shovel holder

[builtFORDtough]

i wanted to have a shovel on my BII but a real one, not the old school folding one ya know.... where to put it you ask, bolt it to the roof of course!
i took some ProComp shock mounts that the shovel just happen to fit in and spaced them out on the roof rack. i was able to remove the mounting screws at each end of the rack, drill a 1/2" hole and slide, (hammer) the mounts in.
they didnt fit all the way through the roof so i had to weld a small bolt to the mount to extend it.

[builtFORDtough]

with the mounts in the roof and the new longer bolts fit through the interior roof panel they where bolted in.
not too bad looking with 2 bolts sticking thrugh your head liner huh?
with the shovel siting in the mounts i thought, how am i going to hold this thing in? zip ties where of course my first thought... but i decided to drill another hole in the handle and slide a bolt through it with a nut on it.
the other end of the shovel is metal so i didnt want to drill a big hole in it wan weaken is so i, you guessed it, zip tied a shop rag to the mount! this stops it from rattleing too!

the thing works great, i even needed the shovel the next day on otay mountan! 

[BrandonTJ]

the thing works great, i even needed the shovel the next day on otay mountan! 

That's cool man. Been debating with myself on whether to pack an e-tool or fit a medium sized shovel to the tub like those old military Jeeps. But it would be awfully nice to have a full size when you need it.

[DesertCrawler]

I like the fold up shovels from stars and strips. They take up very little room if that is an issue.

[05MoabTJ]

I have an e-tool packed in my Jeep add a trunk that never leaves.  It has come in handy a time or two, mostly while camping.