We’re all still camping right?
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At 7K plus I think it’s called glamping haha
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I was on the fence between the two and here are my thoughts.
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Price. Spending $10000 on a glorified truck canopy is hard to swallow. You’re getting into 4wheel camper / truck camper territory. Well used at least. $2500 less is a fair amount. That is my entire power and lighting setup with a Dometic Cooler.
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Weight. The main reason why I wanted a camper of this style was the low weight. GFC V2 is even lighter. Not to mention I have a 1 ton so I don’t understand how you Tacoma’s do it.
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Ventilation. It’s no coincidence every RV has power roof vents. It’s the only way to solve the condensation problem. Plan on installing one of you do any colder weather camping. This combined with a diesel heater and its game on.
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Mounting tracks/ T nuts. The aftermarket has this covered. Buy some from GZila and be done with it. Not a show stopper. The GFC has ample ways to mount anything you desire.
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Wire tracks. This is a nice touch for SP. I have not seen a V2 but I’m sure you could add some conduit or track to clean the wires up nicely. Remember it’s the box of your truck. Lots of options to hide wires
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Truck sizes. I may be mistaken but the SP bed width does not change between mid and full size trucks? I am a GFCXL so it is nice to have the extra width up top.
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Availability. SP was unable to commit to my truck model. So it left me with one choice - GFC.
My opinion is save the money and use it to install a roof vent fan and buy a different mattress. Most importantly is use what you got to get out and enjoy.
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Amen, brother. I agree 100%.
Peace.
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After checking out super pacific in person their fit and quality are miles above my gfc v1 and the v2’s from what I’ve seen (just being honest). Opening and closing the SP doors is a magical experience comparatively along with their tent rear latches, lol.
I’m happy enough with my gfc, but SP would be my first choice now if I was to do it over again.
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There’s always going to be something better …6 million dollar man…blah blah blah
Buy what suits your needs. I own a GFC, I like my GFC. I looked at other platforms, and ultimately decided to go with a lean camper that I could still use as a truck all week. I waited a year to pull the trigger and then another 15 months to pick it up. I also had plenty of time to be concerned about the expenditure I was going to make but still went with the GFC even knowing there were possible issues. My panels failed - sucks, but they did. GFC drove to me and fixed them. I could’ve complained on here or any other forum but I didn’t because they made a commitment to fix it long before mine even failed.
There are a million neat and creative ways build your truck out if you want to - at that point one should be looking at the economy of the purchase. If you want comfort - buy something that is intended to be comfortable, if you want all the bells and whistles, buy something that is built to install the bells and whistles, or even better - buy something with the bells and whistles. This platform is intended to be a tent on a camper. An expensive one, but that’s what it is. It’s still less expensive than the other options.
V1, V2, V3 - whatever. I don’t know many people that can afford to swap these things out every year like a phone so again, buy what suits your end goal.
The choices available are growing every day which as was noted before, is great for us - good thing that the market is hot - if you don’t want to go through with it, you can sell your spot and get on another company’s waiting list for a year.
just my 25 cents. see this thread regarding mattress comfort and solutions if needed Camper Mattress!
-Blue
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Would you mind directing me to the forum on the SP website that allows users discuss/or diss their products because I wasn’t able to find it?
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No one is dissing anything! Just a healthy discussion to help any questions people have between the two products. Including myself. I’m in the process of buying.
If it’s not allowed I’ll delete it but I don’t see the harm. I didn’t see a rule against it?
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I think Bison’s point is exactly what you said. GFC is confident enough in their camper to allow comments such as yours in a forum that they host. SP doesn’t seem to host such a forum as this where folks can speak freely. I don’t think anyone here is taking offense to your comments. I certainly am not. I’m sure SP campers are good. As I said before, I doubt that they are perfect. GFC’s customer service is great. I know nothing about SP customer service.
Peace.
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My bad! I misread this.
Anyway, can’t wait for my GFC!
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Hey, can you explain more about the GZilla? They make the correct t-nut shapes?
Thank you! It’s probably been mentioned before, but what is the difference with the two different sizes? I can see that one protrudes. Is that one intended to hold more weight?
Yes, for the 1/4” it must protrude to get the standard thread engagement. It would hold more weight between the two. You might need a washer to account for the added length.
I agree here. I had a chance to see the SP in person at an April 2021 Rigs and Coffee meetup. At the end of the day, you pick your sacrifice. Both the owner and I went over pros and cons and we didn’t come to any conclusion on which is really better. I did like how the SP address some additional ability to allow for organized use of bed space. It appears the V2 does something similar. The v1 is less capable in that regard. The v1’s steel tubing, while a good idea at first, ended up not being a great idea IMO given the frame improvements we see in both the SP and v2.
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Yup, the V1 frame is definitely a bit more challenging …as we and others seem to agree, “At the end of the day…” 
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Please add this to the ‘just another opinion’ about this forum that is hosted, paid for, and managed by the good people at GFC…
I love the feedback, the sharing of valuable information, and the recommendations everyone is able to partake in on this site. The promotion of a competitor’s product on this forum, however, just feels wrong. Especially when that competitor doesn’t allow this type of discussion on their own website.
Again, I love the discussion and recommendations that people are not afraid to share with this company (and that they’re obviously responsive to), I just think promoting a competitor here is bad form.
Just my $.02
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I came here to discuss options before putting my deposit down. The fact GFC allows these discussions solidified my decision and now I’m build #1931. They are confident and stand behind their product no matter what the market is doing.
Now that I’m a stakeholder, I see your POV but this is the internet and a public forum. If it’s not me, the next person deciding might have the same questions. Honestly, the fact SP doesn’t allow the public to discuss the competitor is a huge red flag. I didn’t know that.
But who promoted the competitor?
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You are 1000% correct about your right to share whatever you want on this public forum on the internet. My only point is that there are fantastic, caring people behind this product and I think people forget those things sometimes. I’m just one of those bleeding hearts who think we can all be a bit more sensitive about promoting other companies’ competitive products (see title of this post) on a forum that was meant to promote their own product.
Again, just my opinion.
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I understand. I flagged it to be taken down now that I have my answers.
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