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You're not kidding. I would have swapped my standard length 1088 in a heartbeat for that longer frame... but I understand you play the card you're dealt.

If you have diesel skills (mechanical knowledge and logistical/fiscal experience- hey, the parts are BIG, heavy, and spendy) and are comfortable with the work, you'll probably fit in well with the LMTV's. You would be best to keep poking around until you found one which "speaks to you". I'm...

Did this disappear already? Potentially interested... but link is broken.

No worries at all. I already watched one of Neil's video on the seals. Looks like a great resource. Thanks for the direction.

I don't have anything drawn up but mine will have a header bar above the windshield and another down low across the base (but with enough space to remove/change wipers, etc). I am contemplating a vertical bar in the center as well, and/or possibly a bolt-in grid section toward the outer edges...

Reworked - Ever write anything up on this? I am needing to do it soon. If not, can anyone direct me to the TM section which details this process? I am poking through it but not having any luck locating it.

THANKS!!!

We may be experiencing a philosophical difference George. Generating hot water while underway is a no-brainer to me. I am not building this camper to waste money but I am also not building this camper to save money, and I understand amenities cost money. Down the road, I don't think I'll...

Starting to poke around the internet for water heater stuff and found this: https://www.heatso.com/surecal-30-litre-7-92-gal-vertical-twin-coil-calorifier/ This fits the bill for the two coil water tank, one loop with the engine coolant being circulated and the other fed by an Espar or other...

Not really... I've honestly got nothing concrete on paper yet, but no better time to start talking about it. My experience with this comes from working on our boats where we've had hot water heaters with engine coolant loops built in to heat the water in the tank while the engine is running...

Thanks 19, we are really lucky with both of them so far but life is definitely different for the whole family. I really like the idea of a split tank and will happily incorporate that as needed. A transfer pump should be easy enough to include.

Nope. You're right. I'm not sure it will all go there and still haven't actually calculated what volume I have after accounting for clearances and insulation. I have no magic trick though, so may end up with more elsewhere (second tank) as already suggested.

That's the process I've gone through already, albeit by myself. May just need a second set of hands to be more effective.

Will be watching this intently. Mine have too much pressure down low and not enough up top. I monkeyed around with hinges and got it more dialed, but could still use a little tweak. Look forward to seeing more official remedies.

Happy New Year's Eve everybody! Beyond that, sorry but no updates Doug. My parents both had a run in with cancer and I am helping them get set back up in their condo as they had been living at my sister's for the past ~8 months. They both appear to have dodged a bullet health-wise, so despite...

These guys did, but then they didn't: https://twoifoverland.com/ They were my initial exposure to this madness. They had their rig for a while, but not too long in my opinion, and then moved into something smaller, and then bought land/house or something. I didn't so much follow them- you...

They are normally available grade 8 hardware from the local Wilco (Ace Hardware), but if I remember correctly, they're 5/8's. The plates are 1/2" thick. I will be adding 2 more bolts in the empty holes in the lower rail but three is all the upper rail will be getting. The last two empty holes...

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.