Recent content by whomisi

You could consider shipping to Europe, then shipping back to Argentina or Colombia etc. Then it's just one extra shipping journey, and you can work your way South to North and arrive back "home" at the end of the journey. Keep your chin up, it'll all be worth it.

They're fairly weighty. The biggest window must be getting on 20kg, the smallest one at least 10. Not a big deal for my truck gvw. I bought these when they were doing 30% off, so for that price I'm happy. It was more about thermal bridging for me, I didn't want aluminum frames or windows that...

Allllll righty then. I'll go into a little more detail on my process here because it worked well and perhaps it will help someone. This is for installing Motorcraft Adventure Development glass windows into a Total Composites 50mm wall. Firstly, the door went in the same as the hatches. With...

Small update for now, finally bit the bullet and cut some holes in the box. Started with the garage hatches since they're the most similar to the entrance door in profile, and least critical to get spot on. But they actually turned out great. Both in the same spot on each side. Took half the...

Well that has been quite the weekend. The box is glued together! And it came together even better than I expected, what a relief. Everything is square, true, plumb to within 2mm, as best I can measure. Seems like plenty good enough. Celebratory charcuterie board was just leftover's from someone...

I've had some mixed results with the Maslow 4, although it was almost a year ago and I know they're busy with the firmware. I've got some very solid anchors into a concrete slab. It was stretching things in X one way, and in Y the other. Circles were not round, squares were rectangles. But it...

Thanks so much @luthj and @Victorian for your insight and ideas. Really helpful to have other perspectives as I rattle around in my own head so much it's quite a mess in there. Acoustics is really something that is so often overlooked, and being inside one camper that did have metal upper...

That's not quite accurate in this case, you need to look at the habitat as a closed system over a longer time period. The fridge coils may be pumping out 30-45w on average, but the fridge is also absorbing heat since it's cold. The average power consumption from the battery/inverter is the...

Really interesting ideas, thank you for the motivation and inspiration. I was thinking about using more metal for interior stuff, especially as I have a good deal on laser cut, cnc formed and powder coated metals. And I actually was wondering about old aeroplane stuff for the "garage" area...

Plodding along. With the subframe painted, and bolted back down, it was time to get the box coming together. I summoned up as many friends as I could and we wrestled the floor panel into place. The way it was stacked on the rack, which I cut away, we just had to lower it down onto the side of...

Another month goes by! The truck has been back on the road for the first proper run since it was sliced in half. Seemed to drive nicely enough, although some heavy vibrations at one specific speed. I suspect that's due to being completely unloaded. Will keep an eye on that. I took it to...

The panels arrived! It's a 5500x2400x2160ish Total Composites box. I'm grateful that Andreas was willing to supply a DIY kit, I always had that in mind and spoke with him before they moved away from DIY kits. It's been a great experience so far. The size of the panels meant they turned up on...

Small update but a big amount of work. I built a slide out mini deck for the stairs to hide under. I don't want the style of stairs that stick straight out but instead the steps will run along side the truck towards the back wheel. They will deploy from under this deck. Using unistrut and some...

Time for the cliché photos of the "subframe test", which is no way an actual test since there is no load on anything. Anyway, it looks cool so I'm posting it. It's also occurred to me that the stiffness of the box will far exceed any kind of steel subframe. So in real life, I feel like the box...

I visited the factory and chatted with their sales manager before going for total composites instead. They were very helpful but for the panels I needed for a larger habitat it wasn't the right fit. For what it's worth, just my option... I'm not convinced by the foam they're using, expanded...