Glad you stayed dry. I’ve had some wetness but it’s pretty safe. Yes these are nice to have watertight for a few reasons including keeping em out of the truck.
Also, I live in New Orleans.
I’ve been trying to figure out how to get some modular storage in the bed - for daily stuff and quick swaps, say for camping.
Priorities are keeping things as modular as possible and keeping everything waterproof. Not banking on the tonneau for water proofing.
I did a previous video and post...
+1 - mine are in petg and holding up. but my antenna mount prototype on the bed rail melted in that 113 ish heat index last week. wheel covers never got that hot.
the planes outside of the ring where it is now aren't really flat. they taper back into the wheel as they get closer to the openings of the wheel, so i don't really see a logical spot to take the cover beyond where it is that doesn't introduce a super thin taper or a goofy visual break. but i'm...
I totally need one of those sweet Aussie overland trailers. There is nothing cooler behind the R1T, amirite? I mean yes I’m just driving to the State Park but, you never know. You. Just. Never. Know.
And we’re back.
So yes my YouTube history is jammed with trailer reviews and Overland Expo...
Hey forum,
Re: mods and lessons from a month of #R1T ownership.... Figured I'd do an Instagram Live.
4 PM Central, today, 5/5. See you there!
https://instagram.com/mynextelectric/
- ham radio
- cb radio
- taking bed parts off and putting back (rails, front of bed)
- 3d printed wheel caps...
there's been discussion of 10-15% improvement with 21"s over 20's + all-terrain and 5-10% over 22's. No data I know abt aero's only. . i've heard from others that Customer Svc says negligible, I'd agree. I'll try and do a range test next long trip with/without aero
yes, there are the two long panels on the side rails on the side of the bed. Removable, lessons learned there in next post…
then there are covers in each forward corner. easy to remove.
Then there is a cover over the whole length of the bed cover retractable panels housing… haven’t taken that...
Some more insight on pulling the cover off…
for even more strength, you could absolutely pull the eight bolts out, make a bracket that seats down in the divot and then rises proud of the panel, but still gets held in with the stock bolts. These could support any heavy duty frame for racks...
Ugh, sorry. Took a snap of the behind the panel but lost it….
Two sections:
the section that houses the bed cover tracks is aluminum - top 8 inches…
rest is not sure what metal (painted) prob steel
there’s abt 1/4 of room behind the raised sections of panel. Panel itself is abt 4-5mm thick...