I know this has been posted tons, but I don't see any recent threads. I just "upgraded" from my previous "pile all the plane stuff in the back of the car" method, to this vast improvement. I put a shower curtain rod wrapped in pipe insulation across the back window of my CR-V, and line everything up across it. It leaves room below for my flight box, fuel, windex, etc., and my TX antenna doesn't poke through my wings.

I hold the rod in place with some little bungees. I was afraid that if I used the spring tension against the windows, that my windows would start to leak.

nice set up you have there, i see you use an electric starter

Yeah, I should switch to white spinners []

Actually, when I decided to use that wooden tool box for a flight box, I was going to forego the electric starter. All of the reviews of the Alpha said how easy it was to flip start the engine, so I figured I would go with a small flight box and a chicken stick. That didn't work out so well, and I decided I needed an electric starter. On the left side of my flight box, I mounted a mini power panel, and I have a 7.2Ah battery buried in the lower level of the box. It is tight, but I get my starter, hand crank pump, glow charger, hand tools, spare props, rubber bands, and everything into that little box, with my TX hanging off the side. It works out pretty well. I have a separate plastic tote that I carry my repair supplies in : epoxy, sticks of tri-stock, packing tape, CA, kicker, razor saw, exacto knives, etc. Lately, I haven't been loading my "repair tote", because I haven't had a crash in several outings (jinx).

sorry about the chicken stick, it's nice to go light. but hey, at least your going

For all my tail draggers with the front wheels attached to the wings, I have made stands out of PVC plumbing pipe to trasport the fuse. I also wrap foam pipe insulation around the pipe to protect the plane from any dings. This work well and protects all my planes from getting crushed in the back of my SUV

Here's my transport setup (see photos below). Two shower curtain rods from Walmart, the longer, sturdier ones (the shorter, cheaper ones are plenty long, but they flex more). Those are covered with pipe insulation. The rear rod is adjusted to pressure fit against the windows slightly (enough to keep it from sliding) and rests on the window sill. The front rod is adjusted to pressure fit against the windows slightly when the doors are closed, and it also rests on the window sills. String is also tied to the front rod on either side so the rod hangs from the hand grips on the ceiling, this prevents the front rod from falling down when you open a door. The wings go up on the foam covered curtain rods, while the plane fuses go below, with all my field gear.