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Fair enough. No rush, by any means. I'm a long way off from attempting to do something of this scale with the welder, as I just got it last week, and haven't even had a chance to plug it in and try it out, as I leave for the BDR in two days.

Any chance you could take some detailed pics of the door jams, and weatherstripping setup?

Any chance I could get some more details on how you've done the doors, and the door seals? I just got me welder, and after MUCH practice, I plan on building a new box for my trailer out of metal. The doors are my biggest concern. I'm very curious as to how people handle this particular problem...

Welcome! I find OB to be a very welcoming and knowledgeable place. I find what vehicle we all drive to be way less important around here than other forums, and fb is a cancer, so I just don't use it myself. I will say, if you run into someone that doesn't gel with you, it's very easy to...

If memory serves me, the eb55 is a lifepo4 power station, right? It almost sounds like there's a no-use timeout mode for the DC ports. This is a pretty common feature where if the battery doesn't see a draw within a certain time frame (for some batteries, it can be as small as 5 minutes), it...

We've got a group heading out very soon to do it. Expect a trip report when we get back for trail conditions.

I know, right? Although, the nose of the Colorado 7 is almost as ugly has the front end of a Lexus.... Almost.

They had them in Australia. As the Isuzu MU-X and the Colorado 7. I don't know why they never brought them stateside. They get all the cool toys.

I got new lift struts for my X from Amazon. As long as you get the correct length, they're pretty universal.

I'd be shocked if there was a mid-90's GM vehicle that DIDN'T have oil leaks! Good on you for keeping her on the road though. I've got a soft spot for these things. Also, I totally just realized you had a lift gate! So neat that these could be had with both a lift gate, and a tail gate. I...

If you're looking for a budget fridge/freezer, you can't go wrong with setpower. They share ALOT of components with the iceco models, and they now offer a budget true dual zone as well. I have the AJ30, and it sips power.

Not necessarily. There are definitely down sides to a RTT. Like, closing it if it's on your vehicle, and your vehicle is quite tall... And the fact that if it's on your vehicle, every time you want to go exploring, you have to pack up your bed. Initially, I wasn't going to out one on the...

This is very important. My wife knows how to operate everything in the X, and drive it. She's also planning on doing some of the driving on the bdr in a few weeks as well. She's also wheeled it without me in the vehicle (we drove separate vehicles on several trips).

Whelp, new 100Ah Mini battery is in! I had just enough room to get it where I wanted, without having to move the fridge box!

My biggest advice I can give is learn the capabilities and limitations of your vehicle in it's stock form. If you're new to this, I guarantee that your vehicle, even stock, is more capable that you are. We ground tented for years in a very packed 2003 Xterra before getting a rooftop tent and...

Me either. 55A of charging should work well, depending on how much you're pulling out each day.

Well, I recently learned that my battery packs just won't run my fridge for more than 12 hours for some reason. Seeing as how were going to need to run two fridges, and keeping the battery packs charged would be very difficult to do, I decided to bite the bullet and order a 100Ah lifepo4...

Wire gauges are good. Going up in gauge definitely a good practice. You will absolutely need a charger though. The manager is just a control center that links everything together. For 200Ah,i would recommend doubling your charge capacity. If you completely drain your batteries, they'll take...

No. I have two. Normally in the X, I have a setpower AJ30. My 37qt can house everything I need for about 5 days. We keep a 45qt in the trailer as well. How big of a fridge you need will depend on what you wanna bring, and how long you want to be out.

Most home improvement stores can cut wood for you. If you come up with your design, you could just have them do the cuts, and then you put it together. Here's mine for some inspiration.