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I had this happen the other day but was unable to replicate. I knew there was a thread but damned if I could find it. Talked with GeneralDisorder and he found this:

I originally ran cable, but given I only use mine on occasion I tuck a marine battery box in behind the base and strap it down. I keep my remote and all in the battery box. Keep in in the garage until needed,

"I purchased it from MME?" ;p

Yep, yep, yep.

No doubt. But we've all seen these overland trucks sell for insane amounts of coin. Especially well done ones. In any event, someone with the knowledge and skill to do a frame-off build and go thru every system is a lot less likely to be waiting on the side of the road for a tow truck than...

My only complaint is that he didn't go all out and put a decent telescoping steering column (with more then 1/4" tilt) in there with a badass custom steering wheel (horn, cruise, radio controls, mic key, etc). But he may very well not be done....

Yeah, I disagree here. This guy took a $10K surplus truck and will end up with a $120-150K one-off customized overland RV that he could flip in a second even in Biden's economy. Smells like hard work and profit to me. :)

I saw one once. But they were able to get back into the car by the time I did the u-turn and lined up...

Omniglass? sells them. To the scalpers. So...

Keep in mind that if you bugger up the seal, it will cost you twice what the glass costs. Because (supply demand, junk yard rental space, labor to remove, point of compass scalper pricing, blah, blah, blah)...

You should see the build. He's done a complete frame-off. Custom bumpers, the works. The custom dash work is in marine plywood and fiberglass with parts from a MAN L2000. I've seen that type of construction used a lot.

Sure you don't....

Yeah, but I bet you get out and do trending YouTube dances while your truck is moving. Tens and tens of views.... ;p

Yeah. Hell yeah ! I've been debating if I want to take the cab to that level but after seeing this... *from the FB "LMTV FMTV Owners Group"

Agreed. There are plenty of examples of externally heated water and battery compartments, though. It's also quite subjective to operational environment. As I said, my first choice is internal but down here I could leave both water and batteries external and never miss a night on the Island...

Mine isn't one of "those" trucks.... That's just Saharan dust. It'll get clean next time it rains.

yeah, I have a driver and various stainless and aluminum rivnuts. :)

My onboard gas water heater and electric heating elements disagree...

Yeah, it froze down here. Once. :) But I spend the vast majority of my time in places that don't ever freeze. And if it's going to freeze in some place, I need to be driving to another place. ;) I do actually still snow ski and was planning to take the truck up to CO for a few winters, but...

I'm not concerned about the tank flexing and breaking. I'm concerned that adding the extra 500lbs to one side of the hab (which sits on capture springs). The capture springs are calculated for a specific cargo weight and I'm somewhat over what would be in the standard M1079 shopvan. It's...