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    Choices! Truck Cargo Caps, Toppers, Shells, Tonneau Covers, High-roof Hardtops and more... Oh my!

    in General Discussion

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    Studying hard and still totally undecided.... I visited a local dealer today (barely made it in the door and they wanted me out because 'closing early' YAY! HOLIDAY!) but I had enough time to touch and open/close the two models on the floor and to see many samples of tonneau covers as well as LOTS of other fun stuff (Decked, BedRug, etc). 

    Then I had a text come through from my fellow birding friend in Minnesota with his current TV and cap (loaded to the gills with lumber sticking out the back) and he talked to me about how he can't see at all with his rear-view mirror because 3 layers of glass and more concerning the layers of dirt on that glass stuck up against the back of the truck cab. This makes me want to reconsider the need for a high-cab and reconsider the tonneau. Especially as a person new to towing and one who was raised to always be checking the rear and side-view mirrors; it's all going to be an adjustment, but maybe I'd be more comfortable with the high visibility. And less $ and weight. 

    Still thinking.... this has been great to see all the different solutions and hear individual experiences. 

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    Choices! Truck Cargo Caps, Toppers, Shells, Tonneau Covers, High-roof Hardtops and more... Oh my!

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    7 minutes ago, SeaDawg said:

    As a daily driver, I'd dislike a cap, though it looks really good, and gives a lot of storage height. It also weighs more than a rigid cover like the undercover

    Exactly.

    My conundrum: I've decided to give up my beloved Subaru Outback and only drive (license, insure) one vehicle, so this heavy duty truck will be my daily driver as well as my tow vehicle. I plan to be on the road for months at a time with Oliver, so it just makes more sense. It's a crew cab, so a lot of things will fit in the back seat area (maybe even a bike with the front wheel removed). But I dislike the loss of clear visibility out the back. 

    I'm a neat-nik too, yet I manage to carry my touring bike (whole, laid out flat) in the back of the Subaru without touching any interior surfaces -- but @VBistro makes excellent points both in terms of travel bumps and stowing during cooking/sleeping hours. When I was in high-risk (theft-ridden) areas and bike-camping, I learned to stow my bike inside my Marmot Swallow tent with me at night -- a trick I learned from a fellow Adventure Cyclist. But I don't really want to be doing that with Ollie. 

    So, the pros of high-top covers are: increased storage area, height and security.  And the cons are: loss of clear visibility in the back, weight and cost. 

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    Choices! Truck Cargo Caps, Toppers, Shells, Tonneau Covers, High-roof Hardtops and more... Oh my!

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    Little did I know what little I knew! 

    Since I live in a restricted community (rules rules rules) I will have to order a bed cover for my truck, pronto!  I've seen hard canopies (toppers, shells) that looked really nice, blended well with the truck and allowed taller storage space, but I never realized how many different styles and options are out there. As I study, it's hard to say whether I'm narrowing in or just growing overwhelmed by the selection. I'm not wild about the tonneau covers; the one we had years ago (a rolling soft style) was difficult to open and made access a real pain -- meaning that we rarely used the cargo bed. However, it looks to be the cheapest selection. 

    *My truck will be a 2500HD Silverado Crew Cab, standard bed; the cargo bed is about 6'-10" if I'm reading the stats correctly.*

    So I'm throwing this out to the Oliver Owner's world -- what do you prefer, and why? 

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    Rally Information - Help Wanted

    in Events & Rallies

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    Can someone help me find the right place to look for Rally info?

    I'm missing something -- I see pinned posts (out of date) about cancellations for past rallies, and I see new posts talking about future rallies, but I can't seem to find the actual RALLY page or posts where one can register, learn about details, etc. 

    When I go to the Oliver Home page and look at Events, it reads (also out of date) like this:

    "Attending Rallies Have Been Temporarily Canceled.  Due to the concerns with COVID-19, we have not planned to attend any events or rallies.  We hope to add events and rallies at some point 2021."  

    I do see the survey for votes about a possible boondocking rally in Colorado.

    Delivery date?

    in General Discussion

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    17 hours ago, SeaDawg said:

    More small towns, less true interstate, more limited highways, and we see a little bit of the beautiful farming country of the south.

    @SeaDawg -- the road less travelled has made all the difference!

    When I drive north from southwest Florida, I typically head inland and go "up the gut" as I like to say -- meandering on Rt 17 through the small towns of Arcadia, Zolfo Springs, Wauchula, Bartow (home of FL DOT), at which point I either stay easterly on 17 or hook westerly on 98; I always try to dodge I-4, "the beast" of metropolitan Orlando. Most of my treks to the west did not involve camping, but I seem to remember a nice park on the barrier islands (if not booked already) to the north of Crystal River. And I've camped at Manatee Springs several time in winter. 

    I will begin to study that Hohenwald to Tampa jaunt, since most of Tennessee will be new to me. I've tent camped many times in western sections of Georgia and North Carolina, close to the Tennessee border, but didn't pay attention to the trailer access because tent camping is so easy I never thought about it (haha - the joke's on me). And I love your idea about booking something close to Hohenwald for a spell, as I break my brain into the flow of different habits and routines. This will be a totally new adventure, in so many ways! Thanks for the great suggestions, always appreciated. 

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    In search of a tow vehicle. . .

    in Towing an Oliver

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    On 11/4/2021 at 2:50 PM, Jimmy said:

    After dealing with Chevy on a Order for a 2022  2500 HD... three months have gone by still NO truck?

    They tell me December25,2021 The order has been excepted ? Now they will not call or confirm any  delivery date?

    Somehow I missed Jimmy's post last month.... I sure hope this doesn't become my experience! 

    Jimmy, if you don't mind, please tell me what you ordered? I wasn't offered the opportunity to 'order' really -- I just latched onto the first available truck in the system that met my specs. And it's the ONLY truck so far (after several months looking) that has not already been sold! That includes all "scheduled for fabrication" trucks. It's just crazy. 

    Delivery date?

    in General Discussion

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    Thanks to the OP for the question and all others for replies!

    Regards delay -- I placed my order last June, and received an email notifying me of a delay -- but it was only a 3-day delay. 

    Reading this has lit a fire for me, because my delivery date is March 28th and I haven't even thought about reserving a camping spot for my trek home! I'm still trying to land the TV and I guess I need to be multi-tasking. :) 

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    In search of a tow vehicle. . .

    in Towing an Oliver

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    5 hours ago, rideandfly said:

    Looking forward to Ollie's new TV and will post reports including actual CAT scale results, on our experience with the 2022 3.5L 2WD Tundra towing Ollie.

    Looking forward to your reports! I'm very curious about the new Tundra's fuel consumption. 

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