Agricover Outlander Soft Truck Topper - Ram Rebel
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2023
- In this video, I install the Outlander soft topper from Agricover. I was looking for some sort of bed cap solution and landed on the Outlander.
It's the least expensive, does what I need it to do, and looks great on the truck. Best of all its very easy to move and swap over to my dad's Ram!
Here's a link to the Outlander on Agricover's site: tinyurl.com/5n7peayh
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Thanks for posting this, I've been looking at getting one of these for my 2019 classic. Even with the 6.4ft bed, there's not enough room in the bed for all my gear during hunting season. Using a cart to drag and load deer in the bed, I can't close my tonneau cover, this would allow me to do that. I was looking at this and the bestop and this appears to be a better built unit for just slightly more.
I don't like that the bestop doesn't have side windows.
Great video, thanks. A nice follow up would be to show the takedown-fold up. Thanks.
Sure thing!
Thanks for the review. Definitely considering this over the Softopper for rainy / snowy season camping trips when we don't want to sleep out and risk a rude (wet) awakening. Big question: does it come with "curtains" to block the windows, to keep out sun and/or peepers (you know what happens when a light is on inside and it's dark outside)? Or would we have to rig something up? Thanks!
You’ll have to rig something up,
You can even make the RAM glow, have yellow light, red light, or white light, you can choose.😎
Thanks for the great breakdown. Been looking into one of these for when I go on trips with my sons' Scout troop. Is this on all the time or do you take it off when not needing it? I was just wondering about durability.
My dads had it on his truck for a few months and everything is holding up great. I’ll probably run the top for most of the summer for our road trips then break it down in fall.
Nice video. I've been on the fence about getting one of these for truck camping, but I need to fold it up to haul my dirt bike.
Unzip the windows and this folds up agains the top of your cab so you should be good to go!
@@WaterFowler41 it's the top on my list because it doesn't fold into the bed or take up space. Mind if I send you a message on IG with a question?
@@ShiftGearsMoto hey did you end up getting the topper? Im in the same boat...I have my dirtbike and hate hitch carriers and was liking the fact I could cold this up to the back of the cab. Cheers
@@hski12 I did, yes. Was going to make a specific video about it.
@@ShiftGearsMoto you should make a video! :)
Thanks for the video I have mine in the garage and ready to install. How do you store the topper when you dont have it on the truck. I was thinking about suspending it from my garage ceiling. concerned about the frame getting bent. Looking for solutions
thanks for any suggestions
Jon
The topper is on my dad's truck currently but I haven't really given storage too much though. I may end up breaking it down when I don't need it so I can keep it in my basement.
How is it for keeping the elements out? I don’t need wet gear in the bed of my truck.
All our fishing gear stayed dry with the outlander
Excellent video. I just got one for my 2021 ram 2500 6.4 bed. I went through the same research trying to find something all around useful. I wanted more secure storage. somewhere for the dogs to go. Fiberglass ones are crazy price and a little to permanent for when you want to open the bed back up. The other brand soft top didn't have side windows and the reviews were not the best.that's why i went with this one. This is a great option and can't beat the price. I know the other brand has a diy cut out option to put a roll up window between the cab. like a pet window. i wonder if it will work on this one. I might try it on this setup. I haven't installed mine, yet your video was a big help on that. I like those led strips in your bed. Any info on those? are those hard wired or do you have the outlet in the bed? thanks again
The led strips are from Amazon. I have a switch wired to them and I grab power from the 12+v wire in my trailer harness. I have a video showing how I wired another set, I later switched to the strips and would recommend the strips over the little pods due to better coverage. Here’s the link, any questions let me know!
ua-cam.com/video/ArtoUctsRSo/v-deo.html
Awesome thanks again.
Waterfowler, I am having a problem getting the rear window to seat on the tailgate top. Any tricks to getting this sitting any better?
Are you talking about the tailgate flap? I’d double check your bed rail clamps are as far back as they can be and tightened down completely. Make sure the width is properly set too, the tailgate bar should sit firmly in the two corner brackets.
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Do they make a back window mesh screen option? I'd use it for my dogs but i dont want to greenhouse kill them inside
I don’t thing they do but most canvas shops should be able to pull something together
Is it taller when stowed all the way to thr front? Pictures on website seem to indicate as such. My truck is 81" tall at shark fin an garage is 82.5 so not a lot of room to spare.
A little bit above the cab, I think its about even with the top of my shark fin
Perfect! I doubt I'll have it stowed much but would be good to know I won't accidentally do some damage to it and my garage if I forget its stowed. Do you ever partially leave the side panels unzipped? Trying to figure out an air conditioning solution for my dog without having to fully remove the panels. Was thinking I may just add a snap to a couple corners to hold it in place when i have a corner open.
Does the rear window fold or roll up? Have you had the side windows open for venting while driving?
Rolls up and snaps to the top so you can ride with it open
@@WaterFowler41 Thank you for the quick response. Have you tried venting the side windows at high speeds? Wondering about keeping cool enough for dogs on hot summer days. Or maybe best to have rear window open?
Any security concerns with the soft topper?
Its as secured as a vinyl roll up tonneau of a soft jeep topper. If someone has a knife they can cut it. The key is to stay away from nefarious areas and be safe about what you are leaving in your truck bed for extended periods of time.
My shell is too wide at the front of the truck. The back is correct. How do I fix that
Make sure the front cross bar is full seated on both sides assuming they sent you the right parts, you shouldn’t be having issues
I've been on the fence about getting the Outlander soft top to simplify my camping/fly fishing trips. I like the way these fit compared to the Softopper and the other competitors but I'm wondering if the lack of zipper pulls on the inside is a pain. Don't want to double around when I'm trying to get out, ya know what I mean. Any thoughts on this? Is opening up from inside a pain?
All of the zippers have an internal string you can pull on in addition to the external one.
@@WaterFowler41 Good news on the zippers. Have you had any problems with moisture coming in? The only other Outlander review I saw on UA-cam showed pretty significant water coming in after rain. I live in the PNW so this is definitely a concern for me
@@JC-kq4zw I haven’t had any water intrusion and this is after driving through several touch less car washes
@@WaterFowler41 Thanks for the info. I am struggling with analysis paralysis as I try to decide between the Bestop Supertop and this Outlander model. If you have any other words of wisdom, I am all ears. There isn't much online about Outlanders so your insights are appreciated.
Biggest difference with the outlander is the windows. Which is really nice to have because it allows some light into the bed when you’re grabing things out of the truck bed and it honestly looks a bit better with windows than the models without windows.
Any specific reasons you went with this brand vs others?
Side windows!
I just ordered one of these for my truck, and out of all them, the outlander has the best deal on them. Softopper used to be the cheapest, and were able to get one under 800, but their prices are now as high or higher than the outlander. Plus, from what I've seen. The outlander is the best looking out of all of them.
Where is the third brake light?
On the top of my truck cab
@waterfowler 41 have you swapped the Outlander for the tonneau cover and how hard is it to do?
Yup running the tonneau right now while the outlander is packed away. Very easy to swap back and forth
Do you take the side rails off to use your tonneau cover?
Yes the side rails need to come off