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Comatose · Mar 12, 2019

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/southeast-yard-sale-thread.350064/page-135

Who was looking for a DCSB Red Cap? It's a project but it exists.

Comatose · Mar 13, 2019

I see you lurking @Justanotherhemi

EatSleepTacos · Mar 13, 2019

Comatose said: ↑

How in the holy hell did I make board...
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Ewwwwwwww

Justanotherhemi · Mar 13, 2019

Comatose said: ↑

I see you lurking @Justanotherhemi
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Nothing gets passed you Miguel

Comatose · Mar 13, 2019

Justanotherhemi said: ↑

Nothing gets passed you Miguel
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Comatose · Mar 13, 2019

EatSleepTacos[OP] said: ↑

Ewwwwwwww
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Agreed. Not submitting a LTB

UntamedTaco · Mar 13, 2019

TaKoToy said: ↑

Go the topper route or softopper if you want to save a little coin. I have a RTT and trailer and would rather just sleep under my topper if I had a long bed. RTTs are overrated IMHO. They go up really fast but takedown still takes some time and a full setup takes considerable time. Checkout @fatfurious2 hardshell out. I assume they go up and down really fast.
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Ok, I normally just drive Randy crazy with these questions but now I am throwing it out there for the entire village.

I want to be able to spend the night when I start to go wheeling with everyone and be able to go down and wheel with Skipper and the crew of the SS Minnow, even though I am weak, have a 3rd Gen and a serious poser. So I need some sort of portable accommodations. I would appreciate all of your thoughts on this. Crazy or serious.

I thought about a overland trailer but that is just too much money to have it sit most of the time. Completely out of the question. I have

RTT. I can likely come up with a solution to adding a bed rack and still keep my tonneau but it will be tricky. I have some ideas and have seen it done on here with a fold up cover.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...esigned-for-rtts.458037/page-13#post-15134184

I can get a Smittybuilt XL today for $766. shipped. No, it's not a Tepui or a CVT but it is a great entry level RTT, especially since it will see minimal use and it will only be me sleeping in it. I still need a bed rack so add around $300 - $400 depending. If nothing else I could buy Homertaco's RTT which is older but in great shape according to him. He has the annex too! I like the idea of the RTT because it is always ready to go. Leave my sleeping bag, blanket and pillows in there and pack it up. Get to the site and in 15 - 20 min I am ready for bed. Packing it up is just as quick and easy. However, unless I hoist it off the truck when I am not using it then it is out in the weather constantly, and I am hauling 130 lbs of dead weight. Not to mention the affect on the aerodynamics and we all know how much I race my Sport. But I could rig a pulley system in the garage and strap it to the ceiling out of the way. Ceiling is 8' I am 5'-8" tent is 1'-3", plenty of head room for me. Not so much those not vertically challenged (cough, everyone but me). Or say fuck it and roll all bad ass. I can camp at Walmart with the RVs.

Cap/Topper - ARE MX Mid Rise with single handle rear framed window, sliding fold down front window, sliding/vented windoors on both sides, carpeted headliner, ceiling mounted clothes rack thing (figured that would come in handy for a hanging light or whatever and is only $35), and roof tracks only, no rack (I figured for $150 let them do it so it is warranted, and in the event I ever want to install an awning or a rack for something else they will be there) but they are an option I can do without. It is definitely a higher priced option and way more than what a RTT/Rack costs (my best quote so far for the model with the options I want is $2400, painted to match the truck) but will at least be used more often even if it is just to haul groceries in the rain. Seriously though, when we go on vacation down the beach we have so much shit some of it has to go in the back seats because it all doesn't fit under the tonneau. I know, "why does it all need to be under the tonneau to take it to the beach?". Well, every time we go the weather is shit, or we get there long before check-in and have to walk around or go eat, or we load it when we leave sometimes partially the night before we leave, and your shit in an open bed would disappear quick. So the cap would allow me to throw everything in the bed and none of it in the back seats allowing us to take family too (my aunt and cousin). I compare a cap to my tonneau because they both provide security, convenience and versatility. As far as sleeping in there goes, I found a cot that has two legs and sits above the wheel well to fit inside the bed. I found a sleeping bag at costco I already have picked out, $45 bucks. The cap is something in my mind that has value based on use. However, sleeping on a 28" wide cot when you are nearly 30" wide is no treat. I would rather not build out a platform either because that is just more weight, but, it is not out of the question. The cost seems perfect.

Bed Tent - this is an interesting option that is economical and something I can use without removing the tonneau. I can pick up a Kodiak Canvas bed tent on Ebay today for $315 shipped, and that is a great deal. I would still need the cot but again, could build out a narrow platform.

http://www.kodiakcanvas.com/canvas-truck-tent-mid-sized/

Ground Tent - This is my least desirable option simply because in my feeble mind I see me packing the bitch, getting there and it be pouring rain and sleeping in the cab of the truck anyway. It is however the cheapest option as I saw a 8 person cabin tent at Cabela's the other day on clearance for $215 bucks! Regular price is stupid. I would still need a cot or could take my queen air mattress (it is a huge one that inflates to bed height so I might drain the battery filling it LOL). However, sit prep will be key with anything with air in it. No sticks or stones or I will break my bones. Then you have the weather thing again. How do you set up a tent in the pouring rain and smile? How do you clear a site 14' x 10' if there is 6" of snow with a smile? I feel like if you have to "rough" it, then a tent is perfect. I would rather take my chances not doing shit, leaving everything under my tonneau and sleeping in the fully reclined passenger seat ( I would move the seat all the way forward and remove the head rest so it reclines all the way and could even put something like a milk crate in front of it for my feet).

https://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Guardian-Dome-Tent-Person/2432878.uts#tabsCollection

So the Cap is sound, and I like the idea a lot! If it's raining I just jump in the back, I can have a cold one and listen to the rain. But damn, that price. Of course I plan on selling the tonneau cover, and refuse to let it go for less than $650 (or more). They are nearly $950 new and there isn't a damn thing wrong with mine. I have some other stuff I want sell as well to help offset the cost but I feel like a cap is an investment that will last as long as I have the truck. I plan on keeping the truck until the body rots off. The RTT is way cool and is also easy to set up even in the rain. Basically, after you remove the cover it unfolds. If it is raining just leave the window awnings down. I am certain the fly sets up when you open it. The Smittybuilt XL is the version with the extended vestibule so the ladder is technically underneath. No way are you setting up a Bed Tent in the rain. Yes, you could but shit, what a mess. Fortunately if the water gets in the bed setting it up you can use a towel to dry it. Unless you have a platform built in there. As I said, the Ground Tent is a last ditch option that I will test the passenger seat theory on first before even subjecting myself to that noise. Y'all need to keep in mind, I am old, outta shape and use to being pampered. You can best believe if I don't make up my mind soon, before AOAA or Raush that my ass will be at the Comfort Inn nearby. I just do not want to chance driving home after a full day off roading. It's just not safe for me because I get too tired too easy driving.

So I want to the collective here that I have come to trust and respect to help me try to make this decision, and it doesn't have to be today. Ebay sales come around all the time. The cap places aren't going anywhere and I really only reached out to three dealers and want o get quotes from at least three more.

Thanks all!
Roberto!
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Have you considered one the rugged tear drop campers. Seems appropriate for your glamping requirements.

twheat40 · Mar 13, 2019

UntamedTaco said: ↑

Ha

Have you considered one the rugged tear drop campers. Seems appropriate for your glamping requirements.
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https://www.oregontrailer.net/terradrop.html
These things are dope. I would love to have one.

UntamedTaco · Mar 13, 2019

Comatose said: ↑

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/southeast-yard-sale-thread.350064/page-135

Who was looking for a DCSB Red Cap? It's a project but it exists.
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That was me. But, I am looking for a 3rd gen cap. I don't think the dimensions are the same between 2nd gen and 3rd gen. At least they weren't for tonneau covers.

EatSleepTacos · Mar 13, 2019

UntamedTaco said: ↑

That was me. But, I am looking for a 3rd gen cap. I don't think the dimensions are the same between 2nd gen and 3rd gen. At least they weren't for tonneau covers.
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It's because of that bulbous ass, Jerry.

Comatose · Mar 13, 2019

EatSleepTacos[OP] said: ↑

It's because of that bulbous ass, Jerry.
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Ahhh jesssss... I underestimate the bulbousness.

08TRDOFFROAD · Mar 13, 2019

I thought we were done with this crap for the season...

UntamedTaco · Mar 13, 2019

08TRDOFFROAD said: ↑

I thought we were done with this crap for the season...

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Better you than us.

Justanotherhemi · Mar 13, 2019

We got some sun

sdsurfer · Mar 13, 2019

08TRDOFFROAD said: ↑

I thought we were done with this crap for the season...

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Yesterday in our neck of the woods...

08TRDOFFROAD · Mar 13, 2019

UntamedTaco said: ↑

Better you than us.
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Took me an hour this morning to travel a distance that takes me 10 minutes on a normal day.

08TRDOFFROAD · Mar 13, 2019

sdsurfer said: ↑

Yesterday in our neck of the woods...

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You suck!

EDIT: No offense

EatSleepTacos · Mar 13, 2019

Good lord almighty I’m in love.

RobP62 · Mar 13, 2019

Justanotherhemi said: ↑

Everything you will ever need Roberto. Go to bed everyone, search is over
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HELL YEAH!!!!!! Coming in with the WIN once again Mi Amigo!!!!!

RobP62 · Mar 13, 2019

EatSleepTacos[OP] said: ↑

Good lord almighty I’m in love.

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Looks excellent! Great job!

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