What do you do with your canopy/topper when it's off?

[DirtyComanche]

What's the nifty thing to do with these as far as moving or storing them?

 

I have an overhead hoist so I *should* be able to take it off easily by myself (might have to install some eyes into the top of it).  But I'm not sure what to do with it after then.  Moving dollies into the back yard?  It would have to go through the man door...  Just toss it on some blocks to store it?

 

I wrecked my back pretty good some time ago, so I try to avoid brute force to lift or move things.  Otherwise I wind up lying on the floor for a couple days.

[Dzimm]

My dad used to store his topper in our unused dog kennel in the back yard. We had a fenced in yard so the kennel was kinda pointless. Anywhere up off the ground is good and out of the way but make sure you strap it down so it doesn't get blown over in a strong wind. If you have a shed, lean it up against the back side and attach it to the shed itself.

[AMCJeepMJ]

I had enough garage space at one point that allowed me to put it on two Harbor Freight moving dollies so it could be moved around; it was stored vertically with the cab-facing end side down. As it is fiberglass it is sturdy enough to do this. Storing in a garage or shed/shop deters wasps from making it a home.

 

Unless you have a hoist, use two people to move it unless you wish to possibly injure yourself or damage the canopy.

[johnj92131]

My SnugTop stored in the garage over the Corvair.  I lag screwed 2 lengths of UniStrut to the rafters.  Then used straps to lift and hold the SnugTop in place.

 

 

 

Now, the Wildernest shell simply sits on a pad in the back yard and Anita complains about it regularly.

[shelbyluvv]

My SnugTop is laying in the yard on a couple pallets.

[sinkrun]

In one of my storage sheds its a pain was thinking about selling it. I used to keep it outside leaning against the shed and the neighbors cats pissed all thru it.

[DesertRat1991]

I haven't found a really good solution yet.  I remember back from my BMW modding days that they used to make a wheeled vertical stand for the convertible hard tops.  I'm thinking about trying to adapt something like this to work for the truck cap.   

 

 

 

[jpdriver1]

we set ours on rail road ties and the dogs used it as a dog house. 

[DirtyComanche]

I haven't found a really good solution yet.  I remember back from my BMW modding days that they used to make a wheeled vertical stand for the convertible hard tops.  I'm thinking about trying to adapt something like this to work for the truck cap.   

 

 

 

 

That would be fairly easy to make.  I'd need to put some big pneumatic tires on it so it would roll outside easily though.

[johnj92131]

Yes, but moving the shell from the truck or the floor to the vertical, upright position will be a very real problem for your back.

[HOrnbrod]

My SnugTop stored in the garage over the Corvair.  I lag screwed 2 lengths of UniStrut to the rafters.  Then used straps to lift and hold the SnugTop in place.

 

 

 

Now, the Wildernest shell simply sits on a pad in the back yard and Anita complains about it regularly.

 

Wish I could do that John. Unfortunately the overhead doors are in the way..............

[DirtyComanche]

Yes, but moving the shell from the truck or the floor to the vertical, upright position will be a very real problem for your back.

 

There's a steel beam across my shop with two chain hoists and trolleys on it.  Like I said, I'd just need to put a couple anchors/eyebolts in the top of it and I can pick it up.  On my old Dodge I used to take the one it had off that way, there was brackets on it for putting a boat on it or something that I could hook to, then I'd just set it on the back of my plow truck for the summer.  Well, I cut my plow truck in half, so even a short box MJ canopy won't fit on it. :rotf:

 

That said, I could probably put some brackets on the plow truck to hold it.  Hmm.  That might be easiest.  The plow truck rarely moves in the summer, I don't even take the chains off normally.