Bed cage over shell or reinforced camper shell options

Just tossing more ideas your way lol

 

I didnt think it could hold that much weight on that shell.

Also i wanted a robust system bc ive been reading about the shell spreading at base with weight shifting/spreading when offroading with lots of weight on top.

 

I really want an outer cage like this, can attack all sort of accessories to it and etc, but with my camper windows it will block when i open the side windows. Thanks though. Looks great.

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I pretty much accepted it will be custom. I have plans already in my head for it. Ill show the results when im done, but wont be probably a few months.

 

Probably looking over 2500$ just to start

 

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I do have a plan b route if the total custom job was going to get quoted over 1700. Plan B will be a hybrid of a mounting item that is already made and cheap, with the custom part being the least technical and easy to weld.

 

Also the welder wont have to think at all. I will do all the metal supply buying. Im going going to cut all pieces with measurements ive taken and basically tell the welder how i want it put all together.

 

Now you have my curiosity. What on earth are you planning on stowing up there? That's going to significantly raise your CoG and thus increase your risk of a rollover.

 

Oh dude its way over $1700 trust me

 

I just ordered the rack over camper shell from US rack it. It is has the ability to carry 250 lbs This is the link: https://usrack.com/i-23909880-truck...27-inches-standard-bed-rails-pn-84510211.html

 

Seeing if OP ended up doing anything with this. I am in the same boat sorta. Just looking for ideas. I have SnugTop Super Sport, only supports 200 lbs. Looking to reinforce and add RTT.

 

This. My old Tundra had a custom-made aluminum frame for carrying rafts/boats:

 

That's really nice. The thing I hated the most about my old setup was that I couldn't get the windoors because of my rack.

 

What did that run you?

 

I have a Kargo Master ladder rack on my 2000 Ford Ranger (on the left, in the picture below). We use this mainly to carry a canoe. As you can see, it rests directly on the bed rails, so no weight is carried on the camper shell.

I thought about putting something similar on my new Tacoma, but decided against it. For one thing, the composite bed of the Tacoma probably doesn't have the strength of the traditional bed on the Ranger. For another thing, the design of the Leer cap has changed, so that now it laps over the top of the bed rails. I settled on putting a Prinsu on the Tacoma.

 

I built an internal skeleton out of aluminum extrusions: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/1st-gen-topper-rebuild.694546/

 

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