Working from the JL driving down the road!?

[JeepN3RD]

Ok so here is the concept, I am heading out on 7600 mile trip this summer with my nephew in June, I am driving a 2022 Wrangler Rubicon 4xe and I am towing a 2021 Aliner Scout. I have a RV Starlink, the square version and I am thinking of doing the mod to flat mount it on the Aliner so it can be used driving (I realize this has TOS issues) because that gives me the ability to work and take / make phone calls via WIFI even in the parts of the USA with little to no Verizon coverage. (Yellowstone, etc)

Part of this experience will be my co-driving nephew who will be taking the wheel on travel days so he gets some experience and with the Starlink (in motion) then I actually can do some work on drive days which pays the bills!

So that is the backstory, now I am trying to figure out the practical parts of trying to go multi screen with my laptop and having extra screen real estate. I have gotten so used to that over the last few years that I really am more efficient and want to retain this ability. I have seen the systems where I can buy / add the extra 2 small monitors to my laptop itself and that is my fall back position.

What I would PREFER is to find a way to mount a bigger monitor in the Wrangler.

What I am thinking is to mount a monitor to the rear of the passenger seat so I can sit in the second row with my laptop and go back and forth to the screen there and the bigger screen above it?

Has anyone done anything like this? Looking at the seat, the MOLLE panel is nice but not sure it would support the weight of the monitor. I have thought about a bracket bolting around the supports for the headrest?

If anyone has a link to any kind of mounting system that bolts around those supports I would love to see it. I realize the other option is maybe something dropping down from the roll bar / speaker area?

((I had considered sitting in the front seat but the airbags up there would blow my monitor / laptop into my face and I cannot imagine that would end well.)

Going along with this, anyone know how good / much use the 115 V AC 150 W plug is for 2nd row? I will have to see what wattage the monitor would take (and the laptop) and I have a Jackery 500 if needed to give me extra juice)

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[roaniecowpony]

Sounds interesting. Can't help much. But found this PC Mag listing for portable monitors.
The Best Portable Monitors for 2023 | PCMag

 

[rcadden]

As far as monitors go, I picked up one of these over the holidays and have been really happy with it. It's super thin/light, high res, bright, etc. It's just powered via USB-C from your laptop, so no separate power required.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09PYKCF1Z/

They have a version that has the VESA mounting holes on the back, which could be helpful for you to put together some sort of mounting system.

This would easily mount to the molle panel in the back, and eliminates the need for a separate power source. Depending on your laptop, the rear outlet should be fine, but you could also purchase an inverter or a Jackery to power, as well.

 

[roaniecowpony]

If your chosen monitor(s) don't have mount holes, a couple strips of 1" wide by 1/16" commercial aluminum, from the racks at your local hardware store, will bend easily into a hook shape to cradle the bottom edge of the monitor. Then just use some foam double sided adhesive tape to attach it to the monitor along the back. Some nylon straps attached to the aluminum strips can be used to hang it over the headrest.

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