‘83 Blazer soft topper/cage and canvas?

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BlazerBill

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See photo attached of a Blazer I found online. I’m trying to understand what is covering the bed. Look closely, is it a soft topper underneath a canvas cover that is snapped onto a roll cage that mounts to the cab? It looks cool and I would like to do something similar but that also has to be compatible or removable for the hard topper. Also, do “Softtoppers” fold down forward like on a truck which would be behind the front seats on a Blazer or do they fold down towards the rear on a Blazer? Thanks for the input!
 

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My bet is whatever that is in the pic is homemade.

As far as I know, the side panels on a Softtopper do not detach - they only roll up and tie in place.

Older discontinued soft tops like Kayline/STC, Bestop and Can-Back all used zippers where the side panels attached to the roof panel, that pic appears to have snaps around the upper perimeter.
 

BlazerBill

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Yep, it was my thought also that it was homemade. Looks good! I’m trying to design my own similar to that but there are a lot of considerations to be made. Thanks!
 

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