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im building a bumper with a spare tire carrier and jug carrier, both of which will be kind of modular to mount other things on it. im trying to find a good solution for carrying skis, ive seen people just use a pvc pipe and bungee cords, which honestly seems like a decent idea, but what other...

I have fiberglass pop top roof on my van that probably weighs a good 100lbs, if not a bit more, which wouldnt be terrible but with a rack and other things I could easily see adding another 100 lbs to that. I've been thinking about using my current top as a kind of mold for a new one, it might...

I need to mount some gas struts in the middle of my roof sheet metal for a pop top. It caves in pretty easy, putting a board over about 20” of it helps, but it still caves. Anyone got some ideas for how I could strengthen it? Preferably without welding?

I'm about to finish my roof, and I cant figure out a good solution for insulating it. The problem is that being a pop top its going to be pushed on some, and get hit/banged up more than a normal roof. I have 1" some foam board that seems like the best R value/weight/thickness combo (right?) but...

I've been working on building my cabinets for awhile now, almost finished with the frame, and now I'm starting to think about drawers, big cargo areas, storing fragile things, etc.. What are some general strategies you use for keeping things secure? I'll have general cooking/eating utensils...

So, i had an idea that seemed simpler initially. like all my ideas.. I'm trying to run two SP baja burner stoves (because I have them) or another camp style stove, off propane. The idea being that I can mount them in a way that would allow me to take them out and cook outside, without too much...

Since I'm redoing the whole pop top on my van, I figured id find a better way to fold up my bed for standing room during the day. Mine used to be the multiple board style where you just stack the boards when your not using them. but i'm looking for something that just gets the bed out of the way...

I'm starting on my interior cabinets, and before I get too far I want to be really sure that I have the right method down to attach them. I know it's been covered ALOT, but reading through threads it's hard to find much of an agreed upon method. I don't have my final top layer of flooring down...

I'm looking for a propane tank that I can mount under my van, I've got a chunk of space that could fit one of those horizontal westy/camper style tanks pretty easy. Though i really want aluminum, I'm trying to save as much weight as I can on that side of the van since most my heavy stuff is...

I need to make a decision on a stove for my van build pretty quick. I'm looking for a solution that'll be good for use inside maybe 80% of the time, but be able to use it outside as well. i'm also somewhat limited in size and height. I also want to use propane, which i understand can be done...

I'm planning out my water system, originally was going to go with two 20l jerry cans, one fresh water and one grey, and just run a small pump, maybe run a hose to be able to empty the grey water without having to remove the tank. That way i could cary additional jerry cans inside or on the...

I'm looking to get a little more head room from my pop top. As its set up now the front lifts maybe 8 inches up and the rear probably 3-4 ft. typical westfalia style wedge shape. This is the style mechanism i have.. I'd like to get another foot at least, maybe 2 ft. higher in the front. but...

So I've just finished the subfloor in my van. It's a furring strip frame using 1 1/2" x 3/4 strips. With foam board insulation inbeteeen the strips and neoprene to fill in the little dips in the van floor and any other gaps. And thin plywood glued to the top of that. Haven't bolted it all down...

I'm planning out what material to rebuild my van with, which i need to figure out soon as things start to go back together. It will have mostly wood walls but small parts of the interior walls around the pillars and ceiling, as well as the headliner in the front i'm planning on recovering, maybe...

I'm trying to figure out a roof rack solution for my fiberglass pop top. a majority of the roof space will be for a large solar panel, which i want to mount to a low profile rack so i can change the panel in the future if needed and remove it whenever. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyones used...

I'm redoing the canvas on my pop top, and i'm looking for a better fabric to use thats insulating. I spend a lot of nights in it through the winter.. I was thinking of doing some kind of insulation material and sewing fabric to it. After lots of digging around i came across a couple fabrics...

So i'm planning out a solar setup for my van, I've come up with a list of everything i think i'll need, I just want to get some critique because when it comes to this stuff I really dont trust myself. I want to make this future proof incase I want to run more panels and run more stuff in the...

I'm in the process of insulating my van right now, and trying to think of how to go about installing all my woodwork. the easy way would obviously be to just screw everything down somewhat permanently, but I'm holding off on electrical and plumbing until i have more time, so i'd like to be able...

I'm trying to plan out how to make a bike storage area in my van build. I'm trying to save as much space as possible with it as I dont have a ton to work with. I'm thinking of making mounts that hold the bike by both front and rear axles, with wheels off, that would save a good chunk of length...

Im sketching some floorplan ideas for my L300 Delica. The side windows are a pretty good size, and i've been planning on blanking out the side windows anyway and insulating. I was thinking if I replace the windows with sheet metal, I could throw some hinges on there so it folds out flat, maybe...