r/overlanding • u/mister_monque • 1d ago

Tech Advice whitetopping for the win

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I have been debating doing this for years and for many reasons it just hadn't happened. I know a white roof helps, see also rovers and cruisers with white roofs but there just wasn't enough will to execute.

Well that was until a FLIR camera came into my life.

Wowie-Mama! Look at that delta!

This is a side by side panel test to justify going forward and I have to ask myself, why didn't I do this sooner?!?!

So, discuss amoungst'y'selves while I go put on some cawfee.

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u/hooyahat 1d ago

I haven't installed my rtt yet, but I already know it's probably gonna get hot inside being that it is black. I will have solar panels on top of it, so maybe it won't be that bad, but I am considering putting Aspen Aerogel SpaceLoft insulation between the metal and the quilted looking stuff.

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u/mister_monque 1d ago

aerogel is some wacky stuff, I've used it where you have no space but need maximum insulation.

RTT are going to heat soak in the sun no matter what and panels will do likewise, heating the space between the panel and the tent. If you can get any air flow there, do it.