Ok ;;;;;;; I'm in the market for a 2018 toyota TUNDRA and want to travel cross country with your system and an Airstream basecamp and 2 cats . I'm going back to the West from Florida ; Can you hook me up with type of system to make my road trip more INTRESTING ? Thank and Cool Video .
Thought the same. Saved my pennies and braced myself when I hit the confirm order button. I don't regret it one bit. It's like carrying a flashlight, you never knew how much you'd use it until you had it.
For some, it's definitely a big investment for sure. It'll outlast your truck though, plus made in the USA with a lifetime warranty - great company as well. I couldn't imagine having a truck without one, now.
yeah i am of the mindset buy once cry once. i dont even have a truck yet, so long ways for me. but im loving this content and all ur content. plan on hitting u up for a holster after i get a light. just dunno if i want appendix. id like to see more m2.0 stuff and im thinking about a BCM AR. But also looking up prepper and survival gear, camping trucks etc. cover it all! haha. good stuff.
I am not really into off roading. I am just into camping a lot. I like your set up with roof top tent on the top of your truck bed. And I found this 2017 Toyota tacoma off road with a trd rim and a nice tire, a roof rack and some few goodies for CAD$40,000.00. Now I wonder if really need a truck with crawling system on it? At my age of 64 just wonder if I really need this kind of truck. Thanks
On older video you said you only had the se diamondback cover, but this video I believe you said Hd diamondback to support about 1600lbs. Did you upgrade or could you modify SE model into HD model?
How funny, I'm selling my wrangler and looking to get the Tacoma due to the fact that i can't secure stuff in the jeep. When I'm out and about. Love this set up and i will be copying it. Secure and practical. When the time comes watching the how to video will be really important. Way to help out the other people in this community.
Hey Mike. I hope you are doing well. We are big fans of your channel. Just got a Tacoma, and we added a shell and the IKamper Skycamp 2.0. I was trying to go through your link to get the TC bed stiffeners, and the link is not working. Do you get any benefit from us getting it through your link? Just wanted to be sure as we would like to get it through your link if it helps the channel. Thanks!
I picked up the heavy duty Diamondback cover last year back for my ‘17 Tacoma to secure work tools and I could not be happier. It is easy to use and durable. I also haul a lot of lumber on it and all the lashing points are perfect for tying things down. Price wise it was worth every penny.
Takes up room, adds weight, I don't really feel like I ever need it. They're cool - I just don't have any desire to own one right now. Maybe I'll try one out eventually and get hooked, but right now I'm happy without.
Great video. Lots of information. I would just say to make sure to link your past videos as you're talking about it. Like when you were talking about the bed cover, you should link the review you made about it. Any ways, always appreciate your reviews. Thanks.
Hey Mike, keep a close eye on those vertical bolts that go through the box tubing for your rack. They have a tendency to loosen up because the box tubing flexes when tightening the nuts and when a load is put on the bolts. Proper procedure (and it wouldn't be too hard in your particular setup) is to have a sleeve that the bolt goes through inside the box. This would prevent the box tubing from squishing when you tighten the nuts. Hope that makes sense... I'm happy to clarify if it doesn't.
Last Line Of Defense Yeah, you should be able to get some round tubing at the hardware store that will fit over the bolt; anything that's not SUPER thin will be fine, steel or aluminum, and cut it to fit inside the box tubing and you're GTG. Of course, some kinda locking nut would be a good addition too.
Yeah I have nylon locking nuts and washers underneath - checked and none of them were loose (yet), but had previously noticed a very slight bow in the aluminum tubing. I noticed this though when I originally mounted it because of how much I tightened the bolts.
Very comprehensive review! Had to let go of my White Toyota Tacoma and bought a new Black Silverado. Won't get the Diamondback Smooth Cover until mid June. Security is my main reason for the purchase. I'm really interested on how other functionality can be incorporated in this unique cover. Later, I plan on getting some secure Yakima Kayak holders - probably roof mounted. Access to the bed is important during camping trips. I will continue to monitor your videos for creative ways to utilize the Diamondback Truck Covers. Thanks for all the hard work you put into your videos.
I commented on another video not too long ago about not liking truck bed covers that open near the front and back. But as i'm looking at them more from pictures and doing research on whats out there i think these diamondback covers are growing on me more and more, just how versatile they are, i mean, i can't open the gate on my truck with my current cover while its closed and i always the cover i have from the beginning, the passenger side of the hinge in the back doesn't close and its way tilted from the left, almost like it's being blocked while its completely empty. I definitely have to purchase a diamondback as soon as possible
Almost bought a diamond back cover but I load the bed of my truck so often with large items I would literally have to take the cover off once a week, this is why I’m loving my roll up cover :) love that setup though.
When I get a new truck I’m definitely getting a Diamondback. It’s expensive. But I don’t go through trucks fast. So it’s a big investment in cargo security. 👍🏻
I got a trd 4Runner since I knew I'd spend a ton to secure the bed. Plus you can sleep in the back if you have a roof rack to put your junk on. But to each his own.
Rubicon V I am in the 4runner or Tacoma conundrum myself. By the time I put a camper shell on the 🌮 it ends up the same or more money as a 4runner only with a lot of horror stories about spending the $ and still getting leaks and dust intrusion
Awesome set up but with the tent on the only access to the bed is only thru the tail gate right? Also is this the HD or SE. Thought it was the SE with the 4 Tie downs but some comments are saying this is the HD.
Nice setup, I’m going to use a lot of your ideas here, except I’m going with the Voodoo bed-rack because they make a bracket to go along with Diamondback Bed Cover with their Voodoo system, hope it holds up.
Awesome video. Question... how do you open the pelican with the tent in place? Lol it’d be cool to side mount one similar fashion as your hi-jack on the passenger side.
Did your Tacoma come with the Toyota tri-fold cover? If so did you remove the original attach points as well? Love what you’re doing man! Love that you share it all in the fashion that you do. Thanks for the tan olight mini flash sale notification back when. I was able to score one for my 19X and love the combo! Need a holster for it all now...
That was awesome as always! I love your lengthy videos and look forward to them! You should do a “shout out” video for some channels you like and watch yourself
Love you videos can’t wait for the next one . Can’t wait to get my truck to get one this is cheap to me for how strong it is and how long it will last and a life time warranty. Hey for the extra money it’s a reasonable price to but anyway god bless
Hey Mike, I'm really digging your channel. Just wondering if you could share why you upgraded to the HD cover? I read a few comments here where you mention the SE would work for this setup. Does the placement of the rails add additional load rating? I weigh about 250 and wonder about being in the tent with my gf, who is only about 100lbs. Are their other benefits you could share between the two models? Sorry so many questions. Thanks!
Yeah I think the SE would hold up fine - Diamondback might recommend the HD to match up with their posted specs, but the SE is a very solid cover and a little lighter as well. I have the HD at the moment, just because they wanted me to test a few changes they made, so I was using it.
So why is a high lift jack necessary? When might you use that? I expect you might have mentioned it in the next, more in-depth video, but at the beginning of that video you said that a lot would be rehash of this video, so I chose to not watch it. Thanks.
Too much to put into a comment, but hundreds of articles out there you could check out - www.roundforge.com/articles/best-hi-lift-jack-accessories-fourwheeling/
You can’t fully utilize the Diamondback with the RTT is on so the advantage of having a Diamondback is ...? Oh, you’ve got a hard cover that looks “cool”. Got it.
Secure hard cover that you can mount tents, hi-lift, cases, etc to, which is fully-weatherproof. And oh, as mentioned in the video, the 90% of the time when I don't have the stuff mounted - functions as 'normal'.
If you wanna raiseit like I did, you'll need longer bolts for either system. I went with the aa cause I liked the look a little better and the towers were a little taller, I think it's a little lighter and it came with the ladder mount things that I used for my maxtrax
Your dawn jacket will not perform as good if you keep it like that all the time. You have to shake it a bit from time to time. The same goes for your dawn sleeping bags. Do not store it like that.
Yeah, definitely a handy setup. I don't really like the look of them, or how tall that whole setup ends up getting... I've considered something like that though (am still considering) because it opens up some more room / ability to travel with the dog back there and passengers up front, etc. If I had more passengers (kids), plus a dog, something like that might be the logical next step.
No, I never use it so I don't need easy access to it. I'd never mount anything to the bed though, it'd get in the way of loading, unloading, sitting on the tailgate and using it as a table - all things I regularly do.
This video is of the HD. You can tell by the number of cross bars on it around the 15:22 mark. If you look at this Diamondback Review Vdeo that is the SE model you can tell by the cross bars around the 7:58 mark. That along with the blacked out hinges and hardware on the cover in the new video suggest that he got a new HD cover in the past month or so(when they upgrade to all black hardware) Which would make sense as the weight he was attaching to the top of the SE model was probably not recommended!
Hey Michael, yeah there is an SE and an HD - the SE is rating for 400 (dynamic) and the HD is 1600. The SE would be sufficient for this setup though as well.
Update here! - th-cam.com/video/VwZ5aKyNcXA/w-d-xo.html
Where did you get your rota pack mount?
We all know that looking cool is the most important
You must only have the base model Yeti cooler haha
I live about 20 minutes from Diamondbacks headquarters here in PA. Factory direct discounts ;)
Diamondback Cover: Military Discount Active Duty/Veterans 10% fyi.
Peter Harper ty
Got my military discount. Was fairly easy.
Ok ;;;;;;; I'm in the market for a 2018 toyota TUNDRA and want to travel cross country with your system and an Airstream basecamp and 2 cats . I'm going back to the West from Florida ; Can you hook me up with type of system to make my road trip more INTRESTING ? Thank and Cool Video .
Please show your pully system! I have been debating on how to do one for my rtt
Super Detailed video of setup here - th-cam.com/video/ndg8KaZ_Wsc/w-d-xo.html
1500-2000 dollars for bed cover. Yeah that is expensive or out of price range.
Thought the same. Saved my pennies and braced myself when I hit the confirm order button. I don't regret it one bit. It's like carrying a flashlight, you never knew how much you'd use it until you had it.
For some, it's definitely a big investment for sure. It'll outlast your truck though, plus made in the USA with a lifetime warranty - great company as well. I couldn't imagine having a truck without one, now.
yeah i am of the mindset buy once cry once. i dont even have a truck yet, so long ways for me. but im loving this content and all ur content. plan on hitting u up for a holster after i get a light. just dunno if i want appendix. id like to see more m2.0 stuff and im thinking about a BCM AR. But also looking up prepper and survival gear, camping trucks etc. cover it all! haha. good stuff.
It is expensive but well worth the price. I have one on my F-150 and it is the bomb. Buy once, cry once.
we all have AR's that cost more so its really not that expensive
I am not really into off roading. I am just into camping a lot. I like your set up with roof top tent on the top of your truck bed. And I found this 2017 Toyota tacoma off road with a trd rim and a nice tire, a roof rack and some few goodies for CAD$40,000.00. Now I wonder if really need a truck with crawling system on it? At my age of 64 just wonder if I really need this kind of truck. Thanks
On older video you said you only had the se diamondback cover, but this video I believe you said Hd diamondback to support about 1600lbs. Did you upgrade or could you modify SE model into HD model?
This series is too good man... also get those hats out!!! :)
How funny, I'm selling my wrangler and looking to get the Tacoma due to the fact that i can't secure stuff in the jeep. When I'm out and about. Love this set up and i will be copying it. Secure and practical. When the time comes watching the how to video will be really important. Way to help out the other people in this community.
Hey Mike. I hope you are doing well. We are big fans of your channel. Just got a Tacoma, and we added a shell and the IKamper Skycamp 2.0. I was trying to go through your link to get the TC bed stiffeners, and the link is not working. Do you get any benefit from us getting it through your link? Just wanted to be sure as we would like to get it through your link if it helps the channel. Thanks!
I picked up the heavy duty Diamondback cover last year back for my ‘17 Tacoma to secure work tools and I could not be happier. It is easy to use and durable. I also haul a lot of lumber on it and all the lashing points are perfect for tying things down. Price wise it was worth every penny.
Rod Z NJ
Mike, why not add a bed slide so you can drop the gate and pull the stuff in bed out for easy access? Truck looks great with the lift.
Takes up room, adds weight, I don't really feel like I ever need it. They're cool - I just don't have any desire to own one right now. Maybe I'll try one out eventually and get hooked, but right now I'm happy without.
diamondback have a military discount...
Great video. Lots of information. I would just say to make sure to link your past videos as you're talking about it. Like when you were talking about the bed cover, you should link the review you made about it. Any ways, always appreciate your reviews. Thanks.
I actually meant to on this one, but forgot - thanks for the reminder!
Lol I doubt you have a Yeti! You seem more like a pelican cooler kinda guy!
Those attachment points are called Cleats! Haha. subbed.
Hey Mike, keep a close eye on those vertical bolts that go through the box tubing for your rack. They have a tendency to loosen up because the box tubing flexes when tightening the nuts and when a load is put on the bolts. Proper procedure (and it wouldn't be too hard in your particular setup) is to have a sleeve that the bolt goes through inside the box. This would prevent the box tubing from squishing when you tighten the nuts. Hope that makes sense... I'm happy to clarify if it doesn't.
Ah thanks for the recommendation, I'll keep an eye on them and see if I can find some sleeves somewhere. Local hardware store might have?
Last Line Of Defense Yeah, you should be able to get some round tubing at the hardware store that will fit over the bolt; anything that's not SUPER thin will be fine, steel or aluminum, and cut it to fit inside the box tubing and you're GTG. Of course, some kinda locking nut would be a good addition too.
Yeah I have nylon locking nuts and washers underneath - checked and none of them were loose (yet), but had previously noticed a very slight bow in the aluminum tubing. I noticed this though when I originally mounted it because of how much I tightened the bolts.
You've sold me on it and It's cheaper than what I was quoted for a ARE overland top. Love your channel man
davewoodyls1 those ARE & SNUGTOP are stupid expensive
If I owned a Fiskars I'd hide it too, lol.
Oh man, they're good - affordable workhorses.
You're a highend gear tester. I'm an axe snob. Pick up a few, I promise you will be afterwards also!
Sounds like you have theft insecurities lol
I knew I liked you...... you like Fiji water🙃
Great set up Mike, love the truck vids! I wish f150s came in this color
That Fieldcraft Survival... so hot right now
Just bought my cover damnit 😭
Dude! Excellent video! I look forward to watching more. I'm not there yet... just have the Toyota truck. But I'm starting soon!
Very comprehensive review! Had to let go of my White Toyota Tacoma and bought a new Black Silverado. Won't get the Diamondback Smooth Cover until mid June. Security is my main reason for the purchase. I'm really interested on how other functionality can be incorporated in this unique cover. Later, I plan on getting some secure Yakima Kayak holders - probably roof mounted. Access to the bed is important during camping trips. I will continue to monitor your videos for creative ways to utilize the Diamondback Truck Covers. Thanks for all the hard work you put into your videos.
ha, ha, ha, ha..kinda creepy with all those keys hanging in your bed lol. Just kidding bro. Just subbed. lol
I commented on another video not too long ago about not liking truck bed covers that open near the front and back. But as i'm looking at them more from pictures and doing research on whats out there i think these diamondback covers are growing on me more and more, just how versatile they are, i mean, i can't open the gate on my truck with my current cover while its closed and i always the cover i have from the beginning, the passenger side of the hinge in the back doesn't close and its way tilted from the left, almost like it's being blocked while its completely empty. I definitely have to purchase a diamondback as soon as possible
Going to buy Diamondback cover tomorrow but I am not Military. Any discounts codes for common citizens. Help me out.
Almost bought a diamond back cover but I load the bed of my truck so often with large items I would literally have to take the cover off once a week, this is why I’m loving my roll up cover :) love that setup though.
When I get a new truck I’m definitely getting a Diamondback. It’s expensive. But I don’t go through trucks fast. So it’s a big investment in cargo security. 👍🏻
I got a trd 4Runner since I knew I'd spend a ton to secure the bed. Plus you can sleep in the back if you have a roof rack to put your junk on. But to each his own.
Rubicon V I am in the 4runner or Tacoma conundrum myself. By the time I put a camper shell on the 🌮 it ends up the same or more money as a 4runner only with a lot of horror stories about spending the $ and still getting leaks and dust intrusion
hdjc86 That was my thinking exactly.
Rubicon V of course I still lurk the vanlife videos wondering if I could fit a Quigley 4x4 van in my parking spot and do a build for less $s
You must have alot of spare money
Is that an extended box?
Awesome set up but with the tent on the only access to the bed is only thru the tail gate right? Also is this the HD or SE. Thought it was the SE with the 4 Tie downs but some comments are saying this is the HD.
Nice setup, I’m going to use a lot of your ideas here, except I’m going with the Voodoo bed-rack because they make a bracket to go along with Diamondback Bed Cover with their Voodoo system, hope it holds up.
Man. The whole pulley system removable tent thing is my grand plan. Just need a garage, roof tent, Diamond back cover :(. Excellent stuff man
Awesome video. Question... how do you open the pelican with the tent in place? Lol it’d be cool to side mount one similar fashion as your hi-jack on the passenger side.
Did your Tacoma come with the Toyota tri-fold cover? If so did you remove the original attach points as well?
Love what you’re doing man! Love that you share it all in the fashion that you do.
Thanks for the tan olight mini flash sale notification back when. I was able to score one for my 19X and love the combo! Need a holster for it all now...
Just buy a 2018 Tacoma TRD off road quick sand I love it going to get it set up I'm in Coos Bay where are you at
Oh snap! Just ordered my Diamondback last week off your setup... awesome videos and info. Much thanks for posting all
Sometimes I feel the overlanding community is super vain and judgmental. Love your vids, keep keeping it real
That was awesome as always! I love your lengthy videos and look forward to them! You should do a “shout out” video for some channels you like and watch yourself
Love you videos can’t wait for the next one . Can’t wait to get my truck to get one this is cheap to me for how strong it is and how long it will last and a life time warranty. Hey for the extra money it’s a reasonable price to but anyway god bless
how many miles have you put on the truck so far and is it living up to the legendary tacoma reliability?
You should do some overlanding vlogs! Could be a good direction for the channel, on top of everything else.
Love the little cargo nets!!! Think you could mount those gas cans in the same position but to the tool box that you had in there?
Do you have a video of the pulley system? If not could you do one showing you using it
Hey Mike, I'm really digging your channel. Just wondering if you could share why you upgraded to the HD cover? I read a few comments here where you mention the SE would work for this setup. Does the placement of the rails add additional load rating? I weigh about 250 and wonder about being in the tent with my gf, who is only about 100lbs. Are their other benefits you could share between the two models? Sorry so many questions.
Thanks!
Yeah I think the SE would hold up fine - Diamondback might recommend the HD to match up with their posted specs, but the SE is a very solid cover and a little lighter as well. I have the HD at the moment, just because they wanted me to test a few changes they made, so I was using it.
Great video 👌, I'm now trying to buy a tacoma and modifying it and your mods are great .
Can you add links to those products?
Yup - check the video description of all my videos.
Think the Se version of the cover can still support a tent set up?
So why is a high lift jack necessary? When might you use that? I expect you might have mentioned it in the next, more in-depth video, but at the beginning of that video you said that a lot would be rehash of this video, so I chose to not watch it. Thanks.
Too much to put into a comment, but hundreds of articles out there you could check out - www.roundforge.com/articles/best-hi-lift-jack-accessories-fourwheeling/
Do you know anyone in Southern Utah? I want to get into over-landing.
Hey do you have a spare tire that is the same size as the existing tires
You can’t fully utilize the Diamondback with the RTT is on so the advantage of having a Diamondback is ...? Oh, you’ve got a hard cover that looks “cool”. Got it.
Secure hard cover that you can mount tents, hi-lift, cases, etc to, which is fully-weatherproof. And oh, as mentioned in the video, the 90% of the time when I don't have the stuff mounted - functions as 'normal'.
I love your truck. I want the Same truck,! so Jealous. Good Video
Noticed you went from the M1000 racks to the AA-Racks. I'm guessing the bolts wouldn't go all the way through the bend in the M1000's?
If you wanna raiseit like I did, you'll need longer bolts for either system. I went with the aa cause I liked the look a little better and the towers were a little taller, I think it's a little lighter and it came with the ladder mount things that I used for my maxtrax
I need the detailed video! gearing up right now to build this setup on my DB cover and taco!
How did you mount your fiskars hatchet?
That cover is so over priced its not even funny.
Get yourself a Silky Bigboy, or Katana boy... You'll thank me later. Folding pull saws.
Actually picked one up recently. I had a couple of trees blow over on my property that I wanted to test one out on.
Nice to see those cords in use, I was wondering what you had thought of with them!!
Your dawn jacket will not perform as good if you keep it like that all the time. You have to shake it a bit from time to time.
The same goes for your dawn sleeping bags. Do not store it like that.
yup - not a regular use jacket
Never answer question... great job Mike...
Or an Australian Patriot travel trailer . with the tundra
That's a cool set up Mike. I just ordered a Dimond back cover. Lucky for me they give military discounts. I'm looking forward to the detailed one.
Nice, hope you love it, and thanks for your service!
Awesome video! Do you have the 5 or 6 foot bed?
is this a Diamond Back HD on this video?
Or ya could have gotten a camper shell and put the tent on top of a roof rack ;) That's what I plan on doing when I get a Tacoma
Yeah, definitely a handy setup. I don't really like the look of them, or how tall that whole setup ends up getting... I've considered something like that though (am still considering) because it opens up some more room / ability to travel with the dog back there and passengers up front, etc. If I had more passengers (kids), plus a dog, something like that might be the logical next step.
Horizontaly mounted maxtrax
Good stuff Mike. Thanks.
I like your methods ✌️
You must be Matt Ogus’s brother
Any thought about mounting your axe to the inside of the tailgate instead of the front of the bed?
No, I never use it so I don't need easy access to it. I'd never mount anything to the bed though, it'd get in the way of loading, unloading, sitting on the tailgate and using it as a table - all things I regularly do.
What do you do to afford all this haha
Sweet setup! Subscribed!
Solid and well thought out setup!
Is that the HD or SE Diamondback cover?
This video is of the HD. You can tell by the number of cross bars on it around the 15:22 mark. If you look at this Diamondback Review Vdeo that is the SE model you can tell by the cross bars around the 7:58 mark. That along with the blacked out hinges and hardware on the cover in the new video suggest that he got a new HD cover in the past month or so(when they upgrade to all black hardware) Which would make sense as the weight he was attaching to the top of the SE model was probably not recommended!
Do a bow rig/set up review!
Hey man. I heard where you said your cover can hold up to 1600lbs. On their website it says only 400lbs. Are there different covers? Thanks
Hey Michael, yeah there is an SE and an HD - the SE is rating for 400 (dynamic) and the HD is 1600. The SE would be sufficient for this setup though as well.
Last Line Of Defense Thanks man!!
Thanks for sharing!
Awesome truck!
Who makes the antenna?
*Offroad bed system
FIFY
What happened to the bin you had in the bed, took up too much space?
I was finding I was putting a lot of full height things into the bed of the truck, so I took it out to see how it went without it for awhile.
Mike! We had an argument back in 2016. You were a gentleman. I was cordial. You’ve got a fan. You seem happy and your set up Is dope. Enjoy!
Haha thanks - what was our argument about?
Last Line Of Defense
Politics. Standard.
Keep having fun.
I love my taco and the lifestyle it affords me.
Ah yeah... political arguments bring out the best in us all
Awesome setup mate
What do u do for a living? Very curious :)
I'm a web developer, and I run a small holster company, and I do this TH-cam thing. Maybe other stuff too, here and there.
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Sick set up man!
Fantastic rig!
7000$ yeti lol
Do you leave your gear on your truck all the time?
Ant1-Hero in one of his other videos he explains how he removes the tent and such. Pretty easy to do
You low key look like "Stryker of Seattle" with a hat lol
Googled "Stryker of Seattle" - didn't find anything of relevance really. What is it?
Cool video