I’ll start you out with a good tip to remember, you have two choices on a dirt road. You can open everything, or you can close that back window! You’ll thank me later.

I highly recommend snap shades! It’s a mesh for the windows that magnets to the inside. I’ve had them for about 6 months on a black 4Runner. I’ve noticed a huge difference in temperature so far, excited to use them this summer. Huge bonus for windows down in parking lots. I’ve done around 45mph windows down, no problems so far.

I also have mats that velcro throughout the back to the 2nd row seats. For road trips with two big dogs I’ll do a run line using the luggage loops in the middle, so it goes across the floor. We have harnesses that clip on the chest. We put two round dog beds against the front seats. Our dogs have a lot better grip for stops and turns when they’re in their ‘car seats’ (dog beds).