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What are the benefits of this over a softtopper that justifies the $600 premium over them?
Over a soft topper its rigid, so you can haul gear on the roof. You can camp in it more comfortably. The screen windows are great for airflow for yourself or any pets you have riding inthe back. Its way easier to install and stores in a small space. It acts and feels like a hard shell - but without maxing out your payload and being able to store on a shelf and solo install.

Overtime our products hold up. They dont get loose or a weird smell (if youve ever slept in a moldy soft topper you know what im talking about) I have customers switch over from soft toppers when a piece of their frame breaks when theyre messing with it to store, there are no replacement parts and they need to buy a whole new topper. Our Air-toppers have replacement parts in the rare case something like that happens. Mostly its people misplacing windows!
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3 logos on each side? That are bright and noticeable?
Lol - I just put into chatGPT to make a FLATED Jeep logo and this is what came up, so could be worse haha

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Over a soft topper its rigid, so you can haul gear on the roof. You can camp in it more comfortably. The screen windows are great for airflow for yourself or any pets you have riding inthe back. Its way easier to install and stores in a small space. It acts and feels like a hard shell - but without maxing out your payload and being able to store on a shelf and solo install.

Overtime our products hold up. They dont get loose or a weird smell (if youve ever slept in a moldy soft topper you know what im talking about) I have customers switch over from soft toppers when a piece of their frame breaks when theyre messing with it to store, there are no replacement parts and they need to buy a whole new topper. Our Air-toppers have replacement parts in the rare case something like that happens. Mostly its people misplacing windows!
Fair enough. Unfortunately I don't have enough faith in fellow (NY) man for this to not get stabbed up lol
 

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Lol - I just put into chatGPT to make a FLATED Jeep logo and this is what came up, so could be worse haha

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The fact that you think it’s funny about having so many brand logos is troubling. A good product doesn’t need 7 or 8 separate logos on their product in order for it sell well, you need an actual good product with word of mouth reputation. I genuinely think this is an interesting product, but all the billboards on it detract from the vehicle aesthetics.
 
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Fair enough. Unfortunately I don't have enough faith in fellow (NY) man for this to not get stabbed up lol
Lets get deep! This is what the inside of Drop-Sitich looks like. The other ends of these thousands of threads are tied and sewn into another PVC sheet. Now normal use knives, kitchen scissors, ect have a really hard time just popping the material. I cant with all my force with a normal use knife. This photo is actually what my puppy uses to play and can't puncture the material. Its hard to find anything sharper than puppy teeth haha.

But a super sharp like exacto knife harp or hunting field knife could with excessive force - but would take hours to try to cut through all the threads.

And if some jerk out there does do this to your topper, there's a quick patch we can do to get your topper back out there and you back on the road!

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The fact that you think it’s funny about having so many brand logos is troubling. A good product doesn’t need 7 or 8 separate logos on their product in order for it sell well, you need an actual good product with word of mouth reputation. I genuinely think this is an interesting product, but all the billboards on it detract from the vehicle aesthetics.
This exactly. It's a rolling advertisement. The fact they put it on the plastic windows really takes this down a few pegs. I wouldn't care about just the one each side near the cab. But it also adds the logo symbol, the logo on the window. The inflatable bed has it 6 times. Just let the quality of the item do its thing and anyone that buys it will sell it for you.
 
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This exactly. It's a rolling advertisement. The fact they put it on the plastic windows really takes this down a few pegs. I wouldn't care about just the one each side near the cab. But it also adds the logo symbol, the logo on the window. The inflatable bed has it 6 times. Just let the quality of the item do its thing and anyone that buys it will sell it for you.
Ive relayed this before to our product designer - and the reason why we included the logos on the windows is because it directs where the window goes on. Theyre labeled with what side they belong on and our logo. People were getting confused and I would have to facetime people so they could match up their windows.

And honestly, we're proud of who we are. Many Jeep models have their trim name on the front of vehicle. We're a new brand, a totally different product than anything else on the market, and we want to get our name out there. We're certainly not for everyone and thats ok!
 

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Hmmm… if only it had more “Flated” logos plastered all over it, I’d buy it.
LOL, true!

I've always laughed about how Jeep writes "Jeep" all over the Gladiator and Wrangler, which have the most iconic looks of any motor vehicle sold in the US in the last 70+ years.
 

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The logos wouldn't be a deal breaker for me. Not a huge deal. But it would be nice to have an option without them or at least with them being subdued, like a tactical style, maybe.

But I am stripping my Gladiator of all but the tailgate "Jeep" logos. I'm probably going to take off the "Rubicon" stickers, too.

But the whole idea of this thing is for temporary use, so unless one would keep it on all the time, I'm not sure why the logos would be such a big deal. It's portability and storability when off the Jeep is what appeals to me the most. I don't want to drive around with a truck cap except when it is needed. I don't like the looks of a cap, logos or not. It makes a truck look more like a station wagon than a truck.
 

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They last longer than canvas!! All the best parts of a hard shell without having to store it in your yard. I've personally had mine on full time for 3 years and lived in the back of my Tacoma in my AirTopper. I only take it off when I need my truck to be a truck again!
OK, I am impressed after seeing that. I agree though, cut down on the logos/name all over it. I think this is actually a pretty great idea, though it may be for a niche market.
 
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OK, I am impressed after seeing that. I agree though, cut down on the logos/name all over it. I think this is actually a pretty great idea, though it may be for a niche market.
We have some pretty fun videos on our social accounts. We can't recommend our products be used like this - but the durability of our materials is pretty rad -




 

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Hmmm… if only it had more “Flated” logos plastered all over it, I’d buy it.
I bet you can buy some additional logos to add to it
 

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I bet you can buy some additional logos to add to it
I hope they provide 10 extra stickers in the box so we can place them on the top, bottom, and both sides of all windows… to make absolutely sure the windows are installed correctly. Can’t be too sure now.
 
 







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