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A lot of great feedback! Thanks for all the responses and pictures! Right now, I'm definitely leaning towards going with an aluminum topper. I love the full-length, full opening doors, and I feel like it could be a great topper. The only things I'm "worried" about is the tough-ness of a roof...

Those pictures are awesome. Thanks for the info! Does it seal out water and dust well?

@Hummelator: THIS! I've got DECKED drawers in my F-150 and that was more-or-less the setup I was looking at (although I'm thinking about doing a Passanger side windoor that opens to the bed). Great pictures! Leer offers some other rack options that look interesting...it'd be nice to run a...

@anickoke, what model topper do you have?

Thanks for the input! That's really Helpful! I do have a rooftop tent, but right now I'm running it on a trailer. The search for a good topper that can take a weight of a RTT seems endless...every company seems to give me different info...I literally had three different reps at Leer give me...

I know I want to upgrade the basic, Unicover Topper on my truck. I've looked into all sorts of fiberglass toppers (snugpack, ARE, Leer, etc) but there's almost no info on Aluminum Contractor Toppers. I've got a 2011 Ford F-150 Short Bed, so tons of companies make them. It seems to me they'd be...

Hey Guys, I can weigh in on this thread. I'm going to agree with the bottle jack for changing a spare, hi-lift for recovery. I got a Unijack 6000 for my F-150 and I did a review of it...check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwLaJiIThrw

@Yonah, that is supremely helpful, actually! I'm going to look into the snugtop! You're right, different truck, but that's the same idea I'm going for. Need the topper, low profile, minimize height, and trust able structure. I'm going to get in touch with them and see what they can do...

Hey Guys, So here's the situation: I have a CVT Mt. Rainier, which I love. I ran it on some Vortex Rhino Rack roof Bars over my cab for a while on my 2011 F-150, and it seemed to work well enough, but for reasons I won't go into here, I really wanted to move it over my topper. Also, it turns...

Thanks for all this info! I really do appreciate it! I guess, for me, it seems like this should be such a simple thing...I can look at my phone or my laptop and see how much charge I have left, so why do I have to guess with my vehicle? And you're right, I don't need an EXACT measure, just a...

@LR Max, that's an interesting idea. For me, I'm interested in being able to monitor battery status primarily while the vehicle is off. I run lights, chargers, and a fridge while the truck is off, and I'd love to know how close i am to killing my battery. My truck doesn't even have a volts...

Great info guys! The thing that I really need the most is state of charge of the house battery; I just want a simple way to see if my battery is getting low. The F-150 doesn't include a voltmeter, but I was of the understanding that Voltage is not the same as state of charge. An audible alarm...

Hey Guys, I'm running a 2011 Ford F-150 for my adventure truck rig and I'm interested in setting up some sort of battery monitoring system. There's no easy way to run a dual battery system on this truck, and I plan on eventually getting an Ark Pack to fill that role, but I'd really like to be...

Update for anyone interested in my saga: So I got my Vantech P3000 rack friday and I unboxed it saturday. That's when the disappointment began...but first the good! The actual rack itself is extremely well built. The mounting plates are 3/16" aluminum, the uprights and bars are VERY well put...

There may be a little custom fabrication involved to make all my systems play nice...I've got a decked drawer system and L-Track along the entire length of the bedrails, so it's going to take some creativity...we shall see!

Hey Guys, Did a lot of thinking and planning this weekend and here's the call I decided to make: I just ordered a P3000 Topper Rack from Vantech. Here's why (in no particular order): 1) It was the cheapest option. $530 when I placed the order. Even the cheapest topper was still going to be...

@1stdeuce, I don't think you sound like a grump, you do have some good points. You ARE right...Unicover topper clamps were pretty weak, I did find a non-topper clamp alternative that works much better You are also right about the topper seal, the one it had was pretty wimpy, and I found a good...

@1stDeuce - I've had nothing but issues with my Safari II topper...with the original clamps it came with, it never "stayed put" the topper would often shift and flex to the point where I would either have a really hard time latching the upper tailgate, or it wouldn't stay latched, or would be...

That works pretty well! I'm kinda leaning towards going with a dedicated rack versus mounting to a fiberglass topper. Unless I could find something reinforced, the rack makes more sense to me....Happy to have anyone else weigh in!

Hey! I'm in the same boat. I've been running a two-bar Rhino Rack Vortex 2500 system with my CVT Mt Rainier for over a year and I haven't had any problems. The dynamic versus static weight difference I think is huge, but when you start factoring in rough roads and occasional shenanigans, you...