Recent content by dstefan

I like the white with black trim!

Battleborn just can’t quit over promising and under delivering … as well as over pricing! I’m in no way defending BB’s bad design, warranty and customer service, and terrible lack of transparency, but this test along with reading all the problem circumstances reported in Prowse’s forum seems to...

I have one and it’s a PITA to find parts or the heaters in the US. There’s a lot of van upfit companies in the UK that sell these directly, and you likely could get one shipped if you want to go through all that. My Truma was bought/installed through AT Overland and I was able to get some...

Well good luck and show us the end result, which I’m sure will be great . . .

End of an era? Your Tacoma Ovrlnd build was the OG build for me. Both builds were great inspiration for mine. What prompts sale? Kids getting too big? Whoever gets the camper will be fortunate — GLWS!

FWIW, I have some significant back problems. What has worked for me is kinda similar to what you mention, but maybe firmer. I’m using 1/2” soft Flotex closed cell foam covering the whole bed area (full sized Ovrlnd) for insulation and comfort with an Exped 3.5 sleeping pad. Really like the...

Here’s a fascinating comparison to Battleborn of quality build in a (cheaper!) battery. Wish it fit my NLDC 25 box, I’d buy one in a heartbeat, though it’s more capacity than I need . . . . . . though their baby 20AH is a dog’s breakfast inside

So Will Prose kicked a hornets nest with a teardown video of a failed 100AH BB by showing that it was, according to him, a design flaw with the mounting of the positive terminal leading to overheating, melting of the plastic frame through which the + bus bar was bolted to the + terminal using an...

Can’t see why not.

I just did last week. Downloaded some tracks and maps I needed when we had a reroute and no other connection. You still need GPS enabled devices, but smart phones all have that and we use an iPad with the cell option for the GPS chip, but don’t pay for the cellular data. I’m also noodling on...

Thanks for the pictures. Looks like a rock solid setup. I’m gonna need to remove it though since we're often in tree shade. Maybe the magnetic version of that with some steel landing pad on my aluminum camper.

Here you go: Unless the winds are really strong I mostly use a bungee hooked to the door and the door opening perimeter to hold the door tensioned against the hold fasts rather than bothering to bolt them as described. It’s just quicker. We use these every trip nearly every day. One of the...

I thougjt this was a really interesting description of how complicated the engine is. Apparently that engine has been in the Lexus LS 500 starting in 2017? I couldn't find any recalls on it before 2022, which makes it seem like something other than the base design...

@dstock — Can you post some pics of what you settled on? I’m trying to figure out my roof mounting approach . . .