my beloved Jeep Grand Cherokee had some problems too close to the departure date of my 18 day trip, so I scrambled and setup my 2002 2500 duramax for the long haul.
hated steel wheels and needed a topper for the trip. This is how I bought it. All stock, extended cab 8 foot bed.
picked up the topper for 350 and now I look like a cable install guy from 2002. also got some fresh tires and stock HD alloy wheels for it.
came up with a quick fork mount rack for my bike to keep it out of the elements and the eyes of thieves. I need to work on the storage, but the boxes keep my gear dust free at least.
made it to the most remote Ranger Station in the lower 48, "Hans Flat" in Canyonlands NP.
made it up and down the "flint trail" in canyon lands, lots of multi point turns. but made it. this is the only crappy pic I was able to take, it was steep.
Overall, great change from the Jeep. I missed the small turning radius some times, but the power in the mountains with the diesel is amazing.
it only had 89,000 miles when I bought it so I might hang on to it for a while. Looking for ideas on sliding bed storage for the next trip. still have a few days left on the trip. needed one night out of the 18 in a hotel to dry my gear out from the snow and ice in the mountains.