Truck topper question , who has a Tall topper

[stonewall]

Last year I went full out trying to keep the dust out . Adhesive foam rubber around the tail gate and expanding foam in the sides of the bed .
It seemed to help but it was fourth rifle and the roads were covered in snow .
I put a diesel heater in it , cheap $100 , and with the windows open it was still too warm on the lowest setting.

Can you link the products you used?
You talking Home Depot spray can foam?
Thx

 

[il_cop]

Re: fuel economy. I never drove my truck without the topper so can't compare before and after and I don't drive in a town/city but I get 19 -20 mpg in my '22 ram 3500 with an ARE MX unloaded.

I plan to drive this truck to its end, but if I don't I'll always have a tall topper, for all the reasons mentioned before.

 

[insanelupus]

I prefer the taller toppers. Far more options/uses and allow me to get more use of them, including for camping. Sure, they may not look as svelte, but then I've not been that svelte myself for decades!

 

[CRJR45]

Can you link the products you used?
You talking Home Depot spray can foam?
Thx

Yes , for the interior side of the bed where all the cutouts were I took cheap foam sponges to stuff in and around each hole to frame it , then used the large gap great stuff to seal it up .
Still there after a year .
This is the heater I used , it was chintzy looking but worked great .
I did substitute a marine gas tank instead of what they supplied but theirs would’ve worked fine.
I had a hole were a fifth wheel hitch was in the center of my bed so I mounted it there and covered it with the sleeping platform .
Ran the exhaust out the bottom one way and the intake the other .

The control is the square thing and the round thing is where the heat comes out .
The heater is under the bed .

https://a.co/d/05H5GCSc

 

[CRJR45]

I made the frame so I could take it apart when I wasn’t camping , it’s stands up next to my freezer .
The green ratchet strap goes around the frame and “clamps” it to the side wall .
The plywood just lifts out for storage or to be stored.
The air mattress is cheap from Wallyworld but works great . Comes with a 12 v pump
JUST MAKE SURE TO DEFLATE IT WHEN YOU ATTAIN ALTITUDE , ask me how I know ,