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Man, that thing looks awesome. Really like the way the canopy looks.

On the ones along the front wall, I just used normal hex nuts. These are less likely to be moved. Right now I have one set of mounts for a jerry can, with a ratchet strap I cut to length to keep everything tidy, and a set for the kitchen box, dry food box, and cooler/fridge. That mount lets...

I wrapped zip ties around the separate strands of shock cord and that seemed to help keep everything clean and tight. Here's a look at what the truck would look like completely loaded up for camping or touring, minus our cot, a water can, and a couple of pillows that would be up in the net...

Finished off this beauty yesterday. The net was only around $11 from Amazon. May need to make a few more adjustments, but overall I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. It's a great way to store our bedding, since all that gear is nice and light but kind of bulky. Keeps it up and out of...

Ordered a snorkel off eBay, should be here within the next few weeks.

The lake itself is home to many, many rainbow trout. Or so I've been told. They didn't want anything to do with our lures today. I didn't mind too much though, since I got to watch the sun paint the mountains on it's way down. Despite not catching anything, it was still a pretty good day...

Everything was still boarded up though, and we were the only people for miles around. Even after seeing it several times throughout my life, it never gets old. I had recently looked through a photo book from Ansel Adams, and I was trying to channel him a bit today.

Right. The canopy is back on the truck, nicely matching now. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Looks like a real tourer now! As you can see, I wasted no time getting it dirty. My fiancee and I both had the day off, so we decided to go on a little fishing trip and do some...

Got the canopy roof rack stripped and painted today. Should look pretty good once dried and assembled. I chose satin black. Now I need to run to the hardware store tomorrow so I can collect 16 stainless 5/16 carriage bolts, nuts, and washers to assemble it. Plus a tube of silicone to seal it. I...

Ahh, I've seen this method a few times. Not very common here in the US. Here it's mainly bolt-on, some companies have a weld-on version.

Really? That's interesting to me, because even in the most stringent and strict states, it's completely legal. Where I live, just about anything is legal. You're not even required to have a windscreen here (though you are required to have at least one windscreen wiper...). Most states don't have...

I stripped the canopy of the windows, roof rack, and stickers yesterday to take it to the paint shop. As you can see, it's totally stripped... except for the back door. Unfortunately, that is held on by a couple of rivets that are fiberglassed in on either side. So I couldn't take that out...

Super impressed with these things and super excited about them. I can't believe this is my truck. :)

And I have to say, opening the door and looking down to see this is a very comforting feeling :D

I cannot stress enough how well made these things are.

Look what was delivered to my house at 8:30 one morning! These babies came in a 73kg box. The box survived the trip fairly well, only taking a slight beating in a few spots. There were a few small scuffs in the coating, but nothing major really. I've just gotta say, these are ridiculously...

Anyway, I do have a couple of plans to customize the canopy. - Primarily, it needs to be black. I've got a shop that is going to be doing it in about a week or so. - I'd like to cover the inside somehow, because right now it's bare fiberglass. Either with a carpet headliner from ARE, or maybe...

Here's some shots of the roof rack, which as you can see really needs to be sanded and painted. It's very stout and very well assembled, but the coating was a bit lacking. Just need to fix that and I'll be all set! You can really see the corrosion on these plates inside the cap. I'm fairly...

I just love the amount of space this thing gains me. Plenty of dry, covered storage. Really nice. The cap is held on by regular clamps, which is great for me because I occasionally need to use the truck to haul stuff, so being able to remove it quickly and easily it a plus.

So, Lola has undergone a bit of a change of direction as far as mods go. For a while I had been considering selling my RTT in favor of a slightly different system that I felt would be more practical. The RTT limits my cargo space quite a bit, and the tent itself can occasionally be a bit of a...