Texan1983
Adventurer
hate to quote mayself...
Truck Topper/Cap Lift for camping
- Thread starter weavil
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hate to quote mayself...
I am currently awaiting an ARE MX series topper. The MX gives you 5-6 extra inches of headroom. Don't seem like much but it is. Plus, you can always get the TW series for even more headroom.
I needed a flat top for a roof rack & the MX fit the bill nicely.
Once you figure out the lift, it should be relatively easy in your "neck of the woods", to find someone to make canvas sides that collapse upon lowering. I would look into HD canvas tarps at Tractor Supply. Prob the cheapest option. Just have someone cut & sew them for your application.
I needed a flat top for a roof rack & the MX fit the bill nicely.
Once you figure out the lift, it should be relatively easy in your "neck of the woods", to find someone to make canvas sides that collapse upon lowering. I would look into HD canvas tarps at Tractor Supply. Prob the cheapest option. Just have someone cut & sew them for your application.
Martinjmpr
Wiffleball Batter
If I understand it right, then, the topper is not even actually attached to the truck, it's attached to some kind of frame that is then lifted up off the bed? Seems to me that would not be very well sealed against weather, would allow dust, possibly water in, and would rattle like crazy off-road.
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That seems to be an awful lot of weight and complexity (and expense!) for a little headroom. Couldn't you achieve the same thing much simpler by just going with a high-rise topper? I always preferred a high-rise to a cab-high anyway, especially on a mini-truck.
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As for the idea of a built-in pop top, it's a great idea but the difficulty is creating a product that is well built enough to withstand the rugged conditions it's likely to see and still making it affordable. Wildernest tried to thread that needle and they just couldn't do it, even though their product was extremely cool (I've seen one up close, it's very impressive.) Flip-Pacs are nice (though ugly, IMO, unlike the elegant looking Wildernest) but I think they start in the mid-$3k range and go up from there.
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That seems to be an awful lot of weight and complexity (and expense!) for a little headroom. Couldn't you achieve the same thing much simpler by just going with a high-rise topper? I always preferred a high-rise to a cab-high anyway, especially on a mini-truck.
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As for the idea of a built-in pop top, it's a great idea but the difficulty is creating a product that is well built enough to withstand the rugged conditions it's likely to see and still making it affordable. Wildernest tried to thread that needle and they just couldn't do it, even though their product was extremely cool (I've seen one up close, it's very impressive.) Flip-Pacs are nice (though ugly, IMO, unlike the elegant looking Wildernest) but I think they start in the mid-$3k range and go up from there.