Granite - A Third Gen Story

Congrats! Almost as nice as where I proposed.

 

National parks don't count.

 

I got out this morning for opening day of whitetail deer rifle season. I hiked in along a dead end road and set up overlooking a meadow across from private land where I found a bunch of sign during my scouting. Didn't see hide nor hair of a deer, though I did see a handful of grouse which had me kicking myself for not bringing the 10/22.

It may have been an unsuccessful hunt but mornings like this can't be beat.

 

Alu-Cab Contour Canopy

We've been finding that the Diamondback wasn't working out for our family needs. With all that comes with camping and travelling with a toddler, we've been wanting more storage space in the bed.

I started looking into canopies and narrowed it down to Leer, SmartCap and Alu-Cab. The fiberglsss Leer was the cheapeast, but not by much once you add roof racks, lights and interior liner.

The SmartCap is the most modular but also the most expensive. I'm not a big fan of its looks, to me it doesn't flow with the lines of the truck very well. I've also read about quite a few people having issues.

That led me to the Alu-Cab. $1000 more than the Leer and $1500 cheaper than the SmartCap. It has side windoors, lights and rack track as standard feature. The Alu-Cab crossbars were less than half the price of the Thule the other caps use. Finally, it has a rugged look that flows well with the Tundra lines.

 

Very nice!! Looks great.

 

This cap is the route I'm going. My 2025 truck is almost a twin of yours. I'm afraid the RSI would just rattle apart. The Alu-Cab being all welded seems to be the best option I've found. I'm just debating windows or not.

I had a fiberglass ARE cap on my 2017 and it rubbed the body paint off in the 4 corners. The dirt roads I travel rattle the truck pretty bad (my speed doesn't help much). My heat shields usually last 3 or 4 years due to the roads.