RSI and ARE

[Mr._Bill]

I have a century- which is the leer, rebadged…..

(Yes neither of which you are looking at…)

Love it for protected storage, dog storage, bs on road trips etc….

Ahate not having sides that can flip up to access things over the bedsides….

From a day to day accessibility/usability standpoint this is a MUST.

Only other thing to check out or look into is how the top is secured to the bed… I tried the factory two clamps per side, added another clamp on each side….. ended up drilling and bolting through the bed rails. I like to drive spirited down washboard roads…… bolting down is a must. Clamps are nice for the streets but miles and miles of dirt roads will vibrate loose/shift loose- whatever. Crap comes loose…

Maybe someone with an RSI who is humble enough to admit they have fun in back roads can attest to its connecting situation…. But definitely explore if you still drive like your 16 every now and then.

The RSI is attached with three clamps per side. It comes with two types. I used the ones that attach the cap to the Trail Rails instead of just clamping the cap to the bed rails. I've had a few hard stops to avoid accidents, but don't do any 'spirited' driving. The RSI cap has been on about two years and has not moved. I added the roof rack and ceiling mount carrier and table, so I've added a permanent 250 pounds to the truck.

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[Jaxmax]

Look at all the tops tocompare and get what you want. I have an RSI Evo and love it, had a bit of a wait as I was in the first order. I venture off road, run the beaches a lot, tow trailers , and haul kayaks on top, top has not moved yet. I can recomend the RSI top, customer service is excellent, had an issue with old style hinges, reached out to them and had an entire set of upgraded hinges in three days, in time for vacation. I can say the biggest thing that makes my cap or any cap amazing is the flip up side windows, I can reach in from outside and get anything in the bed, really, really consider this as on some tops it is an option. I've slept in mine twice, only thing I would like is screens in the windows although I have a plan. I am very slowly getting it setup to be self contained with stove sink, porta pottie and bed to be able to stay on beach in NJ overnight sleeping. One other thing, visibiity out the rear looking through the two tinted windows on the truck and rear of cap sucked ,until a member here named Chris swapped his base spot untinted hardtop with my tinted hardtop , huge improvement. Christmas with half my Northern family is today, and Florida family is on Monday......I can hardly wait to see what Santa brought me, the package looks like an ARB 1205 awning for across rear of cap, it's even orange to match the Mojave, but only Santa and Northridge 4X4 really knows what it is........yes I believe!
GET THE FLIP UP WINDOWS!!!!.............jack

 

[Batlou]

Why not consider an AluCab?
Made out of aluminum and super strong…

Another vote for the Alu-Cab. I have had mine on for a year carrying a roof top tent. Lots of accessories available as well. Lighter than steel, stronger than fiberglass and looks good too. I watched some videos of the smart cap leaking around the seams that flipped me from it to the Alu-Cab and have been thrilled with it.

 

[NotSo Bright White]

Another option is the Harker Outdoor EDC. Sets up in seconds, no trap door to crawl through, and the tent covers the tailgate area so you can stand up and get dressed.

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