Tune M1 Camper (Pop top)

Any thoughts on the Tune M1 truck camper? Price starts out at $12,999 for the base plus add-ons. I'm getting a RCSB 4x4 and wanted to do a truck camper build with one of these types of truck campers.

From what I've researched, these type of set top truck campers allow dust and water intrusion due to the insufficient design of the tailgate on Toyota trucks. Any truth to that? I also considered the Project M and other campers like it.

 

I haven’t seen a m1 in person. They look great in the photos.
Oru, hiatus, ovrlnd, probably some more make similar set ups.
On the dust factor, some have vents for positive pressure, I believe. Also, some have full length barn doors which is more useful and takes the tailgate out of the equation.

 

When you start adding options it can get super expensive, they're already pricey as it is.

 

The Tune M1 is the one I would choose personally. Yes it is $$ (especially for those of us up in the Great White North! LOL) but I think that for what I want, it has a great basic shell, being wider with all that T track, integrated lights, translucent roof & super strong materials. Lots of windows in the tent part. Yet not super heavy for what it is. Modular so if you damage it, its easily fixable. Any full pop up is better than the wedge designs in my opinion.

 

I just saw an M1 in person at the RV show a few days ago. Local company here in Denver. It was pretty nice. Very roomy. Tons of light with all the windows. Plenty of head clearance and room to mount gear. Full queen size bed with all the pick up bed space available. Definitely worth considering if you're in the market.

 

The trick to truly keeping dust out of your camper is to install a 12V DC fan and filter to pressurize the camper. You still need to seal all the holes in the tailgate and elsewhere as best as you can, but dust will always find its way in. The fan forces filtered air into the camper and keeps outside dust and air from entering.

Check out this video at 9:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bqg7lpd5OY

There are lots of ideas on various forums all over the internet.

 

Re: Tailgate seal kit
I just bought a 2010 Tundra RCSB. I've looked at Hiatus before, really impressive the hardside top. But I came across
this tailgate seal kit. Its available on Amazon for reasonable. I didn't realize they had patented it.
That makes it a bit more of a solution than a band aid. I'm going to make an order see how it attaches and seals.
Seems worth the time to see.

Tailgate Seal Kits – extrudedsolutions

 

Any updates on how the seal kit worked out? We're looking to install a camper soon, so any feedback you can share on dust or water intrusion would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

I got distracted with my Land Cruiser. Had some issues with lockers install. I did email them and confirmed the proper kits for Tundra. I sold the one tundra now so I can focus on the new 2010 now.
Here is the kit they said fit.
https://extrudedsolutions.com/products/ultimate-tailgate-seal-10ft
I even have it saved on my iPad. Just haven’t gotten to it yet.
PS which camper are you settled on? I just can’t wrap my brain around the cost of some of these.

 

@CarolinaBlue - This is the other option I like. It attaches with glue tape strips but only to the truck bed. It allows removal of the
tailgate. The Extruded solutions is a great idea, and they have a gap filler which glues to both the truck and the
tailgate, which precludes being able to remove the tailgate. If I haul 2 yds of mulch for the garden it's just easier to
dig out if the tailgate is removed. I like that this also would just drape down and runoff, could even tuck a tarp under it.

GapShield Tailgate Gap Cover - Ecoological - Truck Aftermarket Accessories

Hope this helps. My problem is too many projects!

 

Much appreciated! And good to know about the GapShield product also.