Less Is More: Is the New, Lightweight Go Fast Camper Tough Enough?

[@DevonFrohne]

Just got my GFC on a 21' Ford Ranger... it's been amazing so far!

[@billgrant6175]

Just saving up money to buy a GFC for my new Silverado Trail boss!! Thanks for the review.

[@jake05sti]

You’ll love it. Recently swapped from a clamshell style to their RTT on my Land Rover and couldn’t be more impressed, worth the wait.

[@Moonless6491]

If you can't lay down in the truck bed, it was not meant for camping - Socrates

[@VideosOffRoad]

If the bed isn't AT LEAST 6 feet long, it's not a truck, it's a toy.

[@TRONABORON]

Hey, there is enough room for two ice chests! 😅

[@brandodurham]

I’ve got a couple kids and family duty so I just went full size raptor in Colorado, but I have ranger envy for the tiny trails here

[@micahrichey5335]

That is a sweet set up!

[@rk-xv4km]

Amazing Ford Raptor truck!

[@cartopia6161]

Don’t like the big gap between the topper and cab roof. Looks like it would cause a lot of drag at highway speeds. TFL, have you done a MPG/highway test? I’m curious about how much wind noise is generated and how much the MPG is effected. Thanks.

[@laithalmas8413]

hard to avoid the gap when auto manufacturers put the shark fin antenna on the roof. I have one on my tacoma, lost about 1 mpg on the highway and have a minimal wind noise increase

[@nycmaverick]

@@laithalmas8413how much was your camper and how many times did you use it this year?

[@laithalmas8413]

@@nycmaverick if I remember correctly it was around $8500, installed July 11th this year, and have 27 nights in it between July 11 and today. Expecting to double that during hunting season this fall and even more next year when I go out west to chase elk.

[@andrewcolpo7593]

There needs to be a gap there for any flexing the body/ bed does

[@WesSiler-t7e]

There's a ton of flex between bed and cab on pickup trucks. Put "tundra twerk" in the search bar. With a camper mounted to the bed, there has to be some clearance to allow for that movement. Fuel economy is reduced, on average, 1 MPG.

[@TRONABORON]

Not a fan of Ford but this Ranger Raptor is awesome! 😎👍🏼

[@nycmaverick]

Definitely you are one of the guys that uses it.

[@DJP1997]

This is great and all but can we talk about how Europe is getting the ford transit nugget and how the US wishes we were

[@Holynomad]

Picking mine up in 1 week!!!

[@HunterGonzo-pg4vf]

Would like to see you try it out in bad weather.

[@SamGilf96]

Did you guys have to install a bed reinforcement kit for the camper? Ford said the bed frame could only support 88lbs?

[@ReformedBrant]

No, he answered that in the video

[@Dusdaddy]

They won't own it long enough for the cracks in the sheet metal to appear. Feel sorry for the next owner.

[@jdfleetguy28]

Love the Ranger Raptor content. What is the latest on the performance tune. Really looking forward to seeing your results with the ford performance tune.

[@MrGottaGo]

Imagine if the Raptor had a 6'7" bed like my truck. No need to sleep on top of your truck in a tent.

[@MichaelKingsley-c8g]

Hi Andre, thanks for the great review. I know you mentioned that the GFC weight actually leveled the truck when it was installed. Did you by chance take an actual measurement to determine exactly how much sag was introduced? I am looking at the GFC on this truck or maybe a slightly heavier alternative and it would be nice to know if a little bit heavier camper (and about 2-300 lbs of gear) are doable. I haven't found an outfitter that offers any way to level the rear should the sag become too substantial. The payload of 1384 lbs would say this shouldn't be an issue, but it would be nice to not have extensive sag. Thanks in advance Andre~

[@geezerpleasers_OG]

Very informative, as always

[@ricomacpherson6845]

My question is did you install those after market brackets that Ford asked you to install to the bed of the truck. If you add more than Eighty pounds

[@ReformedBrant]

My question is, why didn’t you watch the video before asking that?

[@krisw8597]

Well another great video guys. I somewhat like the roof top tent but pretty pricy for the average dude. Being 51 and having several campers, this could work on my ZR2, but I would honestly say a small tag behind works better for us since we live in Florida. I think these fit a niche area in camping right now, but I wonder how long they will stick around… anyways keep up the solid work, I envy the Colorado landscape but should be out your way sometime next summer. We are touring the West some and taking in some state and national parks. It would be really cool to run into you guys someday. Thanks for producing some good videos especially the mountain trail segments that Roman did.

[@CraigG21]

Appreciate the lightness and constant improvement of the GFC, but the bed layout is a no-go. Put that thing on struts so no origami is needed to get out when sleeping 2 people up there. Its really a 1 person design as-is.

[@vdubster]

I hope VW make a Raptor type model of the Amarok

[@firebry23]

Toaster Test the Ranger Raptor

[@Animatedtoaster]

🫡

[@kidwelldavid6136]

As usual Andre, it’s always fun to watch you play at the end of a show. Keep doing and burnout.

[@volvo09]

I can't imagine spending $4000 to put a tent on top of a truck (their website...for just the tent, not that setup). Guess it's cool if you are off roading all the time and take care to air out the tent, but if you camp a few times a year don't talk yourself into a roof top tent... A $40 tent does the same thing, as long as you don't have to be off the ground for safety.

[@nycmaverick]

This channel is turning into a real goof ball channel.

[@Dusdaddy]

lol...think of the people who watch us driving around town going, "I can't imagine spending $60k-70K on a truck!" It's all relative.

[@mcnuggetapple]

Everyone just cries about the price of shit anymore on this channel. That’s the world today, go find a job that pays you better or stop crying lol

[@nycmaverick]

@@mcnuggetappleyour logic is flawed.

[@mcnuggetapple]

@@nycmaverick how? You people are complaining about something you don’t need.

[@kidwelldavid6136]

As usual Andre, it’s always fun to watch you play at the end of a show. Keep doing the burnout.

[@laborspy]

Pole tent works just as well and cheaper

[@colorowdy7907]

The only thing that "goes fast" here is the money you fork out for this "camper" they start out at $8500 dollars and can balloon out to over 14K+ Who TF is buying this ?!? Must be people who cant afford housing... You could buy a nice used pop up for less that that topper tent, and have way more amenities.

[@Dusdaddy]

If you can afford a Raptor (or any of the other brand's halo trucks), it's really nothing.

[@mcnuggetapple]

So buy a cheap pop up lol. If this exists people are buying them

[@nycmaverick]

@@DusdaddyRaptors are meant to fly. Let’s see you jump with it on

[@sages7783]

What nice used pop up for this price? Or you mean a decade old four wheel camper that weighs 3 times as much and might be moldy? I’ve been shopping lightweight pop ups and used or new, they aren’t cheap.

[@stormsurfin]

@@nycmaverickthere’s videos of this

[@FrankCaruso-k6n]

I drive a 2010 Frontier and am luck to pay for repairs and fuel. F.C. in Arizona

[@nycmaverick]

Facts!!

[@larzlarz1140]

To be honest, I was hoping it would be pop up front and rear. Its kind of tiny and not really better than anything else on the market for rooftop tents. You called it a camper and I was excited until I saw it is just a tent.

[@is6566]

GFC calls it a camper.

[@brochilldude]

Andre, you really need to work on some cardio bud, you sound like you're about to pass out just talking to the camera

[@Master-Blaster-4x4]

🏃🏼‍♂️

[@Rick-vg2pz]

Bends frames?

[@is6566]

Not proven yet but it bends minds how expensive it is. 😃

[@mannyferreira5844]

TfL Journalists at it's finest... you've reported on RTT such as GFC, Radica, Alu-Cab from memory. Have you reported on Dirtbox and others RTTs? I'm glad you are not loyal to any one brand.., and like that people have options. You've tested some vehicles in similar conditions, any testing of RTT's?

[@jrben21]

Cool camper. Although, Andre looks miserable doing this review. Was it the heat?

[@mcnuggetapple]

The altitude and heat combination will do that

[@bakhtiyarpakhirdinov2461]

all due respect to GFC but I'd go with the Lone Peak or Topotoppers. TFL you gotta make a comparison video, plus Андрей didn't even try to show how comfortable is to lay/sleep in there :)

[@is6566]

GFC didn’t pay them to compare their product to someone else’s. I am guessing they explicitly prohibited it. 😃

[@1225KPH]

$8,450 for a stripped model? Over $10K with everything you want and you get to shit in a bucket? That's more than a week at Le Méridien Beach Plaza in Monte Carlo.

[@chazbeaumont65]

The majority of people who would purchase and actually use this are not the type of people that would even care about Monte Carlo or ever staying in premium lodging. While it may not be for everyone, nothing is, for the ones that enjoy it the value is there.

[@1225KPH]

@@chazbeaumont65 I have nothing against people who pay big bucks to shit in buckets. I'm just at a loss as to why they pay big bucks when you can go to any downtown of any Democrat run city and camp for free on the sidewalk and shit in street without a bucket.

[@chazbeaumont65]

@@1225KPH Dude, what's the obsession with shit? It's not the inconvenience you're making it out to be. Haha

[@phillip.9524]

Please just put your seatbelt on correctly…

[@tonyalewis9053]

The seat belt would mess with his microphone; I’m guessing he wears it normally otherwise. ☺️

[@robertpoirier8520]

Go Fast!

[@abqcrutch]

$8450 for a canopy? No thanks. I have a Shift Pod tent for my two big dogs and I. Big space for the boys to stretch out and a comfy cot for me. Tommy needs to test the canopy with Blaze. Hop in the Ranger Raptor and go camp at the ranch for a night.

[@flipcoin6301]

Pop up ground tent is good enough and better fuel efficiency.

[@husshardan3511]

Yeah but that only costs $150 vs $10k for the GFC. Plus you only neesd to bring it when you use it.

[@is6566]

In bear country I rather don’t sleep in a ground tent.

[@husshardan3511]

@@is6566 A soft tent 6 feet above ground is not going to stop a bear!

[@drayray4009]

Ain’t no way that is worth that much money lmao

[@JSEME]

Overlanding…when camping isn’t expensive enough for you. What a ridiculous fad.

[@rjk8778]

I hope you bought the bed stiffeners. Shitty truck needs them if you have more than 88lbs on the bed rails.

[@tracygraham5379]

Motor trend panned the Ranger Raptor. Glad my subscription is expiring.

[@Eightball2516]

How the heck do you sleep in that tent with out rolling out of the big hole that is there that cushion that covers the hole does not look like it would hold anybody I would not but the ford I would get the Chevy zr2 Colorado for way cheaper then what that ford costs

[@JoeConstance-i7h]

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[@akim2007p]

Amazingly overpriced camping can 😂 Can we do some videos for normal people who don’t want to spend 100k$ for truck, but drive older f150s?

[@is6566]

Not the demographic that can sustain a channel. 😃

[@axellness]

Super Pacific makes a beter product.

[@MrChaos619]

Of course, for $7000 more it better be a better product

[@nycmaverick]

Overpriced garbage. Made for rich people who camp 5 days a year.

[@scubicon1965]

The GFC or the Raptor.... ....Both? 😂

[@is6566]

KO3 tires. 😃

[@MrChaos619]

I have one and I camp once a month at the very least

[@thomaskeenan4601]

Lone peak has such a better camper. These are just overpriced for crappy features

[@4vinylsound]

I missed the price

[@husshardan3511]

That was intentional.

[@4vinylsound]

@@husshardan3511 that's my point.

[@WW-wf8tu]

The "toppers" that used to be called "canopies" that are not being utilized as "campers" are "kinda" expensive. That seal of the "camper" when it "kinda" sealed up to the tailgate "kinda" almost got ripped off when opening it. lol What this really should be called is a cargo box tent. Which has been on the channel before. But frankly, these "campers" have been done to death for the sake of getting sponsors. I wonder if it would "kinda" work on a boat? 🤔 Boats that ordinarily were not over night/sleeping cabins, this "kinda" might be interesting to take to that market. Rooftop tents might be all the rage, but they certainly are not practical for everyday use vehicles. "Canopies" were a pain to install and take off on a regular bases for me. I loved my "canopy" for my Nissan. It was custom made, including the paint to match my truck. And I used it for everything from carrying cargo right up to the roof, too sleeping in. But when it came time to be a commuter and or OR adventurer, it was removed. And let me tell you, those things are not lightweight. It was "kinda" difficult to handle by oneself. Then you need a dedicated safe place to store it. In a manner that will not "kinda" ruin the seals for when you return it to the truck bed. The real truck bed "campers" that slide in and out with the self weight supporting legs are a better deal. IMO. Stand alone when not needed on the truck. Easier to instal and remove. And they make them now where they are lower center of gravity with pop up tops. ("kinda" like a roof top tent)

[@is6566]

Kinda hard to read. Using that many kinda is kinda forced. 😃

[@terryfobishop3655]

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