No, not first time truck/ canopy owner. Have had many over the past 35+ years, but will admit, this last storm dumped more snow than we normally get here in the PNW, combined with thawing and freezing caused chucks of ice to form and rattle between the bed and cab, between the cab and canopy...
Today, I put my BARTAC seat covers on- my wife bought me a set for XMAS and they finally came in ( another story)
am happy with them- we’ll see in 6 months.
I got rear ended on Labor Day weekend after only having my Gladiator for 45 days or so. Was fortunate that parts were readily available and the supply chain didn’t screw up my repair.
was unfortunate that the instigator of the 3 car pile up was uninsured…….
Am late to this thread, but got my RLD installed last month by Adventure Ready. After I got home, I installed my EZRecrack base for hauling my kayaks. Makes it much easier to load. Am enjoying the canopy especially for the protection it gives my bird hunting buddy?
I bought it primarily for the bed. I’ll always need a bed for my hobbies and chores. Curren have a RLD canopy on it and it serves well protecting my hunting dog and gear.
I don’t expect to tow much, but is nice to have some limited capability.
To be honest, when I first saw the Gladiator...
Got a second one at the kennel last week. I now keep them visible on my dash, so those who do the “ducking” know I’ve been ducked and save it for another.
@Summitdan - Thanks-
I did recently get a RLD, pics are in the preceding posts. This far am happy with it.. Hopefully I’ll mount my ezrecrack on it tomorrow and will post pics
Tomorrow is install day! Yes, am excited to get the canopy after a long wait- not Adventure Ready’s fault, but the global supply chain environmen.
will try to post pics with the canopy and hopefully with my Kayak rack on later this week.
Me too. For my needs the gas engine satisfied all requirements. Diesel really added more than I needed , especially in buying cost and maintenance costs.
This doesn’t mean the diesel isn’t right for you, it just isn’t the best for me & my needs.