Again, nice video Jake! A couple of comments:
Be glad you didn't get the wire mesh rack top. If you were to use that with your come-along straps, you would wind up bending and deforming that wire rack when cinching down. Even if you were careful not to over tighten the straps, any wash board roads or big unexpected bounces would again wind up deforming that wire mesh and then your straps would be loose and you'd lose your boxes off the back.
I too have been looking at a gas campfire since most dispersed camping doesn't allow open campfires. I've have to look into that Little Red Campfire pit you have! I know it's usually only the four of you, how many people do you think can sit around something like that and still feel a little heat? Looking for something for our off road club camping, so there would probably be a bunch of us (10-12 maybe?). Looks like you give it a 5 thumbs up? Thanks for sharing that!!
The other thing you may consider is to replace one of your boxes with at least one Pelican (or equal) type of case for some of your gear. The reason is that Pelican cases are bear proof. I have a large one with wheels and extending handle that we have kitted with most of our camp site gear. When we're at our camp site and the Pelican case contents have been taken out and set up, we keep all our non-perishable foods in there at night and outside. The perishable foods stay in the fridge and in the vehicle.
Story time:
Yeah, you can keep all your food in your rig, but we've been camping over 35 years and have seen what bears can do. One year camping with a bunch of family, a cousin left his mini van window open about 1 inch. There was a birthday cake inside for the next day. That night a bear was able to get paws/claws in that crack, it busted out the window, went inside and made himself comfortable. He ate the entire cake and made a mess of everything else inside.
Tip:
When we used to keep our food inside the vehicle, we would use ammonia in a spray bottle and spray EVERY seam around EVERY door and window. Now we just spray around the Pelican case opening. In over 35 years of camping in high country, we have never had a bear problem.