Johnny_t

I made my trail rack out of 1" square tube with 1/8" thickness. I put expanded metal in the basket part and built it to fit my Yeti cooler. I mounted it to the spare tire carrier. Been driving around for about two weeks and it hasn't loosened up a bit. What do y'all think? Cost a total of $100 to build... Beats paying $250 for a dainty built trail rack.

red2010rubi

That's pretty awesome! Looks real professional

ronjenx

Any chance of posting a pic of how it's mounted?

bigmike17

+1

It looks great. Have you driven around with any wieght on it for a few days to test it that way?

Johnny_t

Thanks and I'll try to get a picture of how I mounted it. I just made a 1300 mile trip to San Diego with my yeti on it. Only had dry stuff in the yeti so not a lot of weight in it, but it held up just fine.

OR-FAB

Looks good. Curious about how much weight it will hold

Johnny_t

This shows how it is mounted by the brackets on the bottom. And yes I miss drilled my holes the first time. Once it is all mounted up, it is good and rigid. I will still try and get one mounted on the jeep once I feel like taking the spare off!