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For a really long time I was looking for a way to combine proper offline navigation and iOverlander data in one way or another. iOverlander2 at least gets to the point of offline data and maps, but there is no navigation, the app is phone only (I use an iPad). Maps.me doesn't properly import...

So, navigation is also sorted. Offline maps for Maps.me downloaded for the upcoming trip, OsmAnd offline maps downloaded and iOverlander data in the categories that interest us converted and imported. This is a zoomed out view of a part of our travel area. And when zooming in, it shows more...

The most smelly thing in the camp after a few days out is me. There is no way I can prevent smells on my body, even sweet smells, like when brushing teeth or such. We do keep non-dry food in the vehicle itself, while we sleep in the truckbed camper (AluCab). The camper is softsided when the bed...

Here are some more impression photos. Storage for two camp chairs, easily accessible: Rear door table space, this is where we'll cook most of the time, easy reach to the outlet for induction cooking or heating water. Easy access to filtered water: And the passenger side with mosquito...

Thank you!

With all this in now: The build is DONE! We are optimizing some small things here and there while packing the truck for a trip, but other than that, it's done for now. We are going to use it for a while now and then optimize what needs to be optimized. But I'm done for the time being. Worn...

So, it's all back in. Water pump and filter (towel since we were testing for leaks): UV water treatment: Electrical subpanel for pump, travel oven, heater: Overview: The backrest has storage space for two Frontrunner chairs: It's a bit of a "hardware overload" in there, mainly...

Getting it back together now. All bolts have loctite, everything is cleaned up, some mistakes fixed, getting there. Electrics are also cleaned up:

@BAJA - PRO - Thank you for the kind words! We do our best, had a resonably technical background, and plain took our time. It's been a long journey and it really needs to end soon or we are going crazy. Current target deadline: this coming Sunday, 23:59:59 ... ;-)

There were washers, but they were too small for the soft material. They were meant for the steal tank mounts underneath, certainly not the correct ones for thin and soft aluminum. Although I believe that is also partly an Alu-Cab problem since there don't seem to additional/different washers in...

The truck is empty and the house feels like we are building out a fifth wheel ... Currently, the tank is out as well ... and we are pretty unhappy with what we found our installer (TinyRig in Southern California) has done to the mount of the bags seen above: This is just plain...

So, the sprint to the finish line has begun - we've started taking out the furniture again to fix problems and mistakes, hook up the water system and then do final assembly in the next two weeks. That should give us about two more weeks for testing and last minute changes before an upcoming...

Not all that much happening right now, I'm out of commission with RSI and some back issues (slowly getting better) and my wife is busy sewing more mosquito netting for the side window – it's quite a patchwork there due to our high furniture piece which has outside usage. On a separate note...

Thank you, we work very hard to get to professional (or better) looking and working results. We've seen so many "professional" jobs that are totally whacky, it's really not fun anymore. Even reputable companies cut a lot of corners to meet reasonable price expectations, or charge insane amounts...

Heater installed:

So, door interior mostly sorted. Just a mounting an Element Fire extinguisher above the bag, and it's done:

Today we started installing some of the new parts. We wanted to move the Redvision Display to the door panel since it's hard to reach inside the camper, so that's what we started with. Unfortunately, we had to take out the GP Factor panel and even take it apart to get to the ethernet cable for...

And powdercoated: We'll install most of them over the weekend, then the door and the heater will be DONE. ;-) And a massive shout-out to our local powdercoater JIP Finishing! They turned this around in 24h with amazing quality at a very reasonable price. If you are in the SF Bay Area and...

Current set of custom designed parts in this build: