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No such thing as "bulletproofing" especially when it comes to a 6.0 liter. It's a marketing gimmick.

If I had to guess I would say you will end up being way over 1100 lbs. I guess if you traveled without water or much of anything really you might hit close to that with just the basic shell, although I think you would still be over 1100 lbs. Toyotas just don't make good vehicles for what you...

Where did you end up getting the diesel tank for the heater?

I would pay the extra for the Dodge. The idi is simple sure, but it's a V8 versus a straight 6, and I find the 12 valve to much more intuitive and easier to work on all around.

What is the construction of Cirrus? is it aluminum framed? Do they use wood at all?

I owned a 7.3 idi, I didn't care for it all that much. It was slow, low on power, and had a huge turning radius. The Cummins is a far superior motor. Also keep in mind that they are all non turbo'd unless you get one of the later model idi's with a turbo. A truck from the early 90's is going...

Where did you purchase your Espar heater and where they helpful with making sure you got all the components you needed (besides the fuel tank)? Planer sells fuel tanks BTW.

Firematic brush trucks makes a specialty 19.5 super single and also offers a mud terrain 19.5 tire to go with it. I believe the tire is made by Intercol. https://firematic.com/founders_mt.htm

A vehicle with a camper at the top of the GVWR and over will handle poorly offroad and on uneven surfaces. Spec the truck so that you are well below the GVWR by a few thousand pounds or more.

Thanks for getting back with me. I keep going back and forth between ordering a 60" or 84" in cab and chassis Ram. It would be on a regular two door cab so my non engineer mind thinks that the shorter length cab might also help to keep some of the weight more forward. I would like an 11.5 or...

What is the length of the camper? Any particular reason you didn't go with a 84" cab to axle? It seems like the extra length of the bed and axle would be a great help. Does the front end feel light with all the weight back?

Curious about what options in the light truck catagory are available? I would need to run singles for the ability to air down on bad washboard roads in Baja so singles are a must. The highest load rating I have seen in a light duty single tire is 4000 lbs. If my camper weighed in at 5000 lbs...

Yes, totalcomposits is what you should be looking at

Do you know what your overall height is?

Keep posting tons of pictures. I would like to see how the interior turns out with the aluminum extrusions it seems like a good way to go. Are you planing on just gluing them to the inside of the camper box?

I don't understand how you plan to use 80/20. For the structure of the shell or for interior cabinets? I wouldn't think cold bridging would be an issue if it was used strictly inside the shell but I could be wrong.

Can you explain the context of the fuso in the first picture? Are they getting a box built and by whom? Interested.

I would stick with the stock duals, for the price and no increase in overall ride quality, and no benefit offroad besides 1.5 inches of ground clearance it wouldn't make sense in my mind to switch

Lance that is the new Ram 1500 for the USA. The new heavy duty Ram will be out later, and revealed to the public in January at the Detroit Auto show

Can you give a report and review of the tires once your trip is over? I imagine the DPF delete solved your issues.