Two and a half days to departure! What's your Outlaw Name?
Today I got Tim Nakari's Con-Ferr Rack properly fitted to my roof. Thanks Tim! Now the grate is fully bolted down and I also adjusted the rack a bit higher so it won't hit my factory rack. I also used the bag of bolts you included to put larger diameter bolts into the feet - replacing the smaller nylock ones. I finished off all the bolt heads gloss black like the rest of the rack. Feet are still shiny metal just like you had them.
I also installed Tim's rear-speaker spacers. Very slick!
I also fixed my passenger rear window. It has not gone up and down for some time now - from either the driver's control panel or the door switch. Turns out the switch contacts were filthy and one had a bit of plastic wedged in it - I think it broke off from the rocker part of the switch. Fortunately the switch can be taken apart and cleaned.
Finally, I removed the rear seats. The rack took longer than expected so I never got to extending the cargo boxes to make a sleeping platform. Oh well! Maybe I will, maybe I won't. Would be nice to have.
I will be carrying:
--three jerry cans
--15 gallons of water for me, Perry and the dogs (anyone else bringing dogs?), plus we'll each have full camelbacks
--scrap lumber from local construction sites for firewood
--the "fermenter" (five gallon bucket with toilet seat (anyone else bringing a porta-potty - required in the desert)
--an extra birf for an 80
--tools
--oil filter and some oil but not enough for a full change
--work light
--stove and grill
--conagc
--wine
--coleman electric fridge and a regular cooler
--small but powerful telescope
--stuff