Soft tonneaus are the shiznit. I have a fiberglass one on the Flying
Eggplant, and a Mopar canvas one on LowR/T in Blue. I like the hardshell
for the lockability, but the fitment sucks after being on their 3+ years.
The soft one has my vote for best usability though. 1 person on/off if
necessary, light weight (must be worth a tenth in the 1/4 over the heavy
fiberglas one).
Who's got that bottle of Capt Morgan now hehehe
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
<dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Date: Sunday, October 19, 2003 1:50 AM
Subject: DML: Loading strategy? (and story)
>
>Had to haul a water heater today in the bed of the truck. Is there a
>"proper" place to load something like that?
>
>I put it in the center of the bed side to side, right up against the cab
>end. Put 2 cargo straps around it, one going across the front of the
>box and back to the rear tiedowns, the other going across the back of
>the box and hooked to the front tiedowns. Then another strap over top
>to provide some stability. Seemed to be OK there.
>
>And now for the story: I was helping friends (married couple) move
>today. We discovered the water heater was in less than working order,
>so while the husband hauled the trailer back to the apartment from the
>house, his father (owns a '93 CC 2WD w/ cap) and I went to Home Depot to
>get a water heater. We got the box down off the rack and real big on
>the side it said "DO NOT LAY THIS BOX ON ITS SIDE. Only transport
>vertically." It's a natural gas heater and I guess the burner can come
>apart when the unit is on its side - since it's a more or less sealed
>system, you're hosed once that happens. The water heater is obviously
>too tall to fit under a cap (which was originally the plan - I leave my
>truck at the house and just hitch a ride). Pulled the tonneau off my
>truck in under 5 minutes, loaded up, strapped down and away we go!
>
>And that, my friends, is why I will take a soft tonneau over anything
>else any day of the week (but especially Saturday & Sunday).
>
>--
>-andy
>
>http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota - andy-dml@levyclan.us
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>"Whatever Adam does, do the opposite and you'll be fine"
> -Bob Tom
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