not without some modification to the plate. I had one guy who took. the plate and cut the rear side of it so he was left iwth basically 1/2 a plate because the rear storage system took up the rest and that worked for him. Or you can use the bags sans plates all together but that really reduces the weight you can put in them.

not sure how long dirt would keep heat since its not solid.. rocks would hold heat better than dirt but the problem with that is the propane pit doesn't tend to push a lot of heat actually no heat out the bottom only the sides so it would be hard to super heat the rocks to the point where they would be beneficial in the tent. Then of course you would also need a secure way to place the rocks where they wouldn't destroy the bottom of your tent. Best option if you are not on a motorcycle would be have a buddy heater or just a good sleeping bag in my opinion.

off hand i can't think of the setting that is not right. best to call Clearwater and have them walk you through it. they have lifetime phone support so i'm sure they will help you!

its definitely function over form, no question.

its been a lot of years since making that video but i recall it handling my music better when i did it that way if i am not mistaken.

well generally when the camper is in camping position, the power to the vehicle is off so i'm literally just camping like i would in a tent. so all ambient humidity/cold/hot applies like if you were in a tent. Only thing i have ever done for temp control is lower the sides for ventilation or in winter i have used a heating pad (like the ones made for a back) and slide it in the sleeping bag and run it off the jackery. Thats more than sufficient in even the coldest weather. once you close it and seal it back up, the tent does continue to get enough ambient air so as not to get moldy as i dont have any issues like that even after now years of use. They have since gone under. I truly hope someone picks up the idea or a similar one before my jeep wears out and i want to buy a new one. as it is i may drive this one forever lol.

true, most of us that go one way ultimately go back the same way though.. so at least you know what you are getting into lol.

glad it helped!

WOW!!! That's the first I have heard from any other owners on the issue. That's a lot of jeep flex!! not even sure how your oem top could have flexed that much.

i've since gone with goosegear to plate the whole back but if my memory serves i went with 1/2". I'm certain it wasn't 3/4" as that woudl be too thick and 1/4" would be far too flexible.

i have had a lot of questions about it too. really sorry about that. would require a completely different design due to where the rollbars are located. the rollbar would come down directly in front of the opening of the bag. i am working on a rear storage option that will hopefully work with both 2 and 4 door.

well thanks!! glad you liked the video!

the bags i'm using i dont even think are 5 gallon. they literally just have to have an opening the size of the toilet seat. but in a pinch a regular kitchen bag would do just know that it will need to go into a heavier bag to keep smell from being an issue. the ones you buy at REI should work fine for this unit.

not likely. this one is custom bolt aligned to the 4 door JKU/JLU

I’m still actively creating content but not so much on this channel right now although I have a few in the pipe I’m working on that are product related. And we definitely still sell the SideStasher bag system! Thanks for watching!

Sorry for not seeing this sooner. I actually helped design the graphics in coordination with a local vinyl print company who swore they would never do another motorcycle after doing mine lol.

lol! well, it used to be.. motorcycle vid's is what i used to make then i got a jeep and switched.. pissed of a bunch of subs too lol. now i do professional video work and haven't had time to even post jeep stuff to this channel. I miss it too. Thanks for appreciating this one though!!

happy a video this old still serves a purpose!!

man, i had a really cool one and i dont know if it got stolen or what but it disappeared one day and i never replaced it.. i love those black 50 cal ones..

hope you had a good trip to montana!! i haven't been there yet and really love that type of landscape!

it was kind of funny.. its like they knew lol.

that was a fun competition to shoot.

i didn't even know they made such a thing for the jeep!

happy it helped after all these years!

i miss hanging out in that area. sold my bike and haven't got another one yet.. I miss it!

not likely because the whole unit slides forward over the windscreen and would hit the bar. ive never been a fan of light bars as they light up the hood and make it harder to see. the company that made this went under so you cant get them now anyway sadly.

yeah i totally get that.. the Ignik ammo can is cheaper for sure and puts out the heat. only reason to get this one over others would be its compact size.

no its totally integrated structurally to the oem hard top. they went under so its kind of irrelevant now. i keep hoping someone will see this video and make a new better version. i love mine but realize that it or the jeep wont last forever.

hard to not have it happen as you never know when it might. the display video froze and since it was really low light i couldn't tell stuff wasn't moving particularly the tree line. So it looked like everything was fine. i was still flying fast because i was trying to get over to where i wanted to shoot. while the screen was frozen it encroached on the tree line and regained video motion right when it hit a tree. it was just a fluke issue.

Thank you. I’ve been wrapped up doing commercial filming that I’ve not had the time to do this channel for some time now. I do hope to do some in the future but am still solidifying the new film business at the moment.

unfortunately they went out of business :(

always an option and if you are out every now and then its a good one. when you live in it weeks on end, having some conveniences makes it a lot more livable.

these guys went out of business unfortunately. what i'd like to see Ursa do is put a hinge system on theirs so it would not be just a clam shell but give you foot room as well. i hope someone takes the concept of this one and makes an improved version. i really like mine and it still works great. So many want one they just didn't last quite long enough before ground swell could keep them going.

you can totally do that and a lot of guys do apparently. the issue is you enter the ursa from the middle of the mattress so it makes it all but impossible to enter from the inside and use a mattress like that unless you get a single wide mattress and slide to the side. that works as long as you are not a couple. otherwise, you have to enter from the outside which really defeats a lot of the benefit in my opinion. i suppose you could use 2 exped's in the Ursa so you could slide one on top of the other during entry from below, replace the panel then slide the airpad back over.. that might work.

thanks so much!! that video was done early in my jeep foray so its just how that goes with youtube lol.. thanks for watching!!

lol, judgmental much? thanks for watching.

Thank you so much! I hope to do more in the future. I got tied up doing professional shoots around the country and have not been able to shoot the adventure videos lately.

Wow that really stinks!!

I still use GAIA as it has the most options for map layers