Pass thru window from cab questions

[1000arms]

I've used the Breezer Window in my F250..Worked great.

I've looked over their website a few different times. Thank you for posting how their products worked for you.

I would like a powered rear window like the old full sized station wagons had.

That could be quite useful.

This is the route I'm going... https://www.crlaurence.com/products/brands/listing/C01B_AU

I would prefer a wider opening myself, but needs and wants do vary. Are you familiar with the Breezer Window that Mike W mentioned? https://breezerwindows.com/

 

[Todd780]

I would like a powered rear window like the old full sized station wagons had.

That's easy. Buy a Tundra. Pretty sure it's standard equipment on all of them. Every one I've seen anyway.
Don't know why any other companies haven't copied that. It's a brilliant idea.

 

[1000arms]

It's a neat concept. Def one benefit of a van over a truck / camper combo is access to the driver compartment if need arises.

This would help solve that. I do recall years ago looking at a 70's GMC 3/4 ton with a sleeper.
The back window was removed so you could access the sleeper and I believe is was sealed with weather striping or something.

Kinda like this:
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Not sure if a similar idea could work with a truck camper combo?

If the truck has a sunroof, this could work?

Poll Results: Pass-Through Windows - Truck Camper Magazine

Over 1,100 TCM readers reveal the relevance of pass-through windows for their next camper purchase. Are pass-through windows still pertinent, or passé?

www.truckcampermagazine.com

Another article on installing the above mentioned Breezer Window to use a camper passthrough:

Truck Camper Pass-Through

Follow our DIY V1 prototype process of a cab-to-cabin truck camper pass-through window boot made of foam insulation and sealant.

roamlab.com

There are some similar products sold today. Expensive for the (lack of) sleeping volume, but are used for meeting DOT requirements.

30 years ago, some truck cap dealers also sold cab-camper boots, but the boots aren't as common as they used to be. The curves common in truck rear windows today hasn't helped the situation.

A truck sunroof, depending on the user and on the size of the sunroof, might work very well for some people.

Windshields and (I believe) rear windows are part of the rollover protection, which I suspect has lead to tiny openings, or no openings, in truck rear windows.

I've thought about using aluminum to replace the rear truck window, thick enough to emulate the "protection" of the glass, with a large opening and a "lip" for securing an accordion boot to the aluminum.

 

[Todd780]

There are some similar products sold today. Expensive for the (lack of) sleeping volume, but are used for meeting DOT requirements.

30 years ago, some truck cap dealers also sold cab-camper boots, but the boots aren't as common as they used to be. The curves common in truck rear windows today hasn't helped the situation.

A truck sunroof, depending on the user and on the size of the sunroof, might work very well for some people.

Windshields and (I believe) rear windows are part of the rollover protection, which I suspect has lead to tiny openings, or no openings, in truck rear windows.

I've thought about using aluminum to replace the rear truck window, thick enough to emulate the "protection" of the glass, with a large opening and a "lip" for securing an accordion boot to the aluminum.

What happens if you own a tundra and rollover with the back window rolled down?

 

[1000arms]

What happens if you own a tundra and rollover with the back window rolled down?

My guess is that they built the cab to handle a rollover without relying on the rear window. ... I'd rather have the extra steel (or aluminum) needed for support in the cab, rather than hoping the cab glass is undamaged, especially if a vehicle rolls multiple times.