Mine is strapped to the back of the rollbars. It is out of the way and not going to become a progectile if $hi7 hits the fan. It is out of the weather and going to work when I need it to. I carry the base in my recovery bag with my tree saver, strap, snatch block bla bla bla. I live in a place where the weather gets bad and the roads get salted or chemically treated. I really don't want the high lift getting that treatment, I want it to work when I need it. Remember to grease or oil that thing on a regular basis and if you carry it on the outside of your rig do it often, like every other month, or after a good rain that you have driven in.