RSI Smartcap - Any feedback?
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TexasSixSeven
Observer
Bump for hopeful feedback lol
RAM5500 CAMPERTHING
OG Portal Member #183
Nice functioning looking cap..
Seen several complaints of the locks/latches freezing shut easily in the cold and being unable to open them
Seen several complaints of the locks/latches freezing shut easily in the cold and being unable to open them
jadmt
ignore button user
If you ask they will send you lock covers free of charge. Not sure why they don't just include them but maybe it doesn't get cold in south Africa. I had them send me some. They have great service
Porkchopexpress
Well-known member
Reviving a zombie thread as it seems like the only one dedicated to the RSI Smartcap.
I have one on my F350. Recently used it on a road trip to AZ. I can confirm that mine also survived a heavy downpour with no leaks. I think some water came in the vent when I drove it through a high pressure car wash but not much and it was all just below the vent. The build quality seems great and I love the side access. I had a fiberglass shell a while back on a GMC Sierra for reference. I got the all metal sides, (no side windows) as they seem unnecessary and it has a cool metal rack in place of where the windows would be.
I think they did a good job balancing weight and strength as it feels solid but not heavy. All the doors open and close easily.
As for the negatives, I waited almost a year for mine and I think it was about $1k more than an equivalent fiberglass shell. Also, on my road trip to AZ, the inside turned into an oven. The metal was almost too hot to touch. Of course outside air temp was about 115 but fiberglass definitely would have insulated better. I'm thinking about adding a white vinyl wrap to the roof where it can't be seen from the sides.
I have one on my F350. Recently used it on a road trip to AZ. I can confirm that mine also survived a heavy downpour with no leaks. I think some water came in the vent when I drove it through a high pressure car wash but not much and it was all just below the vent. The build quality seems great and I love the side access. I had a fiberglass shell a while back on a GMC Sierra for reference. I got the all metal sides, (no side windows) as they seem unnecessary and it has a cool metal rack in place of where the windows would be.
I think they did a good job balancing weight and strength as it feels solid but not heavy. All the doors open and close easily.
As for the negatives, I waited almost a year for mine and I think it was about $1k more than an equivalent fiberglass shell. Also, on my road trip to AZ, the inside turned into an oven. The metal was almost too hot to touch. Of course outside air temp was about 115 but fiberglass definitely would have insulated better. I'm thinking about adding a white vinyl wrap to the roof where it can't be seen from the sides.
Xlocdnguyen
New member
Anyone buy something’s similar on alibaba? Priced it out to be a third of RSI with shipping included and wondering about the quality.
You're wondering what the quality coming from alibaba is like? Seriously?
You get what you pay for here just like many other places
plainjaneFJC
Deplorable
Not always. A lot of companies in the expo world have stuff built by the chicoms and just mark it up heavily.