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Looks like a great foundation. Be watching how you build it out. Way back in the day I rigged up a Ford van…started with a bare interior. I really learned to love, in no particular order: venting windows with removable screening, a powered roof vent that could reverse and blow air onto a...

Babysitting this pup for the weekend. Some type of doodle dog.

Your initial post sums it up...you’re not building a rock crawler. The size & weight of your rig, running solo, and having your family along all in the mix balanced with experience and sense dictate having some capable recovery gear. Our rig is a Ram 3500 with a FWC Hawk and loaded is 10k...

For the “feet forward“ mount one thought would be to reorient the relay box back to the original vertical position. Would provide I think better protection from water/dust intrusion, easier access for inspection & service.

Great photos and detail…especially the hot springs!

Good judgement, all terrain tires, a shovel, and a pair of traction mats can take you about anywhere you need to go.

Might try: https://www.buckstopinc.com/products.html A Buckstop on our '05 Ram:

Vehicle based comfortable sleeping is a system. My pad for 20 years has been the Thermarest Basecamp. This type of pad is available from several vendors, comes in various sizes and thicknesses. It mostly self inflates and the valve lets you set your support level. Ideal for vehicle-based...

The GD Momentum has worked out very well for us. The "toy hauler" features a easy to maintain/clean and flexible rear interior (we have the electric lift rear dinette/queen bed system and solid rear glass panel doors), ability to store the E-bikes internally for transport and the rear deck...

Another trip...can't wait to watch for your trip reports & photos. With your level of experience and common sense, a solid AWD vehicle, and a good folding shovel you should be good to go. Just some random roads and POI's most will have mentions/reports on this site for more details: 1: A...

As mentioned, those doors are for easy access to the tiedowns. I run a 2018 Four Wheel Camper Hawk on a Ram3500. The Hawk sits on a rubber stall mat. The camper has wood runners/slats that keep the camper from sitting in water and allow ventilation. A plain flat floor sitting in the truck...

If the wood is soft, replace it. Paint with a good exterior paint. Hard to tell from photo…is floor bottom surface flat? Most camper floor bottoms have runners/slats that raise the floor about an inch or so to prevent just sitting in water. Something like pressure treated 2x2 running...

Mine Cove area, Ute State Park, NM.

Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC. Trip detail: https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/cape-lookout-national-seashore-obx-roamings-2023.238869/

Congratulations on the sale. Oh, and if that Blue Heeler gets into that king size bed…you likely have about a foot of free space left for yourself! Mine is a bed hog!