danwcope

Check out Prime Design ladders. They dont require drilling and they just grab the back door from the top/bottom. I saw one while parked somewhere and it looked like it was really good quality.

Thx...will check them too. No drill option would be awesome.

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Haven

That looks great! I had similar thoughts regarding the Aluminess rack. I was looking at the Smittybilt but decided against it when I realized just how much of the roof capacity would be taken up by the rack. I was about to build my own using t slot aluminum for Fathers Day but I just dropped $2400 on my wife

I just applied a little bit of pressure with a screwdriver (pried in there) while using impact driver.

Thx for the rope suggestion!

Wanted to go with Aluminess for reduced weight but didn't want to spend $3k.

Got the 5x12' defender on Amazon for under $1k.

Got the AM version even though I didn't use all the mounting hardware that comes with it (as it is designed to drill into van roof).

Used 1.5x1.5x3/16" angle length to mount to existing fixed mount points (could have gone with 1/8"). 

Pros: super sturdy, cheap, not too tall at 4" plus mounting hardware (still plan to get NV into my garage with 8' ceilings)

Cons: bolt together design doesn't allow for perfectly straight installation (at least with bit of time I tried to get it aligned), damn noisy even at 50mph (will look at fairing options soon), heavy