RR,
I think the rack in your pictures is better than the one that is strapped to the spare wheel that I described. The rack in your photos looks more robust.
'Chair eat itself' - by this I meant that the chair making contact with the rack frame or with the land rover body would do damage. I've been amazed at the damage that gets done to bikes and bike racks when travelling even on quite smooth roads. On a piste I am sure the banging would be a lot worse.
On a black top (tarred) road trip to Scotland this summer, one of the bikes banged against the roof rack ladder and made a big dent in the ladder. That happened even after we spent about half an hour putting foam in place where contact looked likely.
Another thing I have been told is that the exhaust gases can burn their way through alloy so watch out for the exhaust output onto the chair.
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