So quick update. I did a 3.5 hour drive with that rack and three goats, they seemed no worse for wear, and even got rained on a bit, but were dry when we arrived. I put my ramp on top so maybe that minimized how wet they got but I did see Ragnar shake off.
Now, the play time and lack of hiking showed this weekend with a scouting trip. They haven’t been neglected, but we got a boat and I have not been taking the goats out. 2 of my biggest are fat and they slowed things down so bad on the hike in I had to leash Ragnar to press the other two for more speed. I wanted to pull my hair out. It’s my own fault, but they are not in as good of condition as they should be for this upcoming elk hunt.
Good news is they did great once we got there. Were interested in the elk but never spooky. Figured out quickly that the tarp shelters were theirs to get out of the rain ( a first for them in the backcountry). They didn’t drink a thing in over two days ( left Saturday about 2pm arrived home Monday 2pm) and did pee a little bit still on Monday so had to be taking in some water from feed.
