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Supertramp Flagship HT Hard-sided Slide-in Pickup Camper
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Adding some images where the hardtop joins the tub.
Through a proprietary process, the hard top is bonded to the tub. The roof section is painted (be that the standard white or one of the optional paint colors). The trim, molded into the hard top, is masked and coated a contrasting color with a Raptor/Rhino type liner. The trim overhangs the lower section and is bonded to ensure long term weather tightness.
Through a proprietary process, the hard top is bonded to the tub. The roof section is painted (be that the standard white or one of the optional paint colors). The trim, molded into the hard top, is masked and coated a contrasting color with a Raptor/Rhino type liner. The trim overhangs the lower section and is bonded to ensure long term weather tightness.
Nope im still about a month out. It looks like they took some of the advice in this thread and color matched the seam. There is a black HT coming soon that im looking forward to seeing!
Did you see the North-South sleeping option? looks pretty ************.
Anyone have any thoughts about keeping that front window on the camper clean from bugs? There are a couple other rigs with a similar situation (Megatron for one). I also worry about rocks, etc. It's nice having the open view, but still. Of course, the popup units don't have to worry about this.
On the leading edge of all of our previously owned and current pop-top campers (and hood of our pickup for that matter), a good layer of wax (when brand new and then after thorough seasonal cleaning), makes bug removal much easier. I suspect the same strategy would apply to glass or acrylic windows on a cabover.
Key to bug removal is a good soak to soften bug exoskeletons. And then get the scrapy bits mostly spray off before toucging. After sitting out in the rain for a few hours is a great time. Bug and tar remover is also good at loosening before spraying off. Just avoid scrubbing with wash mitt when all those bug remains are on there as they are very abrasive. High pressure wash them off first so mitt-wash is just the final layer.
Once perfectly clean, or when brand new, a layer of wipe on wax or spray on wipe off wax will give a nice protective layer so future bugs won't stick as well so easier to spray off.
I imagine these acrylic windows will handle rocks better than glass ones, but time will tell. We drag our pop-top through branches the way it is, so HT won't work on our mountain trails, unfortunately. If we were only in more open areas, I think we'd get an HT as I really love the benefits and feel of the hard top. And the driving dynamics were surprisingly similar to pop-top.
Key to bug removal is a good soak to soften bug exoskeletons. And then get the scrapy bits mostly spray off before toucging. After sitting out in the rain for a few hours is a great time. Bug and tar remover is also good at loosening before spraying off. Just avoid scrubbing with wash mitt when all those bug remains are on there as they are very abrasive. High pressure wash them off first so mitt-wash is just the final layer.
Once perfectly clean, or when brand new, a layer of wipe on wax or spray on wipe off wax will give a nice protective layer so future bugs won't stick as well so easier to spray off.
I imagine these acrylic windows will handle rocks better than glass ones, but time will tell. We drag our pop-top through branches the way it is, so HT won't work on our mountain trails, unfortunately. If we were only in more open areas, I think we'd get an HT as I really love the benefits and feel of the hard top. And the driving dynamics were surprisingly similar to pop-top.
