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They are both rooftop tents with a single pivot I guess. Very different construction methods, and ours is much thinner when closed.

The khaya? Or their RTT?

Maltec stuff is bitchin. Not a better pop top bed replacement camper out there currently. Looked at a lot of their stuff while doing Aero projects. Pretty serious levels of quality. Maltec isn't the only one working on stuff like that FWIW. And I think you'll be surprised to see the level of...

You guys are making me want to cut the roof off my 80. I am going to take some measurements this week and see about making that happen...

The prototype is in Baja now, I am sure it will be driven through some silt beds. I'll keep you posted! In the photo of the extrusions above, the aluminum on top is the lower rail. The one below is the upper. The "Tee" on the bottom left of the lower piece overlaps the "L" flange on the bottom...

The metal frames overlap each other like a clamshell. We are testing the functionality of that seal while driving, of course if water intrusion is a major issue there, we will reconsider our decision and we have provisions to add a gasket if necessary. The drainage/channel system is for when...

No gasketed seal on those components, as we want the fabric to be able to breathe if put away wet. The fabric is a full 360, so it seals the leading edge, sides and rear. The two extrusions overlap eachother on the outside to form a rain seal. Additionally, for any water that gets into the...

Hey Phil, do you mean the top and bottom frame of the pop top?

The big driver was to avoid sleeping directly under an aluminum roof in sun or cold, so that is why we are using composite honeycomb paneling 'upstairs'. It has a PET film for UV stability (better than gelcoat), is pretty well resistant to impact. In case of running into a garage or something...

Partway through the panel design, got the shapes lasered and edges broken last week. This panel will get bead rolled to stiffen it up and more holes made for the dzus fasteners. And we started working on the hinge to make these sides operable, its been a big request so we are pushing the...

Welded up a couple of Tacoma long bed lower frames yesterday. Unlike the square tube on the early test mule, these are 1.5" round mitered DOM tubing and made to the final design specs. We'll be skinning these in bead-rolled .090" aluminum this coming week. Looks like we will have options for...

Missed that the first time. Do you mean the canopy to the tent frame? Its going to be a compressible seal in-between the two that is fastened through the tube into the extrusion throughout the perimeter. Finalizing the renders now, and will be beginning the build of the prototype lower this...

Thanks man! The panels will definitely hold up, its a panel type that is commonly used in marine applications (gnarly UV and water exposure) with a coating that is a lot more durable than a gel coat like you'd see on most fiberglass hard shelled RTT's. It's also serviceable so if you do smack...

I appreciate your opinion for sure. Did the campteq units have a raw aluminum roof? Was there any insulation on that panel? I know a lot about the thermal conductivity of aluminum (I cofounded AeroContinental) and it is way different than our insulated roof panel. Sleeping under raw aluminum in...