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It's an interesting post, although I have doubts. You seem to completely ignore losses due to the fact that wtih open flame heating 60% or more of the energy is used not to heat the "cooking vessel" but the surrounding air where it's gone pretty much immediately – other than the mostly...

I found that most people overestimate the power requirements for induction cooking and massively underestimate the inefficiency of propane – the slightest wind can bring efficiency down way below 1/3 of the efficiency of induction. Even taking the number above regarding a 20lbs bottle having 95...

All driven by this (photo taken during the build last year): and this:

Sorry, didn't mean to make this in any way "click-bait" or "tricksy". I guess it depends on the definition of overlanding. We are driving pretty much every day, have 200Ah batteries in the truck and re-charge with up to 55A. So, a max of four hours driving is good for a full charge. The dinner...

I've given up on gas stoves. Just not my thing, dealing with wind, open flame, refilling bottles or using throwaways, ... it's just not for me. So, I use this setup now: And just now working on installing a 12V travel oven to add a secondary way of heating things or keeping things warm...

Here you can see, why we didn't use one of the otherwise great Southco latches on the hatch towards the outside: It turns into a table when dropped down and we didn't want the latch hardware in the way when using it.

Believe me, the cabin is just the beginning, so make a good inventory of redundant body parts ... ;-)

They do: https://www.alu-cab.com/product/the-alu-cabin/ At least it lists the Ford. It’s a bigger cabin since it’s a bigger truck.

#3 – What type of wood when using 80/20 as a base frame This can be a short post – I'd say, use ligthweight plywood. Of course, you can use anything you want, but I'd keep it very lightweight. The structural strength is provided by the extrusion, so there is no need to use excessively thick...

Yes, that’s me on the Gladiator forum. The Overlander should work just fine. Dan from “The Road Chose Me” uses a Garmin like this. I’m going to give our DriveSmart 66 a test with OpenStreetMaps and imported iOverlander data. But that will only be in May since it’s in Europe … Also possibly...

For those interested in building with 80/20, in my build thread (link to the first post of 80/20 brain dumps, currently there are only two, but there will be more coming) I've started writing up experiences and tips & tricks using the system. It will be an ongoing effort to add information when...

#2 – Attaching Wood Panels to 80/20 Cabinets When building furniture, in most cases there needs to be some covers for open sides/tops etc. And of course, this being 80/20 there is about a gazillion ways to do this. I'll show a few I've used in my build and go into the advantages and disadvantes...

I have a Maxtrax storage/transport bag from Blueridge Overland Gear for sale. We used it mostly to store the boards in the shed and on two tours on top of our roofrack. Not needed anymore. The bag can be mounted with straps to a tire on the rear of the vehicle (straps not included) or on a...

I'll start a small series of posts, just with tips on how to use 80/20 efficiently – keeping weight and cost to the bare minimum. This will be a few posts as otherwise each post just gets too long. #1 – Use internal connectors There is a desire to just use inside corner brackets for...

As I've mentioned before, we are building the interior of our Canopy Camper with 80/20. It's a great system that has all kinds of goodies and you can build amazing things with it. But, I want to put a damper on this. There are some very nice upsides to using 80/20, like the flexibilty...

We've been on a short road trip these last two days. About 300 miles actually, not the 400 planned, but long enough to get get some impressions: The roof rack seems to help a tiny little bit with noise. Not much, since I haven't really noticed the camper much in terms of noise, but maybe a...

That means I probably need crossbars on top of the camper to mount the panel inbetween with the z-brackets. The loadbars are about 2.5kg per bar, so 5kg for the loadbars, about 12kg for a 200W panel (just looked up the Redarc, they are probably all similar), lets say another 500g for all the...

I can wait a little bit on this and see whether reviews of these change my mind. We’ll see. I had originally planned on a hard panel, but including all the mounting hardware needed, I might end up nearly 20 lbs heavier up top and would prefer not to do this. Definitely a big thank you for...

Was any of this experience with the newer CIGS panels? I’ve heard the same about the old flexible panels, but other than early model delamination issues from BougeRV I’ve heard only good things about the CIGS panels. The reason I’m interested in the CIGS panels is weight. Using hard panels...

Absolutely! And, while I have strong personal opinions about propane or other liquid fuel cooking options, if it works for you, that's all that counts! I just sometimes have stronger opinions than is good for myself ... ;-) I can totally understand this point. This build has cost us A LOT...