Egilg
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Hey all,
This is my first post aside from my new member post. Had a raptor for a while and have wanted to slap a rooftop tent on a cap and really didn't know where to begin. Been doing quite a bit of research and started making calls, the kind that go over vendors heads when something doesn't add up because you see something that completely makes you say " they are full of $h!t " or " you have no idea what your talking about ". I've been debating with myself and my beagle rags which is better, SNUGTOP XTR or the A.R.E. Overland.
I decided the overland would be my best option, more bang for my buck and the XTR wouldnt fit in my garage with the massive vent system that goes through and the in-ability to remove the rails . we get hail in Colorado. Id throw my own body over my truck to protect it if I had to from that as well.
My local A.R.E dealer was saying i could put a load of 200lbs max on the topper. any more Ide be risking breaking the fiberglass and stuff. shortly after that conversation I said there is no way, and saw a member on this forum who has done all that with an ARE topper, Member SVTFordRaptor. i got in touch with him. got some details and then called A.R.E at the top level. when I asked if I could mount a rooftop tent, the guy literally laughed at me and said " oh you mean like the president of A.R.E.'s truck with a massive rooftop tent on an A.R.E. topper standing by his product?" totally answered my question right there. He also stated that 200lbs was your max recommended driving weight on the topper and " the weight limit on the cap while stopped had never truly been tested". Then went on to say that "you could easily load up the top with a family of four and camp out no issue. That's what the A.R.E. president does."
Im sorry for the long post, I'm quite bored on my present deployment and needed something to occupy my next half hour, but I hope this answered some questions for those that in my current situation looking for a topper and the right answers. I have the price list for the overland and accessories, ill continue this thread if people are interested on what I'm looking at price wise in Colorado, to include install. it beats out snugtop by a lot ill tell you all that.
This is my first post aside from my new member post. Had a raptor for a while and have wanted to slap a rooftop tent on a cap and really didn't know where to begin. Been doing quite a bit of research and started making calls, the kind that go over vendors heads when something doesn't add up because you see something that completely makes you say " they are full of $h!t " or " you have no idea what your talking about ". I've been debating with myself and my beagle rags which is better, SNUGTOP XTR or the A.R.E. Overland.
I decided the overland would be my best option, more bang for my buck and the XTR wouldnt fit in my garage with the massive vent system that goes through and the in-ability to remove the rails . we get hail in Colorado. Id throw my own body over my truck to protect it if I had to from that as well.
My local A.R.E dealer was saying i could put a load of 200lbs max on the topper. any more Ide be risking breaking the fiberglass and stuff. shortly after that conversation I said there is no way, and saw a member on this forum who has done all that with an ARE topper, Member SVTFordRaptor. i got in touch with him. got some details and then called A.R.E at the top level. when I asked if I could mount a rooftop tent, the guy literally laughed at me and said " oh you mean like the president of A.R.E.'s truck with a massive rooftop tent on an A.R.E. topper standing by his product?" totally answered my question right there. He also stated that 200lbs was your max recommended driving weight on the topper and " the weight limit on the cap while stopped had never truly been tested". Then went on to say that "you could easily load up the top with a family of four and camp out no issue. That's what the A.R.E. president does."
Im sorry for the long post, I'm quite bored on my present deployment and needed something to occupy my next half hour, but I hope this answered some questions for those that in my current situation looking for a topper and the right answers. I have the price list for the overland and accessories, ill continue this thread if people are interested on what I'm looking at price wise in Colorado, to include install. it beats out snugtop by a lot ill tell you all that.
