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Hi Allen, Thanks for the bit of a reality check. We will be camping in colder climes, hopefully not extremely frigid ones but definitely into the teens but possibly lower. We've done it before in our Bigfoot campers (a truck camper and a bumper pull) and it seemed to work well enough with the...

Have I thought about putting tanks under the bed, yes. Probably won't though, for a couple of reasons. I don't want things cantilevered out at the far end of the camper. It will be a lot of weight when loaded up (batts, water, gear, etc...) and while I think I have adequately spec'd its...

That's the plan. Hope to get them in the sub-floor space over the axles. Would like to locate the batteries in the same neighborhood as well but will see where we end up for space.

Another single pic update... Doesn't look too different but everything is now rigidly fixed in position: The open span at the front is for driveline access, at the rear for sub-floor storage. I started working on the stairwell and ran out of weld wire after tacking the first component...

Are you looking for "a" switch or "the" switch? I went through a similar quest to find some sort of switches to put in there as well. This post shows what I ended up with: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m1088-camper-conversion.193622/page-4#post-2308321 This google search should get...

A one picture update - It was a good day, three of the floor joists are welded to the upper rail, several more to follow...

That is exactly what it is. I was trying to find something appropriate to put there and Quade at overlandadventuretruck.com had them surplus. The inverted configuration seemed to work out best in my application.

With the exception of lateral control at the rear, I think the subframe is... done!??!!? Fully installed: Lead edge of the subframe assembled (driver side; all holes in the upper rail have crush tubes installed): Pass side: Aft spring perch: Looking forward: The plate I had cut for...

Looking at what I wrote earlier, it may be misleading. I plan on doing exactly that. The "remove the box" option was for something truly catastrophic.

Progress over the last 36h.... 72 holes of 1" dia drilled into beam: LOTS of fun! 36 crush tubes cut and beveled: Crush tubes welded in: Beams put back into position, more holes drilled- this time for lower rail spring perches: After lots of frustration and a beat up thumb, rented a...

I have thought quite a bit about it but I still understand that I don't know everything. I genuinely appreciate the peer review feedback and will happily steal ideas where I see them! It will be a mix of 2x3x.120 and 2x2 in both .120 and .080. The 2x3 stuff will be in the floor for the most...

I hunted for a while regarding where to place that fixed mount for exactly the reasons you mention, although I was more worried about inducing issues with the chassis than the cabin (I think I spec'd the cabin construction to be stout enough that it would ride out any issues). I have positioned...

I was put off by the cost of a decent mag drill but renting one never even crossed my mind. Thanks for planting that seed!

Components coming together: Forgot to pick up washers, so no lock nuts on there either, but they're starting to look like something. Picked up a different drill with a much lower rev range to prevent overheating the drill bits. Hope to finish drilling all the holes and get the perches...

2018 Subaru Outback with homemade mount:

Yep. Trying to minimize the displacement there.

Thanks. It is getting to quite the exciting time. All the perches will be bolted to their respective frame rails. There will be a rigid connection (plate) at the cab end connecting the top to the bottom rail, and all the paired perches will be sprung using rates which diminish along the...

Are you advocating that I tie it back in to the trans mount? I am thinking that would defeat the intent of the torsion isolation. It would also introduce the flex of the trans mount into the subframe system, if I understand your proposal correctly, which would in turn be constrained by where...

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Made some more progress today. First order of business was assembly of all the perches: Next was to trim the upper rails to proper length. These were too awkward to set up on the saw, so I set the saw up on them. Some C- and trigger clamps did the trick, just had to support the free end by...