Tent insulation

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I wonder if any of these existing insulation kits would fit with some mods…

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I’m starting to prepare for the winter.

I have a great Canvas upholster that I work with who said he wouldn’t mind helping me make a cover. Any idea what the material used is? and where it can be purchased by the roll?

I’ve seen 2 types of tent insulation.

  1. that goes on the inside and looks like a blanket like the Tepui pictured above.
    or
  2. looks like a reflective space blanket and goes on the outside the tent.

If we can figure out the best way to do it I’ll try to convince him to make a production kit for anyone interested.

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I’m very interested in what you come up with. I’ve not heard about adding insulation externally but that sounds intriguing. Seattle Fabrics has gotten a lot of recommendations so maybe look at them:

https://www.seattlefabrics.com/Insulations_c_59.html

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I might be in depending on price. That’s 1 of the reasons I was considering Snap!outfitters until they jacked their prices through the roof

https://www.joann.com/diamond-double-faced-quilt-fabric/prd18961.html

I am in the musing stage of sewing my own using this stuuf

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I’ve considered attempting to prototype with moving blankets before purchasing something like @gwiz posted -" 60" Prequilted Insulation 8 Ounce Batting @ $15.95/ Linear Yard".

I’m thinking three pieces of insulation. One for each tent side. On the top, using " DOT® Twist‑Lock Fastener 2‑Hole Screw Stud (Nickel‑Plated Brass)" to connect the insulation to the interior railing of the V2. Using1" strip of Velcro to connect the three pieces, and again along the bottom near the bed cushions.

I would 100% be interested in a production kit (for an XL).

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I’m locked in on this. Excited to see how it turns out.

Blockquote Hi everyone! I’m a GFC v2 owner living in the Vail valley of Colorado. We own and operate a professional cut n sew shop here. I have tasked our production manager with making a prototype of this very product. We will post pics by end of next week.
I do have a couple of questions for our group…

  • venting
  • door access (one side, both sides or just thru the floor)
  • leave the insulation installed between use or store in a stuff sack between uses (remembering that there is a 1.25" space between roof and mattress)
  • Quilted poly fabric (like in the photo) or quilted fabric plus a layer of thinsulate (a product that adds expense but works extremely well)
  • Color choice

We will offer a good discount to a couple of GFC v2 owners who would like to demo our finished product. Please DM me if you are interested.

We are excited to offer this and a couple of other products that are designed specifically for our GFC’s!!!

To be continued…

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Where was the section you quoted posted? Sure would love to reach out and volunteer my V2 for beta testing!

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Do you know if they are still looking for v2 owners to demo? I’d love to get in touch with them (am here in Colorado as well). DM me their info if so.

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Interested and in CO as well!

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That sounds great! Where is that quote from?

I’m all in. I’d also be willing to drive my GFC to Vail for a few days if they need an XL for prototyping.

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It’s on the Facebook group. “Overland Softgoods”

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I haven’t been able to find the group/link. Any chance you could share?

I do see an LLC was formed in May “Overland Softgoods LLC” out of Vail.

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Search “overland softgoods” within the GFC owner fb group and it should pop up. There’s a thread about insulation and Scott who owns Overland Softgoods posted some replies. I messaged him but haven’t heard back

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Not to sound needy or incompetent, but can you be more specific? Which GFC FB group is this in? Nothing comes up as “GFC Owners”. I don’t want to join a bunch of groups and hunt. There is a “GoFastCampers Owners”. Is that the one? Facebook Groups

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Yes thats the group. And no problem, took me a while to find as well

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I am interested in doing a Demo of this product. I have a v2 with driver’s side door. I live in Golden, CO.

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Hi guys! I’m Scott Pope and I made the post in the Facebook group about developing a prototype winter insulation package for the v2 tents. We are a professional cut and sew shop that mostly produces “white label” products. We sell B to B and put other companies logos on the products that we produce rather than our own. We decided earlier this year that we would start developing products that we could sell direct to consumer. Because I am a camping enthusiast and own a GFC I have decided to start developing and producing aftermarket products for the v2 campers.

Here’s a link to a pic of my rig: The Random GFC Photo Thread - #366 by WrinkledPants

After a week of entertaining in my wife’s family members from out of state, I am ready to start spending some time on this project. Thanks to the members here that replied to my post on FB. I’ll need to get a game plan to follow-up with you guys. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to form a sort of brain trust in getting this thing designed and out the door.

I’ll try to get back in touch with those of you that reached out to me by end of week.

Cheers!
Scott

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Hey Scott,

I’m super stoked on this idea!!! I’m not on FB because it’s too much of a time suck for me. Keep us posted on here. I would be stoked to be a Canadian tester as I’m planing on using my GFC all winter for ski touring and avalanche training.

Cheers,
WG

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V1 could add gypsy studs and attach the insulation or an attachment system on top of the current snaps.

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@WrinkledPants some of us don’d have facebook so please keep us posted on here or maybe start a thread just for your project

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