high top or not? Who likes them and who doesn't?

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I to have had the glue melting in the sun issue. This is a considerable pain in the asre. Solution is to buy high temp glue from woolies or frost. I bought woolies as you get more and they specifically recommend it for this type of thing. It's about £10 litre and they's awffy helpful.

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t25 wrote:hi top are best !!!!!! :D :D more room, you can stand up straight, and you sleep up stairs. :lol: why have a bunglow when you can have a one bed detached house. :lol: and who said there ugle !!!!!!! :shock: just look at mine :o :o Image Image :wink: :wink:
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High tops

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If ever you want to sell this ever so cooool camper let me know.
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best i've seen to date and i've looked at quite a few!! What engine, any other mods? :shock:
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shepster wrote:From the roofline down that's one smart van.

That what yours would look like if them bellows was took off the roof shep.

the black plastic strip spoils it
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Tent or hard sided pop top

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It has to be pop top, the wallet has spoken, and he just doesn't like the look of the hard tops.

But here is the dilema, do I pay £1200 to repair the rotton hard sided Kamper conversion. (Warmer than a tent, safer for the childen, and sides open for ventilation on a hot day), or go for a tent sided pop top, much cheaper, but colder than the hard top, no or poor ventilation, no windows, but cheaper) :?

I know some of you have gone Kamper to Devon and was just wondering what the consensus was.

Hard sided or tent sided??
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Post by F1camper »

I have a high top and think that if you are using it for its intended pupose it is the way to go.

Obviously if you are concerned about appearance then pop tops etc work for posing etc.

If I used mine as an everyday vehicle it would be a pop top but it its used as a camper only.

As others have already said. Depends what you want. If you want a camper get a high top. If it has other uses pop top would probably be preferable
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high top or not

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t25 give us a shot or two of the inside looks fandabbydoooooozy i have a autohomes karisma and think hightops are brill horses for courses its what you like and is practicle that counts forget about others and satisfy yourself i use mine as a car every day and get 25ish 2.1 waterboxer

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I like to camp in mine and have no inclination to enter it into the Paris fashion week.
If I wanted something that looked uber bling I'd have bought a T5 California :wink:

My glorious hightop has room for dozens of bottles of Uncle Jack and Bombay badboy :twisted:

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some pictures from inside my hi-top camper :D :D Image

standard bilbo conversion 2 burner plus grill gas cooker, electalux 3 way fridge, single bowl sink, rock and roll bed matching cushions

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pair of recaro captain seat with twin arm rests and pump up lumber support, wood bash trim and dash tidy

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changed dash to white dials and add blue leds

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fitted with 1.7 diesel engine 0 to 60 about 3 weeks :cry: plodds along at a steady 65-70mph, and gives me around 45-50 mpg :shock: ie: southampton to vanfest and back 262.6 miles, started with full tank (£48) got just over half tank left. :D :D

exerlant weekend at vanfest brill weather, got put into overflow camping but popt over to 80/90 camping on sunday some of you may have seen me :D :D

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Post by Vanagonman »

I prefer the popup

Problems with Hardtop -

* adds to wind resistance
* adds to the T3's already near-offensive habit to be blown about
* can *sweat* in the summer causing condensation
* can be clausterphobic (slant on popup resolves this)
* lack of air circulation esp. in summer
* roof lining can fall
* looks a bit "Max & Paddy" from the outside
* can't get into garage, can't be towed in multi-storey car carrier, can't get in any multi-storey
* harder to clean - more to clean
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Post by geordie skydiver »

t25 wrote:some pictures from inside my hi-top camper :D :D [

That has to be one of the nicest T25's I've ever seen. :D
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That is a nice van, but, hightops look like they have headaches to me, sorry. :roll:
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geordie skydiver
That has to be one of the nicest T25's I've ever seen.
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