brianjwilson
Some sort of lost...
Thanks for the great info and pics, it looks freaking great!
I have one question. I'm interested in how high the roof is at the front, over the drivers seat.
For example, if you sit up top (essentially on the sound back) facing back with your legs hanging down, does your head hit the roof?
How much clearance is there?
Thanks!
-Dan
From the top of the padding to the roof, in the very back, roughly 31". 13" in the very front.
I'm 6', and I can sit in the back of the jeep with my legs down with my head ducked, not really ideal for sitting. However my wife, at 5'4" with terrible posture, can sit there comfortably. In the front of the jeep (over the drivers seat) there wouldn't be a chance. If I fold the seat down and put one foot on the seat back, one in the trunk I can stand comfortably. If I removed the seat I could stand with extra room over my head. It seems to be more comfortable to climb up with the small seat folded. This way you can get in the back normally, sit down, take off shoes etc, and use the other side to climb up. But it's pretty easy no matter which way you do it.
I don't know what sort of considerations went into building the top, if it could be build to raise higher of not. An extra 6" would help a lot if you wanted to sit up there. But in strong wind it would move around more, and definitely be more difficult to raise into position. As it is now (with no roof rack) it sits stationary at about half way. Past that it opens mostly on its own. Less than that and it gently closes. You do have to be careful of the fabric by the hinge though as it seems to be an easy pinch point that would tear the fabric.
On and a little hanging storage pouch (for phones etc) would definitely be a great addition.