Tecvan: Carbon Fiber Roof-Top Tent System

VinoAbogado

VinoAbogado

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Interesting option at 150 lbs and a decent price (1/2 the $12K CloudCap price before install) -- no need to color match, so that reduces costs too.

Nice that it's a fixed matress too vs. the ones that require inflatables (e.g. CloudCap).

This one, the SuperPacific CloudCap, AVC's new pop top (best one I've seen), the PopRak, etc didn't exist when I started my build in December 2023. Lot more versatility out there than just the SCA 252 (what I have) or Colorado Camper Van top.

Would be a little more helpful to decide whether to spend $7K if they had any interior pics, a pic of the opening hatch, examples of panels/fans/awnings mounted to it, basic dimensions (at a glance it looks shorter), pic of the insulated core they reference, pic of the mattress they reference and dimensions, pic of the included "fan" they reference with a pic of it mounted, pic of the dome light they reference, any heating/air ducting explanation, etc.
 
VinoAbogado

VinoAbogado

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EBS-P said:
So we’re install an undermount AC too. That takes up the whole roof.
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Check out that AVC video I linked in the first post.


It's a full showcase of their Nomad build, but at the 9:12 mark they show how they fit a nomadic x2 and maxxfan dome on the back of a 144 roof with the pop top installed (screen capture below)… otherwise, yes, the undermount is required, which is what I had to do... and they aint cheap.

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Sprinter88

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Thanks for the reply, very interesting. I am planning to go to the TecVan headquarters this weekend to check out a demo model of the roof top tent that they will have on display. I will share some photos afterwards.
 
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ohmyjersh

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damn that AVC roof rack would have been perfect, I like how they mounted that sideways, I would have totally done that if it was available and I saw this video.
 
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Sprinter88

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The roof top tent has been installed! Next up is getting a Starlink mini up top, and refinishing the interior with the stock piece I have.

I have noticed some rattling on the highway between 80-90 kmh, which then dissipates when I hit speeds above that. I'm asking the installer to check it out when I next go in to get the interior finished and starlink installed.

Now I'm looking to get a ladder to use from the inside of the vehicle. This one caught my eye: 8.5 foot telescopic ladder


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JackJHammer

2002 Freightliner 3500 High Roof 158
Sprinter88 said:
The roof top tent has been installed! Next up is getting a Starlink mini up top, and refinishing the interior with the stock piece I have.

I have noticed some rattling on the highway between 80-90 kmh, which then dissipates when I hit speeds above that. I'm asking the installer to check it out when I next go in to get the interior finished and starlink installed.

Now I'm looking to get a ladder to use from the inside of the vehicle. This one caught my eye: 8.5 foot telescopic ladder


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A 12.5' telescoping ladder is much more versatile and only takes up a few more inches in height while stowed. Telescoping ladders are a tad more flexy than a rigid ladder. So its nice, and safer regardless of ladder type, to have some extra length beyond your target height. I use my 12.5" telescoping ladder way more often than i expected to and really like that it doesnt have to be fully opened to use.
 
Rocksnsalt

Rocksnsalt

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EBS-P said:
I don’t see why a step ladder is needed. Something like this. https://a.co/d/0blnFrNW
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Where do you lean these telescoping ladders against the van without indenting the high roof body panel?
I assume a pad is used, but still seems like an indent waiting to happen unless one is a waif.
My upper panels have oil-canned, never had a ladder against them.

I guess if you have a roof rack that’d be the place to lean the ladder, but no way I’m leaning one on an awning.
 
EBS-P

EBS-P

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Rocksnsalt said:
Where do you lean these telescoping ladders against the van without indenting the high roof body panel?
I assume a pad is used, but still seems like an indent waiting to happen unless one is a waif.
My upper panels have oil-canned, never had a ladder against them.

I guess if you have a roof rack that’d be the place to lean the ladder, but no way I’m leaning one on an awning.
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I was assuming this was for pop top access from the inside. Totally get a step ladder for roof racks but it’s still awkward for anything over 15 pounds.
 
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JackJHammer

2002 Freightliner 3500 High Roof 158
Rocksnsalt said:
Where do you lean these telescoping ladders against the van without indenting the high roof body panel?
I assume a pad is used, but still seems like an indent waiting to happen unless one is a waif.
My upper panels have oil-canned, never had a ladder against them.

I guess if you have a roof rack that’d be the place to lean the ladder, but no way I’m leaning one on an awning.
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I lean mine up against the rain gutter. Works great for those of us with a T1N.
 
Rocksnsalt

Rocksnsalt

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JackJHammer said:
I lean mine up against the rain gutter. Works great for those of us with a T1N.
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Makes sense. Being you’re in Chicagoland, you must take excellent care of your van body.
Most the T1N’s I see have rusty rain gutters.
Same with VW Vanagons, of which I had more than a few.
 
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