Hey guys. Great 4 way review, very comprehensive. Been 3 years since Nick and I shot our head to head review of the Mulgo v Alucab and 5 years of traveling around in our Mulgo and we wouldn’t change it for a second. Still love the look, the fact we can leave all our bedding up there and the fact that it has no zips to rattle in the wind. No awning to mess around with and still the lightest and most slimline look. 5 years and still no issues. Would still choose it all over again over the others. Cheers 👍🏼👍🏼

A few things I forgot to mention during the run-through about the Mulgo if anyone is interested: - there is the Fanello bed upgrade option (timber slat and cushioning option to give you 120mm of comfort incl the 70mm standard mattress - V1 starts from $16500 and V2 $17950 out of NSW (plus freight for Melb/Perth). Price includes engineering sign off. - internal access up to the bed from the back of the car to the bed base is 450mm (no hatches to wake your partner up if you need to get up in the night) - floor to bed base height with roof closed 1090mm - floor to under roof height with roof open 2450mm - canvas is Airtex 100% watertight - 10 year warranty on roof, lower frame, bed & hinges - can be signed off as a 5 seater with the factory forward facing rear bench seat. can also fit Techsafe seats and be signed off. - lower frame can be manufactured higher to allow more headroom - internal hinges allow for continuous seal around the roof - integrated tie down racks on roof with checkerplate - means the roof can be used as a roof rack itself. load bars can be added. - No mechanical fasteners are used to install the Mulgo Pop Top, the same glue is used by high end cars to join body panels. No movement possible between the vehicle and the lower frame of the pop top. As a result the sealant cannot crack, which would lead to rust issues. - Accessories optional to add include awning brackets, shower awning brackets, solar panels on the roof (we have 2 x 100w panels), At the time we were researching roof conversions we only had the Mulgo and the Alu-cab available in Perth. We went for the Mulgo because we liked its simplicity - no awnings to flap in the wind, no zips to rattle in the night, internal latches for added security, a lighter coloured canvas to enjoy waking up with the sun (can always wear an eye mask if you want to sleep in), full height windows from the bed base to the roof, internal hinge at the front makes for a sleek look/profile, no internal hatches to open during the night if you want to get up and down. The only downsides we have found is not being able to open the bug mesh - sometimes I'd like an uninterrupted view of camp from bed without the bug mesh in the way (but I'd still rather not have zips rattling), and having a tall partner means Jake only just fits with the bed length without the internal hatch. We've got around that by sliding out mattress back toward the rear and that's given him a bit more room. Daniel (Expedition Centre) and Toby (Odyssey Custom Fitouts who fitted it in Perth) have been a pleasure to deal with since we first ordered the roof conversion. The Mulgo was also the fastest to set up and pack away whilst on the trip with Gav and the others during filming, we think that's a pretty good pro too - especially if you had to pack away quickly in wind/rain! Stoked with our choice.

Brilliant comparison. So good to have all four RT conversions in the one place. It really shows the difference between the four. IMO the Headspace Campers from an exterior aesthetics, headroom space and features point of view is the way to go. But also cost the most.

It’s good to see Australian made receiving some airtime! All four conversions are great products. We’re releasing another version shortly, silent zips included and awnings will remain detachable 😉

Great video mate thankyou! , it's just missed if you had dramas tucking the sides in when closing - you featured that with all the other reviews but yours

Great to see a comparison between them all. They all look good, happy travels 😊

You missed out the bonetti camper's full troopy conversion

What may not be obvious but: - if you have solar panels on the roof, the open angle of the headspace is the worst - the headspace also has the biggest attack area if windy, which is the most critical weather condition for these roof conversions - with the slim version you cannot leave your bedding in the roof - if you are overlanding worldwide I would choose the brand that is the biggest and also available in America, Europe, Africa (Alu Cab)

Very well done, I am getting a Headspace Conversion in September, was sold on the Mulgo but car took so long I decided to go Headspace when they started to offer a Troopy option. Everything I am adding (where an option is available) will be Australian made

Muy buena comparación, buen video, saludos de un colombiano desde Brasil .

Sick vid Gav! Been watching the troops build for a while keen to see more!

Good video comparing them. Something I’ve trying to do for long time. living in FNQ the awnings are definitely not an option if I have to open the windows and it is pissing down raining, same if I have to opening from the outside. But it looks good thou

Excellent review mate - subscribed :D

Great video but watching it with earphones it kept swapping the audio to left and right . Maybe a quick audio fix would fix this issue ! Ripper job tho

So happy with our Australian made Mulgo. So well made, looks so slimline too

great info! Thanks a lot for der video and the details.

Thanks for doing the hard yards and giving a non biased compara.

Nice work mate

I think the Alu innovation one is v1 I have V2 and there is no way I can sleep like that and I’m shorter than him, I ended up splitting the hatch so we could wake up doing the night and go toilet without having to wake each other up. If I had my time again I’d go Headspace, unfortunately they weren’t around in WA when I did mine.

Good comparison video. Might have been worth covering which of the roof conversions do and don’t come with parcel shelf storage above the dash. The Alu Innovation and Alu Cab do and the Mulgo and Headspace don’t. Unless it’s optional at all? Very handy for additional storage space. Also there’s a bit of a difference in the awning and en-suite tent brackets that come with these conversions which could sway peoples decision on which one they prefer. For example the Mulgo has probably the largest brackets which bolt to the body of the car rather than the roof itself. The South African conversions would be harder to source parts but keep in mind that Alu Cab are distributed through Iron Man and they have dealers all over Australia. Pretty much any camp trailer or caravan repairer around Australia can fix or replace latches, hinges, zips, canvas or gas struts. We had this experience going around Australia with an Aussie made camp trailer that had a failed gas struts at one point. Went through a local caravan repair place rather than the actual dealer as they were far more expensive. All great roof conversions which ever way people decide to go.

Great video ☺️

Great review.

Awesome comparison guys! We are now thinking of doing the same...can I ask a few questions please? 1. Which Troopy did you buy/use to convert? 2. Which company did you use to do the roof conversion? 3. Which company did you use to do the kitchen conversion? 4. Which company did you use to do the GVM upgrade; if you did one. Thx again! Great work :)

Great video. Thanks for this big effort. (audio seems to be single channel)

I would love to see which Cruisinator this lady had.

Nice

Sandy Tracks youtube channel?! For sure subscribing

Good comparison of the conversions but the line of questions sounded awful,bashing the South African brands and kinda promoting headspace ,sounded like an Ad, even closing yours and the specs (edited out) but the rest were shown! With 4x4 accessories,there isnt any perfect brand,its compromise and preference at the end of the day.cheers mate!

Mulgo for the win 😉