PPF vs Ceramic for best protection from trail brush scratching doors and hood?

I've been digging through old posts and looking for comparisons and advice to avoid posting the same question that's been asked a dozen times, and hoping this is the correct forum to post the question.

My last truck (2nd Gen OR) was covered in Texas pinstriping- mesquite tree scratches from driving the senderos out on the ranch. I've read that the paint on 3rd Gens may be less durable and want to protect the paint as much as possible. The paint now looks pretty close to perfect so I don't think I'd need much work in paint correction if I went with ceramic. A couple of my friends have self-healing wraps and swear by them but the more I read here the more I'm leaning toward ceramic.

Any advice on how to best protect the entire truck? If I wrap, I'd go with complete coverage ($$$) to protect the roof from limbs.

Also important consideration: My truck lives outside, no option for garage or car port. The Texas sun baked my last truck- the hood and top clear coats peeled pretty bad- or maybe that as an '08 issue? I've seen other blue '08s with same peeling in the same places.

 

I’m pretty sure that ceramic does not help against scratches that you might get on a trail, so only go that route if you want to protect your clear coat and paint against deterioration. I think Goat Armor might be more in line with what you want. They are removable magnetic sheets you can put on the body of your truck.

Branch risers might help your hood too if you want that.

 

ppf might help a bit if its self healing too. Look into goat truck armor. Its expensive but to each their own:

https://goat-truckarmor.com/

 

Vinyl or PPF. Ceramic won't protect. You can combine both - get vinyl and then ceramic coating, but you're looking at $6000 there for a professionally done job on a Taco.