Get better mileage too! Absolutely no complaints! Would buy again in a heartbeat!2nd UPDATE: 5-stars for a surprise delivery of my soft topper today, 2-weeks before they said they’d ship. Across country twice in all manner of weather, this surprised me for its water-tight performance. I did and I was being careful, good luck!If you buy a Softopper I would recommend getting the “sold separately” cover for storage, it is next on my list of things to buy.I would highly recommend the Softoper and I will buy again for my next truck.Ħ-month report: Install was a breeze.
also per the instructions be prepared to break a drill bit. but there are 4 places to snap the Sftopper to on the back wall of the truck bed. 4 as the instructions call to install 3 with one extra…. But, Softopper should include 5 screws snaps vs. I have had to tighten them as they were loose but no visible impact to performance.2) As stated in the instructions and the videos the Velcro on the back (by the cab) won’t stick to spray liner so be prepared to drill in the snap buttons. (In the cold it is harder as the canvas gets tighter)5) Rear visibility through the two layers of clear plastic is much better than I expected.6) At highway speed + the canvas sucks into the frame and appears to get tighter.Things that could be improved1) It would be nice to get a torque setting for the clamps vs just “tight”. When re-snapping the cover I find working from the tailgate back is easier. Then 30 min the 2nd time after storing it between trips. I ordered the Softopper for my 20 HD after lots of research on the best way to move hunting gear without having a hard camper shell or a bed cover that was to low for a large cooler or freezer.After 2 hunts, 2000+ miles of driving at speed across CO, KS, MO, AR (etc) in snow, sleet, and driving rain here are the true benefits I have found.1) My gear stayed dry!2) I can haul a trunk freezer and get in to it by sliding back the canopy (kinda like the bimi top to a boat) along with all my other gear without having to hunch over or crawl.3) You can’t see in to it except from the back and with a locking tailgate a thief’s access would be limited (sides are blocked by the supports) and would be fairly obvious from the back.4) The install is as easy as the videos, took me about 1.5 hours the first time.
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