Recent content by rruff

I agree. That would be like something fully custom, hand crafted, finest materials, etc. Not just a box glued together from panels. I used to have a business where I hand crafted custom products. I spent way more time dealing with customers, vendors, and associated BS, than building anything...

I think you must realize that commercial products that require investment in equipment, space, employees, design, engineering, marketing, customer service, warranties, etc... will end up costing *way* more than materials... if you want to make a profit. I bet I spent over 1,000 hrs building my...

Sounds like a great opportunity for you to beat the competition and become rich!

How are your bed mounts arranged; do you have a diagram?

W (power) or Whr (energy). For me it's the laptop. Up to 80W when using the video card, 15-20W otherwise. Starlink is about 20W. It's the 1st of the month, so my charge controller reset, but I use around 500 Whr per day, average.

What you were using was probably polyester resin (with MEK added to set off the reaction) with something in it to make it thick. This is what Bondo is as well. If you use too much MEK/hardener, it will set up very quickly. The amount of hardener required varies with temperature. I'd just fill...

You can buy or build it. Large power stations are very common, and you can add expansion batteries to it. A pair of these would be $1800 and give you 5,000 Whr. https://www.ankersolix.com/products/f2600?variant=49702362218826&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23357236954 Building would mean just...

I'd guess Bondo would work fine to fill chips. You can buy gelcoat as well. I've never tried to do fine finish work.

Yes, 4x4 and low range. 4runners could be had in 4cyl up to 2011. There may have been a similar Nissan variant as well.

It's stiff for foam, but it will bend. The curved parts were made by bending and gluing two layers of 3/4". There are definitely seams; it was built in pieces, then the parts brought together with wood frames holding them in position, joints filled with thickened epoxy, and fiberglassed inside...

Prior gen Tacomas and Frontiers were available with NA 4 cyl engines that made less than 200 hp.

The camper is PVC foam core, with epoxy/carbon or fiberglass on the outside.

Do you see the actual temperature? If so I'd like to know how hot they get on the highway or aired down.

Transit vs Sprinter acceleration comparison... not close.

Mine has 1.5" PVC foam walls and top, and the windows are covered, no vents. Thinking of the places I've traveled, it probably has never been over 100 inside. On the other end, below freezing the plastic can get brittle. Pounding over rough roads at low temp might not be a good idea either.