Anything with MOLLE-compatible straps or bolt-on mounts: soft pouches, tool rolls, first aid kits, traction board mounts, shovel and axe brackets, fuel and water bottle holders, camp table mounts. The grid is a standard, so the ecosystem is huge. The practical limit is weight and rattle — rigid, heavy items want bolted mounts, while straps are fine for soft goods.

It depends on the panel and, more importantly, what it's bolted to — a stout aluminum or steel panel usually out-muscles the sheet metal or plastic behind it. Check each listing for the manufacturer's guidance, spread heavy items across multiple mounting points, and keep the heaviest gear on panels anchored to real structure, like bed rails, rather than trim.

Most bolt to existing factory holes or threaded bosses, which is why they're built vehicle-specific — bed rail holes, window surrounds, tailgate hardware. Some applications add rivnuts, and the listing will say so. Installation is typically basic hand tools and patience. Filter by year, make, and model first, because a panel for the wrong generation is just expensive wall art.

Flexibility. Mount the panel once, then rearrange gear endlessly as your loadout evolves — no new holes when you swap a shovel for a second traction board. Panels also spread load across many fasteners instead of concentrating it on one bracket. Direct bolting is fine for one permanent item; MOLLE is for gear that changes with the season and the trip.

Assume it's not. A strapped-on pouch takes seconds to walk away with, so exterior panels are for gear that's cheap, bulky, or lockable — traction boards on locking mounts, shovels, cans in locked holders. Keep electronics and anything heartbreaking inside the vehicle. Locking mounts deter opportunists; determined thieves are what insurance is for. Plan the panel around that reality.