Have you thought of incorporating emergency mylar blankets, and a mylar emergency tent in your kit? I would think that having another way to stay warm would be valuable. Also, how about an emergency way to start a fire, like a ferro rod and some tinder? Just thinking.
I'd recommend going the route of using a cowl mount.
1) The antenna won't be as high so that you can get the truck in to lower places.
2) If you do hit the antenna on a branch of a tree, or a parking garage you'll immediately be able to see what's going on.
This is my second 4Runner where I've...
I recently installed a Woxun KG-UV980P in my trailhunter.
I'm a ham radio operator and like the radio because it has a very wide frequency range.
It covers 28 - 29.7 MHz, 50 - 54 MHz, 108 - 136 MHz (AM), 144 - 148 MHz and 430 - 450 MHz.
Like others I was scratching my head trying to figure out...