Labor Day camping trip.

Labor Day in the United States is always the 1st Monday in September, and is often seen and used by most Americans as the last weekend of summer before children return to school. Families will go to the beach or lake.

Cartop cargo carrier.

Hitch mount cargo carrier.

Tent pitched lakeside at DeGray Lake.

DeGray Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir in Arkansas. There are many campgrounds around the lake, including this one called, 'Lenox Marcus', which is free to stay at for up to 14 days. DeGray State Park also shares part of the lake.

Getting ready for next Summer's vacation.

I am planning a three week vacation for next Summer. We will drive over 4,000 miles, through 10 states, to see places such as:

Badlands, South Dakota

Mount Rushmore, South Dakota

Crazy-horse Memorial, South Dakota

Devil's Tower, Wyoming

Little Bighorn, Montana

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Grand Tetons, Wyoming

Zion National Park, Utah

Monument Valley, Utah

Grand Canyon, Arizona

And we will be camping in a tent for 16 of the 17 nights, preparing our own meals, so I need to have somewhere to store all of the camping gear while traveling.

I bought this cargo carried, and also I installed a hitch on my car. 

I can even still open the hatch with the carrier on.

After we arrive at each campsite and set-up the tent, we might need to use the car for sightseeing, so the cargo carrier can fold up out of the way.