Bike racks

So we bought 2 bicycles with the idea of riding them around state or national parks or where ever it seemed right. We thought we'd travel with them in the back of the Jeep, unload them when we got or RV site and lock them to the RV.  But we have found that getting 2 bikes in and out of the Jeep is difficult.  So off we go looking for a bike rack to hang on the back of the Jeep.  No problem finding a rack that holds 2 bikes.  But when we get home we learn that while it may hold 2 bikes, it will not hold our 2 bike.  Back to the store to return that rack for one that says it will hold 3 bikes.  So we figure the rack is made for our Jeep, and we'll use the first and third slots thus giving us room for both bike.  Ta Da!  It hold the bikes great...unless you actually drive the Jeep.  Then the bottom support arm shifts upward and the rack rest against the vehicle in a way it should not.  We try a few adjustments that fail. Back to the store to return it.  This all happened over about 3 weeks.

So then we figure we may have to break down and put a trailer hitch on the Jeep and by a rack suited for that.  So we go online and between the hitch and a low price rack we will spend twice as much to haul the bikes as we invested in the bikes to begin with.  The search continues and we find a strap on rack that has great reviews and is reasonably priced.  But, no one around here carries it in stock and it will take 5 - 8 business days to get it.  We won't be here that long.  But wait, we can order it to be delivered to us and if we don't like it we can return it to a Target store.  Shipping is 7 - 10 business days.  So if and when we find a place we will be that long that is near a Target store, we might order it.
In the mean time, we will load the bikes into the back of the Jeep!