Thanks for the inspiration OP. I like to go backpacking once in a while and usually take my canine friend along when I can. Unfortunately, if a buddy of mine wants to come along, my poor dog has to sit in the back cramped in between to huge back packs. Having a separate/additional cargo area would be so nice. Question for the ones who already have them (@Nubbs & @
CliffG), what's the distance between the two cross-bars. Just ordered the Q towers but still trying to decide between a small cargo box (like the carguynation car from SEMA) or an open roof basket.