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This build really reminds me of work ... it's a looong project that is in an incredibly frustrating phase. We'll need to finish up all these custom things we wanted that aren't available ready to install ... Currently I'm working on a way to mount the outside components of our diesel heater. We...

I have a set of new, never used, only one box opened to check the content, set of Alu-Cab mosquito nets for the Alu-Cab Canopy Camper. Set consists of: Two net/canvas covers for the side windows, one for each side (stating the obvious, I know, just making it clear) One rear door net/canvas...

I have a partial Stanley Adventure cook kit for sale. Consists of: One 1.9qt pot with lid One pan Two stainless insulated mugs A mocca pot A firebox salt and pepper grinder All in like new condition, pot and pan have been used once or twice on an induction cooktop, so no burn marks or such...

Of course I do. I have a 256GB iPhone and the same in the iPad. Storage is wide open. Gaia sucks because it often doesn't work properly when offline. Search often didn't work for me, routing often didn't work properly. On my last trip, On-X didn't even show city or roadnames when offline. That's...

Thoughts: We really need to get the water system hooked up. A heater is a comfort factor, even in California; it'll be crucial for Alaska. The rear door table is overdue, it'll make life much easier. Lights have become a higher priority during this trip. We got to the first campsite after dark...

Photo impressions from the trip ... Alabama Hills, yes, iPhone Night Mode can result in really whacky photos: Camp in Southern Death Valley: Mojave, waiting for the tires to deflate:

To elaborate a bit on the weight thing: We are using the lightest wood for the application, a lot of is 6mm Baltic birch, only structural parts are heavier. We go to full length to replace heavy hardware with lighter parts We’ve removed the rear seats For the Canopy Camper, the tailgate is...

@TheBestCow - I’ve done a calculation beforehand. It’ll be very close … although our build isn’t heavier than a Goose Gear system amazingly enough.

That’ll work, but unfortunately only from Saturday on. We are on a short trip right now. I’ll PM you on Friday if that’s okay. Then we’ll be home for the time being.

After quite a while without an update, here are impressions of the current state: We had most of the furniture out to make some improvements and yesterday and today we re-installed everything again for a shake down trip: Above: electrics cleaned up, charge selector switch installed (off...

Hi. Yes, it’s still available. I’m in the San Jose, CA area.

Building with 80/20 continued #4 – Door Latches and Hinges One of the biggest problems we found when building with 80/20 is attaching doors and making them work nicely. 1. Latches We really didn't like the 80/20 options for latches. We wanted something that is flush with the panel, the...

So, the last days have been incredibly slow, we've worked on wood finishing, door latches, some electrics, ripped the rear seat delete platform out to finish the wood and improve the foundation, etc. Door latches installed: Keepers will get installed tomorrow afternoon. Wood finishing...

Re Gaia and OnX – they might be okay for regional trails but both utterly suck for actual traveling. You want something that can download large maps, e.g. full states, have full functionality offline and actually work. OnX I gave up on due to the stamp sized offline maps and when I started...

Thank you for the kind words! I certainly won't forget to go out – my wife is getting antsy right now. She's done a lot during this build and really wants to be done, just the same as I do. It's one of the these 80% – 20% projects (no pun on 80/20, although it might well be). You know, 80% of...

It really depends on what the goal is for you – we are building a "travel vehicle for difficult roads and easy trails". Therefore the main focus is on travel features that make our daily lives easier and more convenient. I'm happy to save a lot of weight by not getting "offroad enhancements" and...

So, one of the problems we had to solve with our choice of door latches for the galley cabinet, was to prevent vertical and horizontal movement of the door (rattle). The original door latch keepers that come with the Southco latches put pressure only in one direction, which does work for hatches...

We've been blocked on most of our larger projects for a few days now since we are waiting for parts or tools to move forward. Small things: Re-installed Redarc BCDC25 as a secondary charger. It's been out since it was in the way of some other work, now it's back in. The little guy above the...

That's where my comment comes in regarding the way you travel. We seem to travel very differently. I have no need to store more capacity than for a maximum of two days at one place. Three to four days, that's more than I personally need, but let's calculate whether I could do this: Capacity...

There are three big downsides with induction cooking (at least those are the one I saw as obstacles on the way to get there): The need for a much more capable electrical system. That includes batteries, cables, charging, inverter, outlets, etc. It's a cost thing more than a weight thing. Most...