best budget rear bumper

Thanks man, your truck is awesome as well! The 2.5 gens are my favorite!

I think @Casper66 has the exact bumper you want (regular with dual swing outs) so he is a good person to talk to about SOS. He tows his awesome teardrop camper with it often

 

Am looking into this too after being rear-ended, options:
-All-Pro steel
-ATH Fab
-4X Innovations
-BruteForceFab
with preference to steel, with hitch underneath or hidden behind plate
(to lower weight)
-or replacement stock-style painted, black, or chrome, potentially modding such as cutting holes to add more (reverse?) lights

am still weighing out things like price, build time, etc.
Build time ruled out a few other companies for me; not really trying to wait a 3 month bumper build time...
Life changes quickly; why commit to something like that

I mean the most budget is Body Armor but it looks heavy, ugly, and supposedly doesn't align straight

though I am also looking for non-HC to avoid cutting fenders, difference is I'm not trying to venture into swing-out territory quite yet; I don't seem to have a need for it and it costs twice more

might try making my own if I had fab skills, welding tools, etc...

some of them look cooler than others
Not really sure what is better; hitch below the plate, or hidden behind it with a flip-up holder

am curious to know if anyone has experience with the NWtrailinnovations bumper someone mentioned, and how hard it is to learn the welding skill needed to build it, beginning from noob starting point

NWTI looks the cheapest but might also be the heaviest since keeping the parts in two separate pieces (bumper + hitch) versus other companies integrating it into one unit together
Not sure what it'd cost to maybe pay somebody else local to weld it together after receiving the kit

 

Get ahold of @Badlandbumpersmfg on Instagram, located in Ravensdale, Wa. They’ve done some pretty badass builds and make real nice armor.

 

Happy to help if I can

 

Coastal off-road isn't too far from you. They are outside Vancouver, BC.
Another shameless plug for SOS concepts tho. Very pleased with their work.