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Jeep JKU RTT Roof Rack Question

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Hi guys. I have a 2018 JKU. I am moving to Arizona and want to install a RTT to go camping in the desert. Like some, I really do not want to drill into the hard top or do a gobi rack since I prefer the non cage look. I saw there is a lot of people running deezee racks with RTT and no issues. I found this rack on open road that has a dynamic load capacity of 660lbs. I emailed the company and they do "confirm" that this holds a RTT with no drilling into the hard top. I am struggling to find any reviews of this rack on the forums. Has anyone out there used/seen this rack in the wild? Thank you

https://openroad4wd.com/collections...tform-rack?variant=45684216856739#looxReviews
 
I would never put a RTT on the hardtop with it being solely supported by the hardtop, especially supported by the drip channels on the hardtop. DeeZee can build a rack to support 3 tons but if I put it on a cardboard box, it will collapse.

I have a light weight rack on my hardtop but I won't go over 150ish pounds including the rack. Seems like I read (and I could be mistaken) Jeep technically takes the stance that the roof is made to hold 0 lbs. It's just fiberglass.
 
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I have a 200lb Smittybilt Defender rack, and it's only about 4x4. But it holds a Reese cargo bag with a few pieces of luggage inside nicely.
At nearly 70 years old and 300lbs, I'm not climbing up and down off the roof to take a leak once or twice a night...lol.
 
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Since we're talking about roof racks - I (mentioned above) just have one with four feet in the drip rail of the roof. I'm not interested in a RTT, but I just don't feel what I have is secure.

I'd like to have something like a Gobi that bolts into the frame but not full length. I KNOW I've seen those type racks that bolt into the bumper area in the back and only go to about the back seats as opposed to going all the way to the front and mounting again in the A Pillar.

For the life of me I can't find a brand or anything in my searches. Extreme Terrain has a video where they're mounting a basket to one of them, but the focus is on the basket and they don't mention the name of the rack.
 
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