Outdoor vehicle gear worth buying solves the same problem on every machine you own: carrying capacity that the rig did not come with. For an ATV or UTV, that means racks, hitches, carriers, and plows. For a snowmobile, it is the ice fishing system on the tunnel. For an RV, it is the bumper; for a boat or utility trailer, the frame; for a motorcycle, the rear rack; and for the ice shack, it is getting the heater off the floor. The buying rules never change across any of them: fitment matched to your exact rig from the product's fitment list, capacity taken from the product page, and welded, powder coated steel that outlasts the machine it bolts to. This guide covers the whole fleet, one machine at a time, with the deep guide for each linked where it exists.
Key Takeaways
- Every rig in the yard shares one gap: carrying capacity it did not come with, and steel built for that rig is the fix.
- The rules are the same fleet-wide: fitment from the list, capacity from the product page, welded and powder coated steel.
- Receiver-based attachments are the closest thing to gear that moves between machines; everything else is bought per rig.
- Herc builds for all seven categories in one Pine City shop, under the same 30 day try it policy and 2 year warranty.
Why does every machine in the yard have the same problem?
Nobody around here owns one machine. The same person who runs a UTV through the farm all summer pulls a boat to the lake in June, tows the sled up north in January, and hauls the camper somewhere in between. Different rigs, same gap: the machine arrives able to move itself and not much else, and the gear ends up loose, strapped, wedged, or left behind.
The accessory market treats each of those machines as a separate hobby with a separate store. The reality is one owner, one yard, and the same problem wearing different paint. So this guide runs the way the yard does, machine by machine, with the same buying rules applied to each.
ATV and UTV: where do you start?
The working core of most fleets, and the category with the most decisions: hitches and receiver sizes, racks and carriers for every recurring load, winch mounts, and plows. We wrote the full setup framework, including the order to buy in, in the guide to setting up an ATV or UTV for real work; the hardware lives in the ATV/UTV collection, organized by activity and by brand across Polaris, Can-Am, Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, John Deere, Bobcat, and Kubota.
What turns a snowmobile into an ice fishing rig?
A sled gets you onto the lake fast; the question is whether the auger, rods, bucket, and shelter arrive with you or arrive scattered. The snowmobile line answers it with a system built on the tunnel: tunnel base accessories give the sled its mounting foundation, and the carriers stack onto it, a bucket carrier for the gear bucket, an auger carrier that keeps the auger put on rough ice, a rod locker so rods travel protected instead of rattling in a sled bag, a tent locker for the shelter, and the Fish and Go kits that tie the setup together. Fitment runs across Arctic Cat, Polaris, Ski-Doo, and Yamaha, listed per product. If the sled fishes, this is the deepest corner of the catalog for you, and almost nobody else builds it.
What expands an RV or camper's storage?
The camper's expansion slot is the rear bumper, if the bumper can carry it, and that "if" is where the honest work is. Bumper-mounted cargo trunks, cooler and storage racks, fuel racks, and steps put the basecamp gear outside the living space; what your bumper can and cannot hold, and how rear-mounted weight affects towing, is covered in the guide to RV and boat accessories that add carrying capacity. The hardware is in the RV collection, with fitment by brand from Winnebago to Keystone.
What belongs on a boat or utility trailer?
A trailer frame goes everywhere the boat or the sleds go, and until something useful bolts to it, it hauls exactly one thing. On the boat side, trailer-mounted cargo trunks, cooler racks, fuel racks, steps, and bucket haulers move the ramp-day gear off the deck; the full walkthrough is in the guide to marine vehicle accessories, and the hardware is in the marine collection. Utility and snowmobile trailers get their own line in the trailer collection: cargo trunks for straps and spares, winch and crank mounts for loading, steps, and a spare tire carrier, because the spare does no good leaning in the garage.
What can a motorcycle actually carry?
More than it looks, with the right rack. The motorcycle line centers on welded rear racks for dual sport and on-road bikes, the fixed platform that turns bungee-net optimism into an actual cargo plan, plus gear carriers and the small steel that earns its keep: a helmet and gear hanger for the garage wall, chain guards, handlebar risers, and exhaust shields. Fitment runs across Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, KTM, Aprilia, and Indian, listed per product.
Where should the heater live?
Not on the floor. The floor of an ice shack or camper is scarce space and heavy traffic, and the portable heater accessories line exists to fix it: welded hangers and mounts for Buddy Heater, Heat Hog, and Clam heaters that give the heater a fixed spot up out of the way. Mounting changes where the heater sits, never how it operates, and the full guide, including the manufacturer rules every placement has to respect, is in getting your Buddy Heater off the floor.
What stays constant across every machine?
Three rules, fleet-wide. Fitment first: every product lists the rigs it fits, and the match is made against your exact model and year, whether that is a Ranger, a Ski-Doo, a Jayco, or a Lund trailer. Capacity from the page: the machine has ratings and the accessory has ratings, and the lower number governs. And steel that is built once: heavier gauge, fully welded, powder coated, with hardware sized to the load, which is the difference between gear you buy and gear you replace.
The fourth constant is the terms. Everything in the catalog, across all seven categories, carries the same 30 day try it policy and 2 year warranty, with free U.S. shipping on orders over $100, because the way to judge steel is to bolt it to your own rig and work it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can gear move between machines?
Receiver-based attachments come closest, since the receiver is a standard even when the frames are not: an attachment can move between machines that share the receiver size. Everything that bolts to a specific frame, tunnel, bumper, or bed is bought per rig, from its fitment list.
What should a multi-machine owner standardize on?
Receiver size, where you have the choice. If the machines that take hitches share one size, the attachment wall serves all of them. Beyond that, standardize habits, not hardware: the seasonal bolt check, the salt rinse, and reading the fitment list before ordering serve every rig the same way.
Is the warranty the same across categories?
Yes. The 30 day try it policy and the 2 year warranty apply across the catalog, from a UTV rack to a heater hanger, and the details live in the return policy and warranty terms on the site.
Which machine should you outfit first?
The one that works the most. For most fleets that is the ATV or UTV, which is why the setup guide starts there. But the honest answer is wherever the aggravation is: if the sled's auger slid across the lake ice last winter, start with the sled.
Outfit the fleet from one shop
Seven categories, one building: every rack, carrier, hitch, mount, and hanger above is designed, laser cut, welded, powder coated, and assembled in Pine City, Minnesota, by a working fabrication shop, and run on the crew's own machines, sleds, campers, and fish houses before it ships. That breadth under one roof is rare in this market, and it means the gear across your whole fleet is built to one standard instead of five brands' worth of guesses.
Start with the machine that fights you most, find its line in the full catalog, and if you are not sure what fits, ask the shop. Every piece is covered by the 30 day try it policy and 2 year warranty: bolt it on, work it for a month, and judge it on your own rig.
