Hey Guys,
Short version: Whose got a Leitner Designs ACS and what do you think of it? How do you use it and how is it holding up?
Long Version: I've got an '11 Ford F-150 Crew Cab Short bed that's been my all around adventure truck for the last few years, but the topper that it came with is junk. I want to run my ~180lb CVT Mt. Rainier RTT on the truck. My current topper doesn't have a rack, so to mitigate that, I got a Vantech P3000 Topper Rack, which works well enough for now, but I had to fabricate a custom install and the rack has some disadvantages that I don't want to go in to (mainly, it's super, super wide...7' to be exact). I've been looking into replacement toppers for my truck with racks installed, and the obvious candidates aren't available for my truck (ARE CX-HD, for example) or are crazy expensive. I've been looking into the new ARE DCU MAX toppers, and while they'd be a hardcore option, they're going to be super, super expensive ($3500+ depending on feature loadout). I stumbled upon the Leitner Designs ACS and while I don't like the fact that it opens up my truck bed (security issue) it might be the cure to many of my problems at a fraction of the cost of a new topper. PLUS it'll be highly modular and I can add all the accessories I want however I want and change it whenever I want. Pretty sweet. BUT, it'll still be a steep investment, so I want to make sure this is the way I want to go.
So what do you guys think? What have your experiences been?
Short version: Whose got a Leitner Designs ACS and what do you think of it? How do you use it and how is it holding up?
Long Version: I've got an '11 Ford F-150 Crew Cab Short bed that's been my all around adventure truck for the last few years, but the topper that it came with is junk. I want to run my ~180lb CVT Mt. Rainier RTT on the truck. My current topper doesn't have a rack, so to mitigate that, I got a Vantech P3000 Topper Rack, which works well enough for now, but I had to fabricate a custom install and the rack has some disadvantages that I don't want to go in to (mainly, it's super, super wide...7' to be exact). I've been looking into replacement toppers for my truck with racks installed, and the obvious candidates aren't available for my truck (ARE CX-HD, for example) or are crazy expensive. I've been looking into the new ARE DCU MAX toppers, and while they'd be a hardcore option, they're going to be super, super expensive ($3500+ depending on feature loadout). I stumbled upon the Leitner Designs ACS and while I don't like the fact that it opens up my truck bed (security issue) it might be the cure to many of my problems at a fraction of the cost of a new topper. PLUS it'll be highly modular and I can add all the accessories I want however I want and change it whenever I want. Pretty sweet. BUT, it'll still be a steep investment, so I want to make sure this is the way I want to go.
So what do you guys think? What have your experiences been?