RuggedBound
Supporting Vendor
As promised, we are offering a pre-order group buy exclusively to the IH8MUD forum to celebrate our IH8MUD vendor account launch.
For those who missed our forum introduction: we are a Houston, TX based importer & distributor for South African off-road brands who are not yet present in the US. We have spent the last 18+ months creating the foundation for our company and had booths at Overland Expo West & East '19, sponsored KOAR.UP in Michigan this year and set up several product ambassadors to help get some products out there and in the hands of future customers.
About Big Country 4x4: Big Country 4x4 has been manufacturing Land Rover and Land Cruiser products for 2+ decades in South Africa and we are the proud distributors of their products. While they have a 200+ page catalog we have started with a core group: The Ostrich Wing 270 awning, the Penthouse XL hard shell RTT and selections of their welded roof racks and Savute series of drawers. We worked hard to establish a local inventory while *no-one* knew anything about the brand. To help introduce them to the US market we produced a short company profile video posted to our youtube channel:
To celebrate our MUD vendor status we are offering to following amazing deals. There will be a lot of questions about the products and we will answer them all as fast as we can - but please check out the product brochures on the racks and drawers attached.
Shipping: Freight (racks/drawers) and UPS Ground (solo drawers and gull wings) from Houston via our discounted rates: budget for $150-170 for a rack or drawer. We will however quote these out for every sale and charge you exactly the resulting cost, no more. If you buy a drawer and a rack we can ship them together, saving about $80 on total freight.
Timing: This group buy will coincide with our 1st shipment of 2021, scheduled for mid-March departure from South Africa, mid-April 2021 arrival in Houston
Limits: We will limit this offer to the first 20 racks, 20 drawers and 20 sets of Gull Wings
Offer cut-off is Feb 15 - but may be revised if possible within our logistics constraints
Payments: 50% deposit secures your build, balance due by Feb 20th 2021
To order: PM us on MUD your order, email address, shipping address and phone number - an invoice will be raised via our website and sent to your email to execute.
Roof Racks: (fully welded aluminum from all custom extrusions, mounted via custom 3/16" thick tracks fixed to OEM holes, no rivet nuts, no rack assembly needed - ready to mount)
80/450 Rack MSRP $1485 Group Buy $960 + freight from Houston
3 feet per side, 530lb dynamic load rating
Tailgate Storage: MSRP $695 Group Buy $486 plus shipping from Houston
Big Country 4x4 developed the first 2-hatch 80 tailgate storage kits in South Africa more than a decade ago. They have since been made by many other vendors but the originals are now available in the USA! What is unique about them?
Savute Drawers: (galvanized steel, aluminum, black powder coat, automotive carpet cover, side trim panels, 2 metal storage boxes for recovery gear, 2 removable metal partitions)
These drawers are made only for these vehicles and provide 50% more space inside while also being lower profile than most other brands. They are massive.
Savute Twin Drawer MSRP $1650 Group Buy $1050 + freight from Houston
Gull Wings:
Made from 2 layers of 5-bar aluminum sheeting, laser cut and roll formed to fit the vehicle perfectly. Dustproof, waterproof, lockable and gas strut operated.
These are unique on the market since they do require drilling and sit one the window seal, not in the window seal.
They are not to everyone's taste as they are extremely heavy duty and not sleek and not everyone will want to mount our custom, heavy duty tracks to their vehicle to mount the hinges. That is OK - we are catering for a very specific need.
If you want to reverse back to the OEM windows or are concerned about resale value these are not for you. If you are building a rig that will be kept, or sold as a rig and looking for a heavy duty solution: these are for you.
The photos are about 10 years old - the new version is matte black fiber powder coat with the updated logo.
80/450 Gull Wings MSRP $1100 per pair Group Buy $750 per pair + shipping from Houston
Keep in mind: drilling is required, and these are sided, not universal
For those who missed our forum introduction: we are a Houston, TX based importer & distributor for South African off-road brands who are not yet present in the US. We have spent the last 18+ months creating the foundation for our company and had booths at Overland Expo West & East '19, sponsored KOAR.UP in Michigan this year and set up several product ambassadors to help get some products out there and in the hands of future customers.
About Big Country 4x4: Big Country 4x4 has been manufacturing Land Rover and Land Cruiser products for 2+ decades in South Africa and we are the proud distributors of their products. While they have a 200+ page catalog we have started with a core group: The Ostrich Wing 270 awning, the Penthouse XL hard shell RTT and selections of their welded roof racks and Savute series of drawers. We worked hard to establish a local inventory while *no-one* knew anything about the brand. To help introduce them to the US market we produced a short company profile video posted to our youtube channel:
To celebrate our MUD vendor status we are offering to following amazing deals. There will be a lot of questions about the products and we will answer them all as fast as we can - but please check out the product brochures on the racks and drawers attached.
Shipping: Freight (racks/drawers) and UPS Ground (solo drawers and gull wings) from Houston via our discounted rates: budget for $150-170 for a rack or drawer. We will however quote these out for every sale and charge you exactly the resulting cost, no more. If you buy a drawer and a rack we can ship them together, saving about $80 on total freight.
Timing: This group buy will coincide with our 1st shipment of 2021, scheduled for mid-March departure from South Africa, mid-April 2021 arrival in Houston
Limits: We will limit this offer to the first 20 racks, 20 drawers and 20 sets of Gull Wings
Offer cut-off is Feb 15 - but may be revised if possible within our logistics constraints
Payments: 50% deposit secures your build, balance due by Feb 20th 2021
To order: PM us on MUD your order, email address, shipping address and phone number - an invoice will be raised via our website and sent to your email to execute.
Roof Racks: (fully welded aluminum from all custom extrusions, mounted via custom 3/16" thick tracks fixed to OEM holes, no rivet nuts, no rack assembly needed - ready to mount)
80/450 Rack MSRP $1485 Group Buy $960 + freight from Houston
3 feet per side, 530lb dynamic load rating
Tailgate Storage: MSRP $695 Group Buy $486 plus shipping from Houston
Big Country 4x4 developed the first 2-hatch 80 tailgate storage kits in South Africa more than a decade ago. They have since been made by many other vendors but the originals are now available in the USA! What is unique about them?
- 2 layers on 3/16" Aluminum plasma cut and welded together. In other words, the backing plate is also 3/16", same as the cover plate
- Stainless Steel hardware & aluminum rivets
- Automotive carpet kit included for finishing the interior of the tailgate
- Powder coated
Savute Drawers: (galvanized steel, aluminum, black powder coat, automotive carpet cover, side trim panels, 2 metal storage boxes for recovery gear, 2 removable metal partitions)
These drawers are made only for these vehicles and provide 50% more space inside while also being lower profile than most other brands. They are massive.
Savute Twin Drawer MSRP $1650 Group Buy $1050 + freight from Houston
Gull Wings:
Made from 2 layers of 5-bar aluminum sheeting, laser cut and roll formed to fit the vehicle perfectly. Dustproof, waterproof, lockable and gas strut operated.
These are unique on the market since they do require drilling and sit one the window seal, not in the window seal.
They are not to everyone's taste as they are extremely heavy duty and not sleek and not everyone will want to mount our custom, heavy duty tracks to their vehicle to mount the hinges. That is OK - we are catering for a very specific need.
If you want to reverse back to the OEM windows or are concerned about resale value these are not for you. If you are building a rig that will be kept, or sold as a rig and looking for a heavy duty solution: these are for you.
The photos are about 10 years old - the new version is matte black fiber powder coat with the updated logo.
80/450 Gull Wings MSRP $1100 per pair Group Buy $750 per pair + shipping from Houston
Keep in mind: drilling is required, and these are sided, not universal
