Best bed racks!?

[Sigz]

I may get the side eye for this reply - but after having a bed rack to now a Venturous Ozark topper, I would never go back to the bed rack.

Bed racks look cool - but they don’t keep gear safe from the elements or from folks wanting to steal gear. They also are getting to be ridiculously expensive.

You can run a few with a tonneau cover - but it got annoying trying to haul larger items for certain trips and activities. In the end - they aren’t as practical as a topper.

I don’t have a horse in this race - but I would seriously consider looking at the topper I mentioned. Not only is it super light weight - it’s very durable :

https://venturoustrucktops.com/products/ozark-truck-cap/

The Venturous Ozark's weight-carrying capacities leap off the page even more than its base weight, coming in at a staggering 1,500 lb (680 kg) when static and 750 lb (340 kg) when driving. Those figures roughly double the all-steel RSI SmartCap's 770-lb (350-kg) static and 330-lb (150-kg) dynamic load ratings. The Ozark also bests the 700-lb (318-kg) dynamic rating of the steel RLD Design canopy and comes the closest we've seen to the 800-lb-rated (363-kg) tubular aluminum-framed Go Fast shell, which launched as the "strongest truck topper ever" just a year ago."

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[Splenda]

I may get the side eye for this reply - but after having a bed rack to now a Venturous Ozark topper, I would never go back to the bed rack.

Bed racks look cool - but they don’t keep gear safe from the elements or from folks wanting to steal gear. They also are getting to be ridiculously expensive.

You can run a few with a tonneau cover - but it got annoying trying to haul larger items for certain trips and activities. In the end - they aren’t as practical as a topper.

I don’t have a horse in this race - but I would seriously consider looking at the topper I mentioned. Not only is it super light weight - it’s very durable :

https://venturoustrucktops.com/products/ozark-truck-cap/

How much weight can you put on top of that bed topper? I've seen some rigs tipped on about a 45° angle where a topper would have crumbled under the weight of a roof top tent.

 

[jav_eee]

I may get the side eye for this reply - but after having a bed rack to now a Venturous Ozark topper, I would never go back to the bed rack.

Bed racks look cool - but they don’t keep gear safe from the elements or from folks wanting to steal gear. They also are getting to be ridiculously expensive.

You can run a few with a tonneau cover - but it got annoying trying to haul larger items for certain trips and activities. In the end - they aren’t as practical as a topper.

I don’t have a horse in this race - but I would seriously consider looking at the topper I mentioned. Not only is it super light weight - it’s very durable :

https://venturoustrucktops.com/products/ozark-truck-cap/

What’s the cost of the topper? I’m not gonna fill out all that and get hounded daily just for a quick price.

 

[Splenda]

What’s the cost of the topper? I’m not gonna fill out all that and get hounded daily just for a quick price.

There's a reason they don't just show you the price.

 

[Sigz]

What’s the cost of the topper? I’m not gonna fill out all that and get hounded daily just for a quick price.

I ordered my topper at the end of July last year, and received it in October. I paid about $4.4k for a few extra options (matte black finish, roof rack/cross bars, and "win-doors").

I believe the base standard price is around $3500.

I used to have a KBvoodoo rack, and it served it's purpose for a while. I thought that the rack would be continuously updated/upgraded by the manufacturer - (enclosure panels, rear gate/hatch, etc) but those never happened. Instead they released a newer model rack with some of those upgrades, but by the time you added up the price for the rack + parts - it came near the cost of topper - which is why I went that route.

Again, everyone uses their JT for individualized purposes - and it made it clear to me that a bed rack wasn't very practical in the long run.

 

[Sigz]

How much weight can you put on top of that bed topper? I've seen some rigs tipped on about a 45° angle where a topper would have crumbled under the weight of a roof top tent.

The Venturous Ozark's weight-carrying capacities leap off the page even more than its base weight, coming in at a staggering 1,500 lb (680 kg) when static and 750 lb (340 kg) when driving. Those figures roughly double the all-steel RSI SmartCap's 770-lb (350-kg) static and 330-lb (150-kg) dynamic load ratings. The Ozark also bests the 700-lb (318-kg) dynamic rating of the steel RLD Design canopy and comes the closest we've seen to the 800-lb-rated (363-kg) tubular aluminum-framed Go Fast shell, which launched as the "strongest truck topper ever" just a year ago."

https://newatlas.com/automotive/venturous-truck-cap-1-500-lb/

 

[Great Offender]

https://venturoustrucktops.com/products/ozark-truck-cap/

No dealers within 100 miles. That's an easy "No".

 

[Sweetums]

I ordered my topper at the end of July last year, and received it in October. I paid about $4.4k for a few extra options (matte black finish, roof rack/cross bars, and "win-doors").

I believe the base standard price is around $3500.

I used to have a KBvoodoo rack, and it served it's purpose for a while. I thought that the rack would be continuously updated/upgraded by the manufacturer - (enclosure panels, rear gate/hatch, etc) but those never happened. Instead they released a newer model rack with some of those upgrades, but by the time you added up the price for the rack + parts - it came near the cost of topper - which is why I went that route.

Again, everyone uses their JT for individualized purposes - and it made it clear to me that a bed rack wasn't very practical in the long run.

Four and a half grand for a bed shell? That's more than half way to a full sleep-inside pop-top overland camper shell. I think a base model Harker starts just under $7K and Topo is around that same price point. With those you can at least sleep inside, even if you just got the most basic shell to kit out yourself.

 

[Trauma PA]

100%! I have left reviews every place I can, I started using their marketing hashtag for this type of post, and made reports with bbb and NHTSA.

It’s effective. I’m in the market for a half height bed rack and because of you, I’ve eliminated Fishbone as a potential bed rack for me.

 

[Sigz]

Four and a half grand for a bed shell? That's more than half way to a full sleep-inside pop-top overland camper shell. I think a base model Harker starts just under $7K and Topo is around that same price point. With those you can at least sleep inside, even if you just got the most basic shell to kit out yourself.

It's still $7k vs $4.5k for a topper. Sure yours has a tent to sleep on. I'm not knowledgeable about topper tents and how much they cost.....

I was never comparing my bed topper to yours. I was giving my two cents regarding why bed racks didn't work for me - and in the long run they weren't as practical when it came to hauling gear and items while also keeping gear dry/safe.

 

[MaximusTX]

I am currently running the Rebel Off-Road Bed Rack. I think in the future I might move to their flatbed with canopy system.

Rebel Off-Road Flatbed

Rebel Off-Road Canopy System

 

[KevinC]

Rebel Off-Road Half Rack.

 

[Splenda]

Rebel Off-Road Half Rack.

They look so different without the enclosure panels.

 

[JTdiRtyD]

Rebel Off-Road Half Rack.

Apparently they just redesigned the side panels and I'll be one of the first to get the new design. Fingers crossed they ship next week.

 

[AZ_Adventure_Clicks]

It’s effective. I’m in the market for a half height bed rack and because of you, I’ve eliminated Fishbone as a potential bed rack for me.

Thanks for confirming. That's great to hear!

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