This New Folding Truck Topper is Easier Than Ever - Bestop For Trucks
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This is the best topper l have seen for price, functionality, and ease of installation.
I for one truly dig this setup for my rig.
For one I don’t need a top for all seasons. Two I only need something to cover my totes and other gear from the elements while on trips towing the toy hauler and last but not least I can take it off myself without the need of a crane!
As far as security is concerned I either keep my expensive stuff in the vehicle or locked up in the toy hauler itself.
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Great points 👍
Nice Infomercial TFLTruck. How much did they pay you? I especially like the part where Andre says there are pros and cons and then you edit out the cons.
ScoobyFermentation clickbait for sure, done a deal with the devil. No review here. Heck they have that wimpy Ram Rebel, why not try it out, kinda like a review?
Oh your just mad no one cares about you and will never watch you and that you can't make money like these guys
bob nice, so ur one of those guys!
Now that's pretty trick and well thought out on the design. Nice job Bestop!
100% interest if this can come with bed cover to use when not using the topper.
Fas-top Travel Package. Thinking of getting one of these myself.
I hope somebody invents a convenient tonneau cover hybrid that just folds into a camper shell, I'd buy that in a heartbeat!
There is a product like you’re describing that I stumbled upon last night. It pops up into a short topper in the middle and uses the tonneau parts as the side. No idea the brand name offhand.
I had a “Softtopper” (different company) for 10 years on my Ridgeline. I thought it was great. Easily removed and stored when not needed, and quick to re-install when you need a covered bed. The read “window” cracked during a frigid winter, but only $75 to replace. I currently have a 2016 F150 and will be comparing this model to the Softopper. So far, I like the Softtopper better... but I’ll withhold judgement until they release one for the F150.
I got a 2017 Honda Ridgeline would you recommend softtopper? I live in Florida.
Hey Thomas, how can you say they've held up after a few years? Have any recommendations? Any problems with wind, freezing, or excessive heat?
@@l0os176 I was happy with it. I live in NY and it was exposed to all temps and weather conditions. As I mentioned the rear plastic window cracked, but it was about 5-6 years old at that point. With the Ridgeline odd shape, it wasn’t 100% water tight, but very good. No other issues I remember.
Truly think the best solution is to just go with a rollable tonneau cover. Very affordable, light weight, will keep stuff in the bed dry, and easy to move out the way for larger items if need be.
I have one. Only thing is I ride my dog in the bed. She loves to ride. Sometimes we get caught in rain and she don’t like inside the cab and she don’t like riding in the bed cover doe. Stuff like this would be better for her.
I honestly think my wife has the same sunglasses. Topper takes too much time.
Nice. But I just cannot wrap my head around spending $920.99 + S&H, $1000(!) for my truck. Maybe when they come down in price a little I may consider it. But, for now, I am OK with my Lund Genesis Elite with the same fabric material look, for $250.
These things look hideous. They look even worse when they get old..
@@sevnlight6313 - Yeah, the soft vinyl gets wrecked in the maritime weather here after a couple years...they stretch out and sun fade, even with modest care. But I could see a softtop being a good fit for someone who leases a truck and doesn't plan on keeping the top for more than a few years.
@@cup_and_cone If I was in that situation. I Would just buy a used camper shell. Used camper shells look better than these folding ones.
@@sevnlight6313 - Well the main selling feature of a soft top is being able to take it down by yourself in a parking lot, go to anything fiberglass and you've voided that feature.
@@cup_and_cone No doubt its a convenience, I guess for people who make deliveries as a living. Having that in back of my truck, I would rather have two family members or friends assist me in removing my camper shell.
They also sell gadgets or devices where a single person can remove their camper shell. The times a regular Joe moves something huge like furniture is very seldom. Also most pick up truck owners would rather do without. Because they don't need a camper shell back there.
I have the Bestop Supertop Softop Camper shell for my 07 Dodge Ram 1500. I love it!
Hello how does your best out look now after 2 years thanks
@@mikeseidner3085 I love it! We go camping about 1-2 times per month and the top is so quick and easy to put up and down whenever I want without the need for tools or anything.
This guy from besttop truly knows how to 4x in the bedroom gladiator. Gave me some good tips. We have the bestop for the replacement of freedom panels. We love the product. Great guy, great product
Just got one for my maverick. Its awesome.
I was really interested until you said STARTS at 799. That’s pretty steep.
Sam Hyde not really that bad considering you can’t get a nice bed cover or topper for under $1k new. Sure you can get many cover for under $500, but they’re horrible.
yikes
That is made in america for you lol. I will take the one made overseas please for $200.
If it 'starts' at $799 where does it 'end'? $1k?+
Yeah, it's steep if you own a $5k 2000 Tacoma... People who spend $40k on a truck are going to get what they want.
Hmmm, pretty complicated I think. If That's Easier Than Ever, I'd Hate To See A Hard One. Whew.
If you have ever put on a fiberglass one by yourself this is very much so a breeze and uncomplicated
Yeah, Lets see this thing in winter with snow and the sag & -30 with the zippers.
I know people up in Pennsylvania New Jersey they got it for about four years is still in one piece brother
Hey where's Nathan? Haven't seen him a while
A Jeep TJ top for your pickup. Bestop makes a quality product, I had a replacment top on my TJ. This is a great solution for a temporary top when needed without having to have a fiberglass top. The price seems a bit steep, though.
This is really cool! Better than a fibreglass cap.
The price (as of the upload of this video) is a deterrent over a folding cover, but you do get the benefits of both a rolling/folding cover and a topper.
Not to mention if you have an atv you want to put in your bed you just collapse it
A neighbor has the old version, I’m considering something like this if I get a pickup, hope they will make one for the Gladiator.
The window dried and cracked on the florida heat (my brothers) , a window delete option would be better for me here. Other than that is very useful for a removable. 👌🏁
The truck needs BLACK bow ties to go with those rims and bed liner spray.
Nice feature not for me but works for some. Good product. Nice review.
People in the comments are tearing this apart faster than my dog would if I left her back there lol I have to agree with most of these comments tho, too expensive and looks cheap. Doesn’t even keep your bed 100% dry, and lacks any security. I’d much rather have a hard topper, looks better and more functional. Wish somebody made a decent priced tonneau cover for a 5.5 ft. bed with Ramboxes. Hard to find.
These rag tops are fugly
Not cheap but the BAK Revolver X2 is a nice unit and they make it for the RamBox. I currently own a Revolver X2 and it works nicely. It's not 100% waterproof towards the tailgate, but I only get spots when it pours... and I'm talking about Florida downpours.
Shawn_358 actually I had a Besttop on my old Jeep TJ and they’re not cheaply made at all, in fact it was light years better than the OEM top and because of that they’re the go to replacement for the OEM junk in the Jeep world and have been since the early 90’s. I also have to say the BestTop outlasted the OEM by 3 years.
Lol all the zippers, velcro and nylon might work okay in warm weather climates but try and use it year around in the upper midwest. Not gonna happen. Also looks like a total PITA.
Mr M I remember having Best Tops on three Jeep Wranglers they were a pain in the ass in the winter time
@@pilotguy1141 yeah drive through a really wet snow and/or ice storm and that topper will be a block of worthless ice.zippers and velcro do not play well when wet and frozen solid.
I was thinking the same thing. I wondered how much it would have sucked to do this morning when it was -2f.
they don't have a top for my Ford Bronco, feel a little sad.
My color matched fiberglass Leer on my F150 will still look great in 10 years. Also the weight is not an issue. My MPGs actually improved by 1.2 mpg after install.
Having run at least a couple dozens soft tops on Jeeps (first couple Whitco all the rest Bestop) Bronco and Samurai, the weak link are the stupid nylon zippers. Back in the 60’s and early 70’s they all used brass zippers. You would wear the top out before the zippers went South. Now the zippers are gone (no matter how careful you are in maintenance) long before the top, windows ect are shot on tops and the truck toppers. Built in obsolescence because replacing zippers is pretty darn close to buying a new top/topper. Great video, not so great topper.
If i had to choose between a fiberglass topper or a cloth one i would go with the fiberglass topper because I think they like nicer and you can get them color matched to your truck
They are also ~$4500. This is less than a thousand, soft topper makes one like this than you can get in tan which looks gorgeous.
I've never seen a soft top that looked good after two years, but this has some practicality to it that other tops don't offer. I'm indifferent. I could see this being useful for the person who goes camping every other weekend, yet still needs to have an open bed for errands.
Simplest and most secure bed cover on the market!
It’s not secure from theft though
Good luck putting that back on in cold weather.
Flated Air Topper. Look into it. ;) Wonder if anyone comes back to these videos after so many years later?
They invented the top on my '94 Wrangler.
I have to say the scenery in the back is absolutely beautiful
A pretty good answer to the age old question, "Do I need a topper more than I need to be able to carry a motorcycle".
Its s good concept for people who use there trucks for truck stuff and still want to be able to keep something dry the only real bummer is price does take a lot of space and one person can remove it I want one but the price eh wene the pay for dry delivery's go up and this thing comes down I may consider right now just a good tarp
Been trying to get one for my 215 150 xlt pick up and it takes a month to get down here in Florida a freaking month
Does it leak at front if you have a spray in liner?
lol a lot of hate for what's a pretty good design. I have a competitor of theirs, softopper, and for the price, $700, it was a no brainier, as fiberglass tops new were double, and I still wanted to readily remove it. This bestop design actually took a lot of design elements from softopper.
That iams a great idea for a rear bed top!!! Great technology!!
I would love to get a topper for my Tacoma but for that price they can keep it. I'd rather spend the extra two hundred bucks and get a hard topper more secure
For some its not $200 more for a hard shell. They dont make one for mine thats not $2,000.
What hard top ?. Lol the good ones are 3000 grand or more.
You guys whining about spending less than 1k on a topper need to go throw yourselves off a cliff and do the world a favor.
You still can break into a hardshell with a rock....have you seen how quickly thief break in to vehicle with alarm system?
Hurry up with the ike gauntlet with the 18 coyote.....when will this happen?????
These people need to go back to the drawing board on this one! Time consuming process and no security... next.
Agree
Me too.
I'm guessing this is more for things like camping or want to keep their cargo dry for store runs...not necessarily everyday work trucks. Putting it up and down is also easier than removing a hard top and faster than pitching a tent.
Next....on this weeks episode of engineering disasters....I appreciate their effort though
I currently own a Revolver X2 which is a bit cheaper than this product. You get more security since it has an aluminum undercarriage and when rolled up, full access to the bed. However, there will a consumer for this product but I think is more of a niche.
I'm really not a fan of truck toppers but I definitely understand the benefits...it would be awesome if they had a bed cover that could utilize the rails that stay when you remove the bars and still give you a covered bed...
This peaks my interest. I have a power wagon and when ingo out, or camping, I want this. But I would not use it for every day. I hate the look of shells. I'd store itvin my garage until I went out. But that price tag. Ouch. Come with vaseline?
Great idea, but the camper top. Looks rough. Not so smooth.
It’s cheap material will not last long but affordable. You really have to be careful when pulling corners in place.
Need a carbon fiber topper !
Might as well get a fiberglass camper. Not much more and last years longer.
You can't remove a fiberglass topper when you end up buying something massive at Home Depot and need the vertical height.
@@sdushdiu You're buying convenience... The whole point of this system. If you're already out and about, you can drop it by yourself in a parking lot. Having to plan ahead for a rental or having to leave a hard top off at home is an inconvenience.
Watchout everyone,@@sdushdiu 's sample of one is official. Too bad just loading an quad in my bed, or the thousands of others who do it, means no topper until you've got camp setup and quad unloaded...but we'll go with your hard facts.
@@sdushdiu Grow up child. You do not have to defend your poor choices and backwards logic like your life depends on it now that you are backed into a corner and losing the argument on logic.
I would rather ship it to my house then carry it on back, or if i really want to get something big i can get a trailer, easy to load unload a trailer , not so tall as a truck for heavy things. @@cup_and_cone
Thinking of this set up for weekend camper a couple times over the summer, anything going on about putting screens behind the roll up sides? Just asking.
Oh, since it’s a commercial and not a review Andre doesn’t need to know about the products at all.
Just wondering, they can upgrade everything inside and outside the truck sometimes they do remote start, how about they create rolling or sliding truck topper!? Can they do that too,like in a garage. Thanks.
Can you say lazy lol
Can you travel with the back window open, with bikes on your tailgate pad? It looks tall enough, but has anyone tested that? Thx!
How do these hold up in Canadia winters? Lots of snow and very cold. Thanks in advance.
How does it go into a car washing?
I’m looking for something like this for my Raptor, but honestly I might just get a regular bed shell or even just one of those covers. I don’t know if this would look great on my truck for a thousand dollars.
Wish they made them for more models of trucks
Can y’all collaborate with leigtner Design to come up with a soft top compatible version for their bed racks!
What are the security features?
This may be practical, but it looks cheap and ironically it's very expensive for what it is
You obviously don't know the first thing about what you're talking about, and it's evident.
This will be a hit where it doesn't rain much, and the sun doesn't shine much, and there are no drug addicts with inquiring minds and a utility knife, not much snow fall.
Otherwise, this is the bomb for only around $700.
Can you drive with it folded down?
Looks like an open gap between the cab and top?
I’ll keep my undercover. I bought it second hand for half of this.
I have two dogs. Do you think they’ll be okay in the back? What about ventilation?
Is this the same as softopper or a different company trying to compete?
I agree way too expensive but need idea.
Do they made one yet for f150?
I couldn't use this for cross country road trips and camping. The fold away is dope but damn there's no security at all. Zippers should zip from the inside and there's no way in locking with the tailgate. Deal breaker with the lack of security. Come up with that and you got more sold.
Seems like folding it is easier than putting it back. I wouldn’t want to hold up the rear window while trying to line up the zipper.
I used one on a Silverado. They're better than nothing but I wouldn't recommend one. You lose a lot of visibility, it leaked in the rain, and a pain to use. It may be practical for some, but I didn't care for it.
how about in Ford Ranger? is it fit?
Not water or dust proof. What's the point then?
Bestops don’t even make that great of soft tops for jeeps. This just looks like a waste of time and money.
Can you fold it with the brake light installed
The breaklight has rubber connector, you'll have to unplug it to before folding the top
I think this thing is pretty interesting. I cant say I'm crazy about the look, but it is very practical. I have a Bak-Flip cover on my truck and I think I'll just stick with that for right now.
Do they have a softop or accessories with clear sides?
800$ for that 😂Damn, this is to much
make one for the ridgeline please it's 2024
Great looking top love the concept and a decent price most definitely will check out the website 👍👍
ill be honest id like if there was a hard fiber glass topper that i can fold away but also fold and secure it behind my truck. i fear when guys might use a knife to cut this kind of topper and steal stuff. would be nice if there was a fiberglass foldable topper available
Pass. Wouldn't take this over my ARE shell.
Nothing beats my hard tonneau cover! It makes my truck look so classy, plus keeps my bed dry!
Well it will not work for those in Grizzly country, seems pricey, and it makes your $50,000.00 truck look cheap, other than that great product.
If you're going into Bear Country, would you camp in a soft top convertible, or would you take a truck/SUV or car with an all enclosed metal side? The problem with many guys is that ... They poo the notion of a soft top camper shell that "IS NOT" supposed to go into dangerous areas. Much of what I see is for the folks who want to do some light overlanding, or come camping with the grandkids or just traveling through states and sleep in motels.
However I'll say this, I wouldn' buy this product since it looks too complicated to install and to take down. Plus another issue is the rear window area, in the Super Top version, they use velcro to keep the rear window secured along with the tailgate bar, which is even designed to allow the bar to pass through, and secure on the rear hooks. And "NO" I don't work for Super tops, but i've seen enough of their videos to think about buying their product rather than the product put out by 'BestTop"....
I wonder how this would work with a soft-top Gladiator...could be interesting.
A tarp and some strings and or bungees cords are cheaper than this. The rear so called back plastic glass will be scratched up in no time making it almost impossible to look out the back of the truck.
is there a hard top available for short bed chevy colorado 2019?
Hows the wind noise.?
I'm not a fan. It's expensive for what it is, it looks cheap, no security, long process to take down and set back up, I can take my hard cap off and stow faster than this thing, it doesn't give you full access to the bed of the truck when taken down. Those are the cons and honestly I don't see any pros.
I agree, I'd say the biggest Pros are that it is (probably) lighter than a hard top and you can drop the top out in the field if needed. as opposed to having to take it off at home and store in the shed/garage.
I like this idea, I'd get one today if they were priced what they should be. Like a couple hundred or something. 8 or 9 hundred for canvas isn't appealing.
Realistically I would rip this off after a month and throw it in the garbage. It reminds me of a jeep soft top. So many zippers and velcro. Great for summer only vehicles in a clean atmosphere. Add salt or dust and mud to that and it's gonna be a problem.
damn website is down.. sigh
Anyone know what fog light pods those are?
Too expensive... Pass.
Think of this as a jeep topper. Their used and priced the same way.
A young Tom Cruise. So this is how he got his start...
Have one for 2020 ranger crew cab
What are your thoughts on it so far?
Isn’t Softopper a brand?
They didn't even mention security. If it's 800 USD with little to non security features then why bother. The thing is worth 200 if that.