Quote Originally Posted by bigkoala1 View Post
why didnt you take the tire out of the roof basket and tie the strips to the roof rack?
That was the original plan, and might have worked better, but it was late, I was tired, and I just started shuving it into the tailgate, and it worked! Plus, the 15' foot trim pieces were really floppy. I was worried about stability and breakage if I put them up top. Nowadays, it seems trim is made from a cardboard like material that is rather fragile. I mangled a few pieces of it with the ratchet straps in the process, but 90% of it survived.

Bart