Recent content by CowpokePaul

Thanks! That’s just PowerPoint.

Not yet. And truthfully for two front seat passengers it’s not too bad. We’re going to look at that, along with a stereo upgrade. We’ll rarely have more than just two on trips, so we’ll have to prioritize that upgrade accordingly. I have seen a lot of Aussies sound deadening either DIY or...

On Eco - it draws 19amps. At 12v - that’s 228w/h. And that’s only when the compressor is kicked in. It’s not the quietest unit - so you can tell when the compressor is engaged v. Just fan mode. If the outside temp drops and the inside meets the thermostat setting, you’ll just get the fan...

Update - we’re in the last day of a 2,500mi tour through Florida and SC visiting national parks. Good roads, bad roads. Long days, short days. Family of four in the double cab. So far the trip has really been quite enjoyable from the truck travel perspective. It’s pretty noisy - we find...

We have been using the unit for a couple of trips. We tend to turn it on in the evening - say 7p and run through the morning - say 7a. With 800ah of battery running on 70 degrees with outside temps at night between 75-85… we use only 25% of capacity overnight. So 200ah overnight? With the...

@Gdietz - this one is for you! See above. Oh, and we did our final measurements yesterday: Height: 12' 0" Length". 26' 0" Widgth (mirror to mirror): Approx 8' 6" Weight: 15,400lb When we ONLY had the floors in and had stripped all of of the initial plywood off the walls it weighed in at...

Folks - I think we're "done!" Well, as much as "done" ever really means in builds like this - always something else to tinker with. Turned out well, we think, but the proof will be in the miles to see how sturdy and earthquake-resistant she turns out to be. A few notes: * 2023 Isuzu NRR...

Not too much more since the last post. Cabinet doors are in. We had to get confirmation from ‘Truma engineering US’ that they would sell us a unit, but we got that confirmation. Trying to reach Lippert tonorder the Happijac and waiting to get the Truma unit located, ordered, and scheduled for...

Long time no post... but making some progress with this Isuzu NRR build! Pictures in a shakedown run of the rig at about... 60% complete? Two bikes secured in the garage section to e-track (works great). Awning out and enjoying camping at a stopover point in a state park near Asheville, NC...

Great dialogue. Thanks. I guess I need to look at the diagrams and under the front end to better visualize where I can access the frame. I hear you on any recovery, but especially beach recovery. I worry a lot about the exact scenario you describe - even with people willing to help, a keep...

I appreciate the reply so much. I haven't really been up under the front end at all; we've been working at the back of the frame of the truck during the buildout. I don't (yet) have any great ambitions to take this thing deep offroading... but I was thinking it would be nice to be on the beach...

I have scoured the internet and I can't quite figure out where the recovery points on the front of an NPR might be. In the U.S. there are limited options to have a heavy-duty bumper installed, but before I go that route, I wanted to understand more about where a front-side recovery point might...

This could end up being a newbie mistake for me. I think ‘odor management’ in general wasn’t much on my build radar. This is a Morgan Proscape box that is normally used for lawnmowers & stuff; there are 4 vent boxes, 1 at each corner. When we eventually put the walls in, I had thought to sort...

I’ll let you know! The work has mostly been in the cold so alfar sand with doors open, so we hav’t noticed it yet. It’ll air for likely a year before ever travel in it - the build is slow going. I hope it won’t be bad. We’ll see.

Thanks to this site for auditing my plans on paper and giving me the confidence to dive into a box truck camper build without having any clue what I'm doing. I wish we could get the 4x4 NPS in the U.S., but we went with a 2WD for our build with intent to haul 2 ADV motorcycles to target the...