they do on chinese products. good idea.