Using Truck Shell When Camper Off?
Greetings. Slightly off topic, but you folks are usually helpful on stuff like this. I have 3/4 ton heavy duty long-bed PU and Lance Camper. Use the Camper as often as possible and when not using c...
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The topper on my truck is VERY heavy, especially with the added shelves on both sides (behind those panel doors). It takes 3 people to get it off, but I've figured a way to do it. But it's not light by any means.
If all you want is a topper, nothing fancy, I'm sure you can find a basic topper that 2 people can handle easily. There are a lot of variations, but if you stay with just the basic shell, no windows, no interior trim, no lights, just basic, fiberglass or aluminum should not be so heavy you cannot handle it. I'm age 60 also. I leave the shell on the truck pretty much 24x7x365. But if I did have to remove it several times a year, I'd figure out a way to do it like the photo above, simply because it is so heavy.
If all you want is a topper, nothing fancy, I'm sure you can find a basic topper that 2 people can handle easily. There are a lot of variations, but if you stay with just the basic shell, no windows, no interior trim, no lights, just basic, fiberglass or aluminum should not be so heavy you cannot handle it. I'm age 60 also. I leave the shell on the truck pretty much 24x7x365. But if I did have to remove it several times a year, I'd figure out a way to do it like the photo above, simply because it is so heavy.
