Softtopper

[averageguy]

Black

 

[Toddbigboytruck]

Crash68, yes that’s exactly what I was looking at.

averageguy, I am tempted to get a fiberglass or aluminum cap and trailer but that is very expensive. I guess I could Just continue to save up

I found my cap on Canada version of Crages list. Called Kijiji. It was only one year old and got it for 1500$ the guy hit a pole dui so he was parting out the truck insurance didn’t cover it and I was super lucky the paint Color match

 

[boblonben]

All three of my trucks have the soft top covers. Greatest things since sliced bread. Easy to install, easy to fold back, and easy to close up. Keeps beds dry. Absolutely love these.

 

[justintyme01]

I’ll probably stick with black since my door handles are black. I’ll have to wait a couple months now. I just had to buy new tires. I went with hankook dynapro at2’s so we will see how this new tire works out. The stock set was low and they were bad enough i was loosing traction in light rain.

 

[SamWiseHemi]

I love my SoftTopper. Easy to put on and take off for moto or camping trips. Keeps the snow out but it gets a little stiff when its cold out. I live at an apartment I could never even store a hard top if I wanted to.

 

[tomb]

I have had a softopper for one year now. My truck sleeps outside the garage and it's exposed to the sun daily, the softopper looks the same as it did when new, just more dirty of course cause i offroad the truck most weekends.
I could see this being great for weekend fishing trips-a nice air mattress in the bed and a sweet little room for 2. No need for a tent and all the crap that goes with that-especially when it rains!!
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In regards of keeping your goods dry when it rains i have had no issues whatsover, fact the Softopper is better in that regards that my tonneau-pro soft bed cover. the tonneau pro wasn't 100% water proof mostly cause the way it sits in the rear wall and sidewalls. Nor is the softopper, but the topper keeps the water away a lot better. The seams don't leak but because the way the topper corners sit on the bed frontwall there is a little water that can find its way inside. For me that has been very little drips so i'm not worried at all about anything inside getting wet or things getting damaged because of it.
You can see the 2 openings here, right on the corner between the bed rearwall and sidewall, clearer on the passenger side, you can cover that up if you wanted with anything but i assure you the amount of water that gets through there in my case at least, is nothing. Experiences may vary.
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This is how it sits looking from the outside on the corner (this is the driver side front wall)
Make sure to cap your bed stakes if they're open
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And at the back at the rear wall, i can get some water as well form there, but in my case they're just drips, my cargo doesn't get affected in any way unless i had something sitting directly underneath that path. Otherwise anything inside is well protected from normal elements.
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i've done 95mph with the truck and the topper, zero issues. Funny how the dude in post#5 can badmouth the thing without even having one simply based on looks ? Lol WTF ? it's not a hard cap sure, but it's sturdy enough to hold to anything unless a tree falls on it or a thief wants to get inside in your truck bed or steal anything from back there

The front window is secure like this from inside , not needed if you didn't want it but i drilled 3 holes in the frontwall and put the 3 snapping bottoms or whatever they're called in there.

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The back window is secured like this
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You can also add some velcro tape to the paint and the back of the topper (the whole portion underneath the softopper label). in cross winds situations it'll come handy. but i'd think even without that extra velcro the thing will remain in place. i added velcro in there to prevent that portion of the window from flapping in windy situations. Works well and nobody sees the velcro.
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Mine is on 24x7, i've had it in cross winds, snow, rain, 20F, 118F days. Don't touch the window when its freezing outsise like wanting to remove ice/snow standing in the window cause it's plastic and it turns hard and brittle when frozen , other than that the thing weights only like 40-50lbs. You can fold it and leave it in the truck in about 2-3 min, extra one min to remove it completely from the truck, all by yourself without having to bother a family member or have a hoist and it doesn't take space at all in your garage.

It's you don't need a hard shell this is thing is better than your typical bed cover in many ways, you can double your bed volume cargo space, sleep inside, and take it off/on in minutes (first time it'll take you about 1 hour to set), while keeping your things protectected from the elements, plus i love the expedition ready look.

If you need the security aspect of things being more secured inside then a hard shell or a hard bed cover will benefit you the most in that regards.

Have fun and i hope it helps.

 

[jimsummers74]

I'm still looking for a hard bed cover (not tonneau) that might fit a Ram-box 6.4 bed. I love the Ramboxes and don't want to lose them, but I wish I had a rear cover the same height as the truck cab.

 

[vwboomer]

I've got a Gator tri fold soft cover. Works great. Seals well, even with trips through the car wash a couple times a week - a little leakage at the back but not much. I treat it with vinyl protectant - the same stuff I use for my spa cover. Been a year and a half and looks good. Snow hasn't been an issue.
I hate having a cap on a truck, so this has been a good solution.

 

[justintyme01]

I'm still looking for a hard bed cover (not tonneau) that might fit a Ram-box 6.4 bed. I love the Ramboxes and don't want to lose them, but I wish I had a rear cover the same height as the truck cab.

sometimes I wish I had the ram box’s. I wouldn’t have to put everything under my seat in my truck.

 

[justintyme01]

I've got a Gator tri fold soft cover. Works great. Seals well, even with trips through the car wash a couple times a week - a little leakage at the back but not much. I treat it with vinyl protectant - the same stuff I use for my spa cover. Been a year and a half and looks good. Snow hasn't been an issue.
I hate having a cap on a truck, so this has been a good solution.

I’ve had trifolds. They are ok and easy to put on and take off but I haul a lot and they get in the way.
We were talking about the softopper which is kind of a hybrid I guess. It’s like a cap but it folds Down giving access to the entire bed and can keep large items out if the weather not just stuff that’s shorter than the bed rails.

 

[Kidmoro]

just got my softopper in tan and love it. I also wanted a bed rack, but the selection is very limited and I wanted a tube frame. I found a local kid that came to my house and has been working on one for me. It looks rad!

 

[ram1500rsm]

just got my softopper in tan and love it. I also wanted a bed rack, but the selection is very limited and I wanted a tube frame. I found a local kid that came to my house and has been working on one for me. It looks rad!View attachment 217720

Man can you PM me the kid's name and phone ? i'd like a rack like that.

 

[Firetruck41]

I love my softopper. I purchased it used and while it had been barely used, it was an older version, it doesn't seal up as tight as the newer version and doesn't have the bar across the back, but I still prefer it to a tonneau or hard shell canopy. I like it in the gray color with my blue truck.

 

[Kidmoro]

Man can you PM me the kid's name and phone ? i'd like a rack like that.

You got it.