Shell or what?

[cheygm]

I was reading another post that brought up something that I have always found interesting. That being, why are there different names for camper shells? Topper, shell, canopy, cap, bed cap, box cap? It seams to be regional.

 

I lived in California and it was shells. I moved to Oregon and tried to buy a 'shell' on Craigslist and couldn't even find ONE! I knew that was impossible because with the rain so many people have them up here. Then I talked to a guy and he said that they called them 'canopies' up here and when I looked that up there were hundreds.

 

I can't think of another truck part that has so many different names depending on the region you live in. Can you?

[Silverado4x4]

We call'um caps here in Maryland.

[kstruckcountry]

Toppers here

[Blue2500CC]

I call them a "topper", which it seems most in the area also do

[KMGZ400]

Caps here in PA... Never heard of topper

[Luster]

Haha... for the last 40 years here in Missouri, they have been called "Camper Shells".

 

But now, it's very uncool and unfashionable to call them that. (Probably somehow linked to the Political Correctness movement... )

 

I've heard the guys in the Truck Accessory stores call them "Truck Caps".

[00Silverado4x4]

The fun part for me was to try to search for them when even the websites have different names for them. Gives me a headache...lol

[Mossyoakglock]

I've always known them as "Camper Shells" or "camper tops."

[white1500]

I thought it was gonna be a thread about fuels. lol

[MikeNH]

Always called it a cap in NH. Folks call them toppers out here in MI though.

 

But people here are weird. They call soda pop and parking garages either parking rams or parking decks.

[wurgs]

Toppers here and also call soda pop

[ChevyMan23]

We call them Camper Shells here in KY.

[06pirate]

In the Northwe't they are either a bed cap or canopy.

 

A "camper" is a big thing with beds and curtains and a toilet and kitchen.