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Congrats on your first auction win. Now buy an M35A2 to get it home :)

The spare tire will go in the box, along the back door on the driver side. I say will go as I currently don't have a spare tire (need to get one of those). That made it easier to decide to place the gen box there, and as I plan to switch over to larger tires one day, the larger spare wouldn't...

I'm sure he will agree with what I said anyway. You should give the poor guy a cut of the action on his block so he get get his truck running :beer:

LOL, there is no parking there near his place, his truck takes up half the block. And I'm pretty sure I saw at least 2 drug deals going on while there. j/k

Colton? Heck that's almost to the Brothers for me....sidetrip anyone?

Sounds like DUG is the coordinator for the greasy spoon meet. Say when!

Here's a pic of the truck at its new home.

Thanks, and it does get used quite often. I actually spend time in it even when it's in the driveway...nice to turn on a movie and do some reloading, but it's been in the field as well. I'll be out at what used to be George AFB on Memorial weekend for a Mil-sim event, probably a shooting trip...

The cab was pretty trashed when I got it, none of the gauges worked, so I cleaned that up a bit, replaced all plates and gauges to make everything functional again. Just finished installing a new wiring harness and 70A alternator in the truck as the old generator fried along with the voltage...

So, some of you are probably saying, ok you did a cheap camper build...where's the combat part of it? You probably saw bits of it in other pictures, but the work area of the truck has a reloader for making my own ammo, a tumbler for cleaning brass, the computer/TV for storing reloading data...

The storage cabinet/closet helps me keep all my gear sorted out. I do alot of mil-sim games which means I could be dressed in just about any uniform depending on what side I'm playing on. So I have everything from multicam to traditional arab attire available. The poles for the camo netting...

Generator placement was a concern, I have a really quiet gen (honda knockoff) so having it be close to or part of the truck wasn't a concern as far as noise. I was simply hauling it around and then setting it outside to plug into the truck, but then there is always some mess from oil and gas. So...

It gets hot out here, so while I eventually plan to install a roof air conditioner, for now I'm getting by with a portable water cooler and letting the heat escape out the top with a roof vent. Seems to do the trick, but I still want it colder, so the a/c will be coming soon.

The kitchen is basically the sink/stove, a microwave, toaster over, fridge and the cabinet under the microwave which stores food, dishes, pots and pans and enough MRE's to survive for at least 2 weeks should the zombies strike without warning. That green thing on top of the microwave is a 24V...

Next was to build a place to sleep, while most go for bunk beds, my wife doesn't camp, so I figure I'm sleeping alone most of the time and I'm 6'4" so bunk beds are usually a bit cramped. So I built a frame over the water tanks and included room for storage bins as well as a large open area next...

Next up was power, got to have power! So I installed 4 deep cycle batteries in the truck. I have a small 2000 watt inverter that is always connected and on which powers the fridge. A larger 6000 watt inverter that can run everything else if needed when the generator or shore power is not...

Once the holes were patched, one of the first projects was the water system, I want to have enough water for basic camping plus a shower or two now and then. I haven't added the shower setup yet as I'm planning on an outside system that will be floor height and attach right outside the door...

I've had a few requests for more pictures or asked if I had done a build thread on the Combat Camper. Unfortunately I didn't take alot of pictures as I was building, but thought I would use a few that I have and take some new ones to create an after the fact build thread. The box was in pretty...

Camp Dirtbag is a top secret location. If you decide to join us you will be met by a rusty beercan just off the 15 fwy. You will be blindfolded and led to the location. If you survive the flaming donuts and shovel weenies, you will then be allowed to know the location of the camp and free to...

While it does need some work, it is by no means unsaveable. I've seem showroom trucks come from much less to start with. These are getting harder to come by, so I'd say take your time and go for it.:grd: