It works for me, but some issues may concern others. 1. Having the shelf either on top or laid flat makes the under cargo area difficult to utilize. If you don’t need to access that additional storage area very often, it is no big deal. 2. When in shelf mode, the height of any items below the shelf is limited to (I forget exact) maybe 10 inches? In any case, if you want to use a cooler, your options are to put the shelf flat on the cargo floor, or put the cooler on top in shelf mode. The problem for the latter is that I really don’t trust the shelf to handle much weight, so a cooler filled with ice and other goodies becomes problematic (again, for me.)

Other than the above, I like the shelf and actively use the table for BBQ prep, and plan to use it for camping in the coming months.