Just a question I should entertain for the future. So, anyone ever done this? Brat topper of course. The gem top one that sits flat to the roof.

The best way I've found to ship odd/heavy/weird things is to take it to a moving company who does freight forwarding, Such as United Van Lines or Mayflower or one of that crowd. they can handle it. Sorry but I have no idea what they would charge, but it shouldn't be much. One of the ways it may be cheaper is that they usually won't do a "to your door" delivery, but rather just bring it to their transfer station/warehouse, and one may then pick it up there. I had a small collection of instruments and sound gear shipped out that way, I felt very uneasy letting them go out (secured and sealed in a crate with transfer tags and all kinds of paperwork) but they got to their destination safe and sound. get the insurance, its not expensive.

Yes , I crated and shipped a canopy. Went from Milford CT to Colorado for a young lady , paid for by the old man. The shipping was like $540 or so !! But they just couldn't find one local and it was important enough. I spent too much time on it but made it happen. I was in an industrial park so my neighbors loaded it onto the freight truck and it was there puppy to deal with. All went well , I packed it well. They even sent me a pic of the gal with her prize rig.

 

Good luck !

I ship a lot of  different types of equipment.  The moving company's do better with the fagile stuff.

Try uShip.com

Wow, $540? I think I would just enjoy a drive Oregon for that much, lol. So basically, I need to poke around. The canopy would be shipped to me, not from me. So I would also need to find someone that is willing to put up with the hassle of shipping the darn thing. Thanks for the answers guys!

Daytrip. One will show up within a few hundred miles. Good luck. And expect to need a seal (gasket). Most can't find the key for the lock too. ;( but you can score a core key and new core I've heard.

the #1 most common key for campers, toppers, RVs, trailers, toolboxes, etc is a CH751.

with this key over 90% of the campers, toppers, RVs...etc...etc can be opened.

 

There was a time when the industry got rather lazy and this was the only keylock option made.

They've since smartened up a bit.

But you stand a pretty good chance of getting that key from any RV dealer/supplier.

and yes, you can recore the handles with a new key if you wish. often times its just easier to get a fresh new handle with the new lock installed.

 

Hope this is helpful in some small way.

(by the way I used to tick off my buddies out camping by opening all their storage hatches and trailer/camper doors with one key...MY key)

 

whimsically,

Timothy

Edited April 2, 201313 yr by Tsuru

I took my camper topper to a local locksmith and he took it apart and made a key for it. However that is true about the seal. I have two toppers and the seal is bead on both. Anyone know where to score new seals?