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dgertonThe Nitto M12 is the standard when it comes to front racks. I've had mine for years and have put thousands of miles on it touring, commuting, and grocery gettin' and it still looks like it just came out of the box.
I use mine with a rando bag most of the time, but have also zip-tied baskets to it for shopping, and bungied my tent to it. It's a solid, silent platform for these jobs and doesn't seem to add any weight of its own, at least not that you'd notice.
There are eyelets on both spars that you can attach lights to, and I've used the Paul Gino Light Mount for that. Works great. There's also a boss underneath that adds additional support to the fender, if you're using them, and that also works great.