2nd Gen RSI Smartcap EVOa Adventure

TacoTuesday1 · Feb 15, 2024

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I sleep in mine every time i go camping. i even did a 3+week vacation trip and slept every night for 23 nights in it and im 6-5 and sleep very comfortable in my tacoma 5 foot bed when i am diagonal and my sleeping bag on top of my 6 inch memory foam mattress as shown in the picture in post #57 last picture. i can sleep straight on my back, legs straight and my head on the pilows up in the corner... or on my side and either way is comfortable. for ventilation, youll note that in that picture is a orange fan which when im inside, i hang it and keep the rechargeable battery fan running to circulate the air to reduce condensation from my breathe exhaust. i keep the window open between the truck cab and the smartcap slider so i can more fresh air from the front cab compartment and can even crack a window open for my rear passenger doors if need be which ive never had to do. i keep that pool noodle between both windows and it keeps bug and rain out and is still going strong 2 years later. i have remote start added to my tacoma 2015, so i preset my heater and blower fan to full hot and high and when i wake up and still in the bag, i can remote start and warm the cab and the fan draws the cab air into the smartcap shell if you hang it where it can pull thru the window. my shell is insulated and then an additional layer of stretch carpet attached everywhere using permatex spray adhesive and even in hot summer of southern california desert, my insulation has not come loose one bit an dis still holding as strong and keeps it cooler in summer and warmer in winter. added note is that i sleep with a cpap and i runa full size second battery that i mounted inside the fender behind the right rear wheel ( i dont run any solar at all) just get a sealed lead acid battery and a make yourself a good solid mount for which you can put that battery and run 20 feet of 2/0 battery cable and place a 200 amp circuit breaker (reset-able) and a battery isolatopr and the battery will top itself back up when driving the next day easily. like i was saying i run a full size battery and i use a cpap and when i climb inside at night, i run my lights for about two hours while reading a book and drawing from only that battery i have my cell phones charging on the ports on the bed wall being feed by that battery, i have a rechargeable maglite with charging base mounted on that wall that is feed by that battery, and i have a 12 v cigarette lighter that i plug my cpap into and i use the humidifier and the heated hose which is much higher amp draw yet after all that , the next morning my battery voltage has never dropped below 12.1 and my battery capacity on that battery has never gone below 66% typically its about 74% after 8 hours of sleep after lights out. my main battery is isolate, i also carry a 59 cu inch refrigerator in th eback seat area ( i remove my back seats 8 bolts and they quickly come out the seats and the back rests when i go on a prolonged trip where i want to bring my fridge and my 11 gallon footwell water tank and a storage bin for clothing and a storage bin on the other side of the fridge for canned goods and cookware) but that frisge is also powered by that 2nd battery and it runs all night too. in the AM i remote start and begin recharhing the main from the engine while i warm up before climbing out of the bag and opening the door to exit and go pop up my shower and use my engine heated shower system that draws from my water tank via a pump under the truck and routes it thru a thermostat that sends some up thru the engine compartment theu a heat exchanger i custom mounted that warm the isolated plates by using the engine coolant which is over 180 transferring heat to the potable water flowing thru the other side, after a 15 minute warm up after the truck two batteries have started to charge and my camper shell now warm, i climb out and use my my shower which puts out up to 122 degree water even continuously if i were to empty the whole tank in one go and if i keep the engine running. I just run it just long enough to finish my shower whch is about 2.5 gallon of intermittently used pulls of the garden hose trigger per shower and that includes shaving while showing.. then i dress, fold up the pop up shower, quick disconnect my 15foot coiled 1/2 inch garden hose and stow it in a small bucjet and hang my towel, eat and then drive off for the days adventure planned. if you dont insulate, there will be condensation and water dripping everywhere from your breathe exhaust while sleeping especially if using a cpap with humidifier. but for me because i insulated. only a few bare spots that arent insulated ever get any hint of moisture from condensation. ive never had any leaks on my cap anywhere and have repeatedly slept in pouring rain and in snowfall. i modified my latches to open from inside. all i can say is my rig is effcient, quick and easy and super comfortable and i dont have to set up any tent and can arrive after dark and just climb in and sleep. and my water tank shower system is awesome even on the coldest of mornings. best thing is i don use any roof mount tents or have anything on my roofs to ruin fuel economy. just the truck and the camper, no external things causing drag....and all my weight is stored in that back seats, my fridge and camp gear and clothes al centered between both front and rear wheels not aft of the rear wheels and my water tank too and its on floor so its a low center of gravity and doesnt have effect on driving. passenger front seat and driver seat remain open and for two people, my girl and i She is 5-8 so its gets a bit narrow for us since we are both sleeping diagonal in a 5 foot bed but when im solo, its way more than enough room and comfy to sleep in bed with the smartcap keeping you feeling very climate controlled and very safe feeling regardless of weather or wild animal ... if you look close... you will see the biometric operated gun safe mounted up against the inside ceiling of my smartcap. so yeah safe....

oh yeah, since i remote start when i wake up or if i want to remote start and warm the shell before bed after closing myself inside it, i put a first alert CO2 monitor on the wall next to my 12v outlets just to be that extra careful from exhaust fumes, which so far have never gone off. plus i dont sleep with the engine running. and even i engage the remote starter, it times out and shuts the engine back off after 15 minutes unless i use my keyfob to resest the timer again for an additional 15 minutes at a time from the time i last pressed it. so no way am i accidentally gonna fall asleep with engine left running and even if it could happen, i have the monitor to alert me ...and i installed one of those tailgate gap stop weather strips to make sure no fumes can come up thru the tailgate hinge axis

let me tell you, when the wind is blowing or if its raining or even if you arrive at your next campsite late into the night, its so night not to have to mess with setting up a tent or a RTT or any of that crap. you can just climb in, pull the tailgate and tooper door shut, draw the curtains and go to sleep
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I hope that works in a variety of temps.
Slept in my shell with mesh windows fine for some time, low as 10deg up to 80-90deg
getting rid of heat was more of a challenge (later got a fan) than layering in cold - but being fiberglass the side vented windows were pretty big and was in an area that somewhat cooled at night

Draden · Feb 15, 2024

TacoTuesday1 said: ↑

I hope that works in a variety of temps.
Slept in my shell with mesh windows fine for some time, low as 10deg up to 80-90deg
getting rid of heat was more of a challenge (later got a fan) than layering in cold - but being fiberglass the side vented windows were pretty big and was in an area that somewhat cooled at night
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yeah i see you quoted me before i finished editing and correcting typos and adding a few more comments but yeah, ive slept in utah at 9200 feet in the snowfall at -10F and ive also slept in death valley late summer but it was still quite hot 110. i agree that yeah i have more problem cooling it than keeping it warm if i had trouble anywhere, but really i wouldnt say ive had any trouble getting it to maintain a comfortable temp inside and i dont run any portable heater or anything. just the battery fan only if i really want airflow to keep moving because i predict itll be a night where condensation will be more likely.....really, id say its as stable as the fibreglass cap i had before and we just adjust body temp as required by being inside or outside the sleeping bag as required and the bag being on top of the 6 inch mattress in a zippered protective cover to make sure it doesnt mildew from air moisture. i keep that mattress back there 24/7 even when not camping and after two years there is no mildew nor has it gotten dirty, the cover has gotten dirty of course but cleans easy and so does the sleeping bag obviously... but the insulation and carpet i installed made all the difference and works great, the main thing its doing is stopping the condensation that forms when using any metal kind of shell but it does keep temps stable and warmer when cold and cooler when warm... as good as my fiberglass cap did.

000doodie000 · Apr 24, 2024

Is there a major difference between the RSI for the Gen2 and Gen3 as far as fit or did RSI do like AluCab and just use the same one for the Gen2?

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