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sam

Thanks for the re-direction.

Newfies don't tolerate heat very well due to their thick coats. You may want to make sure that the back of the truck is well ventilated.

I hear ya, Nipperdog. We've had Newfs for many years. The Suburban was a better travel alternative, but I'm planning on sliders for the cab & cap windows as well as vent or sliders on the side windows. Add the insulated cap & temperature & CO monitors that I can watch from the cab and we'll keep them as comfy as possible. Also, I'm rabid about not leaving them in a parked vehicle for even a few moments - temperature rise on a parked vehicle interior is amazing.

On a side note - Culver's has gained our loyalty over the years. Whenever we sit at an outside table with the dogs they come running out with a bucket of water and a bowl of biscuits. Now that's customer focus!

Thanks for the info. I have a large lab that has many many many miles under his large young legs, both highway and sea. Always good to hear hotels and other chains that are pet friendly. I agree, I am going from an Excursion the dogs loved to a CC and exploring ideas from his Remington crate fixed to the bed to truck caps to interior mods to keep him off the seats. He was great in the Ex, as soon as he was in that back, he'd lay down and sleep for how ever long it took. I'd have to call his name every few hours just to make sure he'd stand up and strech. 30 hrs Straight from exit 393 on I75 on the US/Canada border to TX and he slept the entire way only getting up to pee!. Oh year, and my wife has some small thing she calls a dog:confused:

Well, you have bend over a little bit to pet my two labs (15 y.o. female and 4 y.o. male). That way the male can lay a big wet one on ya. LOL

I have a Leer 100 XQ waiting to get installed. Decided not to get the roof rack just cause I don't see a need for one. I get nice air flow through the cab with the moon roof and back window open so the dogs should be fine.

We had Leer on both our old F150 and F350 now and they do a fine job.

we have Siberian huskies (in California) and have sliders on the side and we remove the front window in the summer. What i would really like would be a mesh/grated back "window" that i could swap out with the regular window for the hotter months.

You could also try somehting like this
K9 Electronics: Police K9, Military K9 and Schutzhund Working Dog Equipment

I have had 3 Leers on four different trucks. I am going to paint the one off the old truck to match the new truck color and roll on. I think they make a great product

I have a SnugTop Xtra Vision seen here.......

Snugtop - Custom Fiberglass Manufacturing, Truck Cap & Tonneau Top Covers, Camper Shells Tops, Customized Truck Toppers, Pick Up Truck Canopy

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Originally purchased for my 2003 F250 and was white, when I bought my 2007 that was black I went to trade in the cap for a black one, the rep advised not smart idea since he would only charge me $400 to match factory paint so I went that route....new cap was now close to $2000.

It has the front tilting window with a slider so cleaning is easy, the 2 side windows are huge and have screens so I can open them and the front slider to get airflow for the dogs or passengers.

I also purchased the BedRug..............

Bedrug • Bed Liner, Truck Bed Liner Bedrug Bed Liners Truck Bed Mat | Bed Rug Bed Liner

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and it transferred to the 2007 as well, these things are great. Made of PVC but look like carpet, just don't spill gas on them! I just pressure washed the hell out of it as the new puppy had an accident on the BedRug, still looks like new after 8 years of use. Highly recommended for the pets to lay on as well as bed protection.

I did the repaint deal on my last Leer. It was blue and now it is green. Matched the 04 truck perfectly. I paid $200 to have it painted. It will be Copper bronze metallic soon

Yeah, I could have got it cheaper but I decided to have him do it since he took it to the local Ford dealer that has a body shop. Had it for a week, and they did r&r on it and lubed the sliders, adjusted the rear door hardware, cleaned and waxed it, etc. They even upgraded the T handle for no charge to the newer style then what I had on it.

Nothing wrong with getting a quality job from someone you trust.

Did you put the BedRug over a spray-in liner like Line-X or did it go over the raw bed? How much was the BedRug? Did you get the couch from the same place? Thanks.

No liner, I had Linex in my 2003 that I took the BedRug from....there's no issues with the paint getting rubbed off due to vibration because the BedRug gets HD Velcro strips to keep it in place. It also has a foam rubber layer underneath of it that is molded to the peaks and valleys in the bed so that when you lay on it all you feel is cushion under you on a flat surface. The futon is made by the same MFR. It was 2003 when I bought both so I may be wrong but I think the BedRug was $350? Don't remember what the futon cost, but it makes a nice bed when doing an overnight camp trip as it folds flat almost all the way to the tailgate (-about 12 inches) so I think it will fit in a shortbed as well.

When it does get wet from taking the cap off and washing I let it dry thoroughly before putting anything on it.


http://www.bedrug.com/products/bedrug.php

do you have any other info on the futon, i want to get a cap very badly mainly for a good place to sleep durring frequent camping and being able to lock cargo for trips. that futon would make a great addition along with the bedrug. then maybe a flip down tv and ill be set.

but if you have any other info on it it would be great

thanks

Here you go...............

Carpet/Bed Kits & Bed Liners

I bought mine at D.A.C.O. but they don't have it listed on their site, looks like you will have to call either place and have it shipped unless you are in SoCal.

http://www.dacoshells.com/index.html

I like the looks of this setup. I would consider it but my fuel tank is too small and the auxiliary tank will be in the way.

awesome thanks

and i guess its a good thing im in los angeles haha

Nice! Guess you'll save on s&h!

I had one by ARE on my 2004. It had one nice item. The rear window in the cap would fold down (inward). You know how hard it is to clean the truck rear window then try and clean between the two? I don't like caps either, if you are going to put one on. then get the option that will allow you access to the rear windows. Both the truck and the cap had the sliding window. Even with two sliding windows it's hard to clean the glass. Getting it out of the way was a big help. You just turned to clamps (on the top edge of the frame) and fold it down.

Ken

Ken