Jeeping will never be the same again

Plumber1

Tito's, Tacos and Trails
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Finally got around to installing my xmas present from my wife. I told her was tired of making lunch on logs and rocks when on day trips on the trails. So she bought me the tailgate table. Install was easy and this thing is very cool.

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Typical trail food and drink.
 
The Outback Trailgater is an awesome product - it's extremely high quality and works very well. It's the best on the market for sure.

As long as people are posting alternatives to the Trailgater I'll post mine...

I wanted something a little more functional, so I made one myself. The table is stainless, just like the Trailgater, and it has a slide-out cutting board/extension table like the Trailgater, but it also has a Molle panel. Some tailgate tables do have a Molle panel, but on most of those the panel is under the table when the table is open - I didn't think that was very useful so I made mine so the Molle panel swings down.

Another thing that the Trailgater could use is a Cutlery Keeper that mounts to the tailgate behind the table - there's empty space between the table and the tailgate when the table is stowed, so this space is where the Cutlery Keeper mounts; the cutlery stays in place when the table is closed so as soon as you open the table the cutlery is there for use. The cutlery panel is available from Overland Outfitters (https://www.overland-outfitters.com/store/p7/11"H_X_22"W_Cutlery_Keeper_JK.html#/) but so far they only offer versions for the JK and the JL. Might be the JK version could be adapted to the TJ version of the Trailgater though.

Took this video in the workshop when I was finishing up construction of the table; it's shown mounted on a JK tailgate but also works on the TJ and on the JL.



Also includes a bottle opener :)

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The Molle panel also includes bolt holes for the standard Rotopax mounts and can hold either a two gallon or a pair of one-gallon containers
 
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Looks sick! I wanna go wheeling with your crew if that’s how y’all roll. You can host a proper wine and cheese party out the back
 
Why am I so happy with my White TJR until his pops up? Then I feel like I have a stock one with the wheels missing or something .

“....he better drive , gonna be way to drunk to roll the joints”