Recent content by kins18q

Nice! Feel better soon. A lot has happened since this last post, I will get it up at some point. Would be interested to see your build as well!

Used butyl tape and Dicor lap sealant to finish up the fan install: Knocked out the flush mounts for the flexible solar panels today. Thanks RV with Tito for the inspiration. Coroplast under the panels to create an air gap to keep the panels from overheating as some say the can if adhered...

Picked up some Rustoleum marine topside paint for the high top. Not the prettiest job, but it'll be pretty high up there in the air. Color is a pretty good match. We have long term plans to paint the van like an Econoline from the '60s But in the meantime here's a before: And after: Mocked...

You sold me on the Husky Liner. Just picked one up. I wasn't impressed with the performance of the vinyl floor that was in the van to begin with...salt water from the beach, snow etc just melts and flows under the flooring. Looks like the husky liner will catch the water in grooves like any...

I bought Siless 4mm foam. It's thinner than I expected, although I should have realized that when it said 4mm...I think 10mm would have been better but this should do something and won't be too spongy under the flooring in the cab. What vehicle are you building out?

I was reading about options on how to repair holes in floorboards and came up with three solutions: 1. Weld in new steel patches 2. Butyl patches for smaller holes 3. Fiberglass Already have the surf repair kit out, easy decision. Plus this will live under an inch of foam board and a half inch...

Back to the topper. Never used fairing compound before. Pretty simple, but I really really hate sanding. Took the big decals off the top and apparently the old donor van carried kids to school back in the day. If you can't read it, it says, "Carrying School Children" And back to the rust...

I'm finding it funny how weeks of work can be posted in minutes on here. Anyway here are some more weeks of work in a minute: More work on the "boat" as my two year old calls it: Switching gears to gutting the van. It took an entire day to remove the seat bases. They were rusted in and I...

Holy ******** it's incredible. One of the sweetest vans I've ever seen. Working on a similar project but starting from a completely different place in the build. Bought a 2013 E-350 passenger low top. Almost bought a similar topper to yours off a junkyard airstream but ended up with one off a...

The wife and I spent 2016/2017 on the road in a suburban. Trip Report here. Ten years later, we've got a 2 year old and the itch to get back on the road. Ten years ago we decided on the suburban because it was as close as we could get to a 4x4 Sport mobile for our 10k budget (vehicle and build)...

Haha... definitely not. This image was shot for a project I worked on with Kelty.

Escalante back to San Diego My friend Kristen of Barefoot Theory called with a photo gig in Escalante, so I headed that way, but not before enjoying a pit stop near Lake Elsinore to enjoy the amazing spring super bloom in Southern California. Then I camped here by myself. It was my first...

Wisconsin to Lake Tahoe, CA After my gig for Travel Wisconsin I drove my rental car back to the tiny airport I was flying out of in Ironwood, MI. Once the 6 people on the flight loaded in we took off and while in the air saw the sun setting on one side of the plane and the full moon rising on...

Leg 8: Breckenridge to the Eastern Sierra via a lot places. Right before I left Breckenridge for the winter, I connected with a woman named Mary. She is an ultra runner, and wanted to climb a 14er in the winter. She was in luck because so did I, although neither of us was quite such why we...

I know! i'm seriously debating. I just love how small, light, and packable the mavic pro is...in addition to some awesome new features. Tough choice!