I will probably leave mine in all the time, but I could see wanting to remove it if it got soaked somehow or if I wanted more light in the tent. Quite a few people on here have glued outdoor carpet to their roofs with no issue
I like the light in the summer - so I plan to remove the headliner when warm, but use it in the winter when condensation is more of an issue.
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Iāll chime in since I did the full carpet headliner. The one pro I see of doing that - no seams and one complete piece. Itās a PIA to put up and you def need two people. The con, itās permanent and you cant remove/clean if needed like the GFV stuff. I put it up to also block the light in the summer. Those 4:30am sunrises in the Montana summers are brutal lol.
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I havenāt installed mine yet, but I think itās great to be able to pop it out. You can hose it off, dry it in the sun if needed, or change your mind and go bare roof, or even go in sections, half headliner half bare roof. When I saw the velcro solution I was sold.
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Just wanna say this looks awesome and I am definitely doing the same.
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Yeah, the white Velcro is key. Great call on finding it on McMasterās website
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The poly outdoor carpet is a good solution to end the indoor rainforest effect in tent. However, you will want to be able to take it out and clean it and from time to time disinfect it. A headliner will collect a lot of moisture during regular use so it really needs to be aired out.
A headliner is a great addition though! Iāll never forget the first night we camped in our GFC 4 years ago on the drive home from Belgrade. That next morning everything was drenched from having the tent closed up all night. Live and learn 
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Manā¦ The Headliner, Tangerine Tent and the Black n White Flannel Sheets look awesome together!!!
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Excellent choice using the white velcro!!! That looks super clean!
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Does the headliner interfere with access to the internal t-slot or cover up the V2 pro factory LEDs up top?
It minimally interferes with the use of the track. Itās still usable but you may need to maneuver the headliner away from the track a little. I donāt about the factory Pro lights, I only have a lowly V2.
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It doesnāt interfere with the output of the Pro lighting 
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Iām leaning towards still going the DIY route, but putting fuzzy side velcro on the back of my poly carpet and doing three sections like the GFC factory one. Probably better get it done soon, I have a trip to AK in a couple weeks!
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All done; it turned out ok, thereās gaps here and there between the three sections but i can fine tune the placement of each piece after the adhesive has time to settle in. I moved the LEDs to the edge of the roof, layed out the velcro and stuck it all together. Thankfully the super velcro from Mcmaster Carr did stick to the back of the poly carpet quite well, i was worried. Mcmaster Carr did short me about four feet of loop side velcro on one spool, but i was able to get by without it- double check your order when it arrives, $170 for Velcro made my eyes water.
Thereās a considerable amount less light, and hopefully no condensation. Total price, 26$ for carpet, $170 (!) for velcro. If iād gone for spray adhesive/permanent mount, would have been $160 cheaper but i suspect Iāll be happy with the option to remove some or all panels.
Image wonāt work. Oh well, it looks homebrew but nice. I used grey carpet
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Whoa 170 sounds like you got fleeced
Errr, you can buy just the hook side for half as muchā¦ It was $105 for the three rolls I bought.
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Yeah, the back side of the carpet had a denser, kind of fused surface, hook side velcro didnāt stick to it. Had to stick loop side on there. That Mcmaster stuff is spendy, but all the advice on here was that average sticky velcro canāt manage the heat from the roof and goes gooey. This is overlanding after all, why shouldnāt velcro cost $170?
The GFC factory headliner costs $110 more because it has a rubber āGFCā logoā¦.
Honest question
The headliner has a logo?
Mine was blank
No logo mine had a morale patch
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