Camper Shells

From : ianct

Q: just picked up a dakota club cab the other day and i want to put a camper shell on the bed but id like it to be one that isnt so permanent that i can remove it and put it in the garage when not in use ive looked at leer they look pretty sporty. should i go with them or is there another brand to consider basically i want to be able to use the camper to keep things like luggage we make frequent trips down the state and perishables dry during bad weather and the dog will be in the back as well. tia -ianct .

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From : mac davismac davis

on fri 28 nov 2003 213051 -0500 jc clubsoda@localnet.com wrote i was wanting to get a alarm with keyless entry and remote start features...for a 95 2wd ram 1500 pu. any suggestions tia jc ive had both viper and prestige... been happy with both... you do get what you pay for so id suggest sticking to a name brand... in most alarms remote entry is included but auto start is an option usually $75 to $150 here in calif. .

From : mac davis

on sat 29 nov 2003 081233 gmt ianct iancthurston@nospamm.hotmail.com wrote just picked up a dakota club cab the other day and i want to put a camper shell on the bed but id like it to be one that isnt so permanent that i can remove it and put it in the garage when not in use ive looked at leer they look pretty sporty. should i go with them or is there another brand to consider basically i want to be able to use the camper to keep things like luggage we make frequent trips down the state and perishables dry during bad weather and the dog will be in the back as well. tia -ianct ive had shells from many companies.. only one brahma but it was the best and way too expensive best way for us is to go to an outdoor place that sells them and try a few on... most dealers will be happy to set a shell on the truck to see what it looks like and how it fits... we do this all the time especially if color is a question... most brands can be clamped on safely but if youre like most folks youll decode to leave it on all the time unless you carry refrigerators around... makes the truck quieter ride a bit better and gives you a nice trunk for day to day stuff... .

From : yonzie

mac davis mac.davis@comcast.net wrote on sat 29 nov 2003 081233 gmt ianct iancthurston@nospamm.hotmail.com wrote just picked up a dakota club cab the other day and i want to put a camper shell on the bed but id like it to be one that isnt so permanent that i can remove it and put it in the garage when not in use ive looked at leer they look pretty sporty. should i go with them or is there another brand to consider basically i want to be able to use the camper to keep things like luggage we make frequent trips down the state and perishables dry during bad weather and the dog will be in the back as well. tia -ianct ive had shells from many companies.. only one brahma but it was the best and way too expensive best way for us is to go to an outdoor place that sells them and try a few on... most dealers will be happy to set a shell on the truck to see what it looks like and how it fits... we do this all the time especially if color is a question... most brands can be clamped on safely but if youre like most folks youll decode to leave it on all the time unless you carry refrigerators around... makes the truck quieter ride a bit better and gives you a nice trunk for day to day stuff... and if the wife kicks you out of the house you have somewhere to sleep .

From : mac davis

on mon 01 dec 2003 021255 -0600 yonzie yonzie@mac.com wrote ive had shells from many companies.. only one brahma but it was the best and way too expensive best way for us is to go to an outdoor place that sells them and try a few on... most dealers will be happy to set a shell on the truck to see what it looks like and how it fits... we do this all the time especially if color is a question... most brands can be clamped on safely but if youre like most folks youll decode to leave it on all the time unless you carry refrigerators around... makes the truck quieter ride a bit better and gives you a nice trunk for day to day stuff... and if the wife kicks you out of the house you have somewhere to sleep good point.. glad i got that travel trailer.. lol .

From : jc

stay away from glastite i had one on a gmc and i never could get it to stop leaking. i used to sleep in it while camping and every time it rained it was a nightmare. i tried to get them to fix it but they would not even return my e-mails... just picked up a dakota club cab the other day and i want to put a camper shell on the bed but id like it to be one that isnt so permanent that i can remove it and put it in the garage when not in use ive looked at leer they look pretty sporty. should i go with them or is there another brand to consider basically i want to be able to use the camper to keep things like luggage we make frequent trips down the state and perishables dry during bad weather and the dog will be in the back as well. tia -ianct .

From : Annonymousjc

the tranny fluid change thread reminded me of a coworker and friend of mine who lives 85 miles from our office and has commuted the daily 170 mile round trip every day for the now almost 20-years that ive known him. pete and his brother and father are all shadetree mechanics in their own right and all live within mile of each other in shotgun-modest homes out in the dingy-weeds very near the spot where god laid down the shovel. pete with no formal education beyond high school has electronics and computer-technical & networking savvy that rivals our highest-paid engineers yet he doesnt believe in changing the oil in any of his vehicles.. ever!! petes theory is that he drives so many miles that the expense of performing an oil change every 3-5k miles is both cost and time-prohibitive. of course he drives junk and has never in his life owned a new vehicle or for that matter had anything that had less than 80000 showing on the clock unless maybe the odometer was broken. he *adds* oil as needed ! but has never drained/replaced any except one time i remember when he ran over something that punctured the oil pan. changing transmission fluid or rear-end grease would likely be a similar absurd notion to this fellow! its runnin aint it .

From : mike simmons

ian you may want to look at snugtop camper covers. the quality is first rate and they have a j hook system which make removal/reinstallation quite easy mike just picked up a dakota club cab the other day and i want to put a camper shell on the bed but id like it to be one that isnt so permanent that i can remove it and put it in the garage when not in use ive looked at leer they look pretty sporty. should i go with them or is there another brand to consider basically i want to be able to use the camper to keep things like luggage we make frequent trips down the state and perishables dry during bad weather and the dog will be in the back as well. tia -ianct .