Thin Topper: Recommendations, and ‘Could You Leave it in the Pop-Top’?

The Lost Jockey · Sep 26, 2026

Thank you for helping. I have a T5 California 2009. I am after a thin-ish topper. Any recommendations and details of where to buy, and the price?

Would you leave your topper in the pop-top when it folds down? Would it compromise the safety of the pop-top when driving?

Thank you for your time.

Gliderbee California 6.1 · Sep 27, 2026

I use an easy camp inflatable mattrass (IIRC this one: https://www.easycamp.com/nl-nl/webshop/alle-producten/skylark-slaapmat-double-5-0-cm in a California T6.1.
It can stay in the pop-top, even when I forget to open the valves, and I can leave my sleeping bag in it also, provided I put it in the middle and to the back (in the back, there's less tissue to fold in).
It all closes nicely, even with the Brandrup Isotop V installed.

Chriskend · Sep 27, 2026

I use a Vango r&r sim and leave it there with the roof down, I deflate it with a Vango tempest pump so it’s nice and flat and there’s no faffing about trying to squeeze all the air out while upstairs. Also with a sim you can adjust the pressure to get your desired level of comfyness, I also leave a comfy matress protector and fitted sheet on it for added softness, works a treat. Remove the original first.

Gliderbee California 6.1 · Sep 28, 2026

Chriskend said:
I use a Vango r&r sim and leave it there with the roof down, I deflate it with a Vango tempest pump so it’s nice and flat and there’s no faffing about trying to squeeze all the air out while upstairs. Also with a sim you can adjust the pressure to get your desired level of comfyness, I also leave a comfy matress protector and fitted sheet on it for added softness, works a treat. Remove the original first.

Looks interesting! The r&r seems not soo easy to find, but there's also the Shangri-La version.

You can leave yours ihn it with the roof down. How thick is it deflated? I would like to find out if I can keep it there with the Brandrup Isotop installed, and if possible, with my sleeping bag.

Chriskend · Sep 28, 2026

Gliderbee California 6.1 said:
Looks interesting! The r&r seems not soo easy to find, but there's also the Shangri-La version.

You can leave yours ihn it with the roof down. How thick is it deflated? I would like to find out if I can keep it there with the Brandrup Isotop installed, and if possible, with my sleeping bag.

When it’s deflated it is thinner than the original (when I use the pump to deflate). With the roof down it can still be moved, I always pull it forward enough so the valves are just forward of the front lip so as not to crush them in any way. I don’t leave the quilt or pillows up there when the roof is down, just leave the mattress protector and the fitted sheet on.