FINALLY - something for me to smile about!

[Yakn1]

Mitch-
On my pickup I have a Soft Topper over the bed. I need a "covered wagon" only some times and this really fits the bill.
I can put it on (or take it off) in about 5 mins - by myself. It keeps things under cover and dry, but just folds out of the way if you want it to.

When I was looking for shells or whatever, these were much less expensive, and as I said, I can do it ALL BY SELF!
I don't an army to move it or some place to store it.

Not sure if they make these for your buggy, but check it out!

Vicki

P.S. I always thought 5'4" was tall

[mitch5252]

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Vicki, your avatar makes you seem tall!

I really don't want a soft cover because it could easily be broken into (so I think...is that true?).

These rolling aluminum ones also roll out of the way. When I get more familiar with the truck, I'll probably have a better idea.
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[JoanE]

How tall is Pedro? He can do all the fetching.

[Colliemom]

Mitch, here's a link to some pictures of my last big truck, fully equipped with running boards and tonneau cover.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4937&p=58720&hilit=Meet+Big+Red#p58720

The running boards were dealer installed and the tonneau cover was this one:

http://www.realtruck.com/extang-full-ti ... eau-cover/

However, those types of tonneau covers are not lockable. If you want better security, then get a truck cap as some of the others have said.

Oh and I don't consider 5' 475 inches short. That's "fun size"

[snowball]

hmm have the step stool in the trailer never thought about keeping one in the truck!!! good idea
thanks loads cause I sure can't reach anything back there
sheila

[mitch5252]

Another purdy red truck. Why did you get rid of it, Sue?

[IrishIroamed]

umm - if you need a stool to get into the truck / camper - - - - once your're inside, how do you pick it up so you don't drive away without it

[mitch5252]

umm - if you need a stool to get into the truck / camper - - - - once your're inside, how do you pick it up so you don't drive away without it

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LOL - that's a good question. The answer, for me anyway, is I would just use the stool to reach into the truck bed!!

Now, after having recently gotten stuck behind the clothes dryer, I don't go back there without 1) a phone, and 2) a stool with a bungee cord attached to it. The bungee cord allows me to pull the stool up after I have extricated myself from back there...(shut up, Vickie!)

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[OutandAbout]

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My new ride - 2013 Nissan Frontier SV V6 Crew Cab.
Pick it up Friday afternoon.

Just think, Ms. Vickie - NO MORE HAVING TO WEIGH EVERY LITTLE THING!
One less thing for you to make fun of me for...



I figure it was time to start spending my heirs' inheritance.
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That is a nice set (of wheels). What a relief not having to weigh everything. Still, that doesn't mean you have to take it all. Linda

[OutandAbout]

umm - if you need a stool to get into the truck / camper - - - - once your're inside, how do you pick it up so you don't drive away without it

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LOL - that's a good question. The answer, for me anyway, is I would just use the stool to reach into the truck bed!!

Now, after having recently gotten stuck behind the clothes dryer, I don't go back there without 1) a phone, and 2) a stool with a bungee cord attached to it. The bungee cord allows me to pull the stool up after I have extricated myself from back there...(shut up, Vickie!)

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Not to take away from your purrty new truck, but either Dodge or Ford has a built in step in the back bumper of their pickups. Just saying.

[OutandAbout]

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Vicki, your avatar makes you seem tall!

I really don't want a soft cover because it could easily be broken into (so I think...is that true?).

These rolling aluminum ones also roll out of the way. When I get more familiar with the truck, I'll probably have a better idea.
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You don't really hear about convertibles being ripped to shreds these days. The whole idea of these covers is to keep the stuff in the bed dry and hidden. I looked at the soft sided covers when I got my pickup and liked them. I also realized that I don't carry anything in the bed for any length of time, other than the camper. If I buy something large, I'm usually going straight home, not still shopping. If you don't plan on taking the cover off, then go for one of the hard sided ones. JMO, I like the shell over the tonneau cover. Linda

[dayspring39]

I use this kind of stool to get into the drivers seat of my MH... I have a rope tied to it...

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/p ... ryId=12235

Kathleen

[VickieP]

Not to take away from your purrty new truck, but either Dodge or Ford has a built in step in the back bumper of their pickups. Just saying.

Our F-450 has the step that comes out of the tailgate & the fold up/down grab bar (or as I call it, the pole for a short stripper @ a tailgate party). the only problem is that you can't use it when hitched to the RV.

[JoanE]

Not being vertically challenged in the same way many of you are (5'8"); my eyes have been opened by all the comments about stools. And I thought whacking my head getting into my drivers seat was a problem.

[JudyJB]

JoanE, next time you reach up and get something from a cabinet or turn on a light on the ceiling, think of us short folks hopping up and down to reach such things! Bumping your head as you get in does not sound like fun, either.