When it comes to protecting your cargo, there are a couple of ways to do that. One is with a tonneau cover and the other is with a truck cap. Have you ever wondered how they build a cap for the bed of your truck? If you’re not familiar with the industry jargon, a truck cap is what we all used to call a “camper shell.” But just as the phrase camper shell is outdated, so is the method through which they used to be produced. The modern “truck cap” is designed and manufactured through a high-tech process that makes the product of today seem like a lunar lander compared to the horse and buggy of yesteryear.

In the two videos, Part 1 above and Part 2 below, Tab Brown, the host of the show Inside Industry, will walk you step by step through the entire design and production process of how an A.R.E. cap (like the one you’re thinking of buying for your pickup) is made. You get to see the raw materials from which the caps are created, the multiple operations that are necessary to build the truck cap, and all the accessories and features of an A.R.E. truck cap, and how they are integrated into the final product that you place on your pride and joy.

In the video, Brown explains every detail of the process in an informative and entertaining way. He does this while he takes a plant tour of A.R.E.’s Mt. Eaton, Ohio, facility. In Part 1, he starts by going over various aspects of a cap costruction, and in Part 2, Brown walks you through A.R.E.’s industry-leading Massillon, Ohio, facility where it makes A.R.E. fiberglass caps and covers. Take the tours, you’ll learn why an A.R.E. cap is the one you want.