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Chris, you salty dawg . . . you back safely back in the States, or e-mailing from Bad Staffelstein or some such? Kids didn't give me any trouble while you were gone. :sombrero:

Yeah, I agree. And I own the truck. ;-( It's unfortunate, but mostly what's been happening has been sanding and filling and sanding and, oh, did I mention sanding? So it's been no more interesting than watching the body shop prep your car for a paint job. A representative photo: To be...

Paul wrote a cogent response to my posting, and I'd like to address a few of his points, if for no other reason than to demonstrate it's valid to have different outlooks on things. Paul: My questions were based upon Mike's Post #827 ... "As you might guess, EarthRoamer (or their manufacturer)...

Thank you for your kind words They are appreciated. HOWEVER, with you writing "... I am very happy to hear Dion and ER are together on the idea..." , an admittedly reasonable assumption, I realize that I need to vigorously clarify something that all my talk of EarthRoamer's involvement has...

That is true. Paul is as creative and talented as they come, and I'll submit a photo of the toilet room he built in Ken Howe's Fuso as an example: . I, on the other hand, have none of the vision and creativity to do, and perhaps even to appreciate something like this. This difference sometimes...

I'll save someone from posting the "needs a price" requirement:

In this space last night, I wrote a vigorous reply to what I thought was an unwarranted attack on the appropriateness of making molds for the some of the Red Cannon cabin parts from unmodified sections of my EarthRoamer-made cabin. In the course of doing so, I made several references to...

I've had an 2005 and a 2000. I enjoyed the '05 more because of the move in 2003 to a 5-speed transmission. It resulted in a better power band and perhaps an extra mile per gallon. Fuel economy is mediocre at best. The suspension gets written up as a hassle, but my Lexus people have said that...

Yep. It was a G280 on eBay about a year ago: But there's something freaky going on here . . . both last year's G280 and this year's 609D are from Abbotsford, BC. Apparently someone there has a business attaching driving lights to zany Benz campers. Somebody from Abbotsford, give us the story...

Because of my cabin being the master for the molds, a huge amount of time was spent over the past month filling and sanding to get the body super fair and smooth. So while it's not like anyone will ever know, my cabin will have a show-quality finish . . . at least until I run a branch across it...

$139,000; all serious offers considered, FWIW. Before someone asks, no, it's not four-wheel drive. Built before it was a factory option.

The system they label Quadra-Drive II is, and has historically been, one of the most capable of the computer-aided traction control systems, and it earned a nice writeup in the VDEG. You have no good idea what combination of things the truck is doing to get you traction and keep you safe, but it...

Thanks, Tom. Good to have an update on your fine work.

Here's your information on the right way to wire them. You have your choice of workable, better and anal. ;) http://www.smartgauge.co.uk/batt_con.html The Sprinter batteries you just put in for me are wired in "workable." Doing it the perfect way is more trouble (and expense) than I believe...

Well, faithful readers, there's some news to share. Kind of exciting news, though nothing that makes for good photographs. For anyone joining us late in the game, my “Northwest Edition” XV-JP Jeep went last summer to Fairfield, Iowa, where a builder/fabricator named Dion Kranz...

Wow. A fan club. :sombrero: I've written about this on Expo several times, but the basic issue boils down to how much of the Sprinter's very decent road manners you want to give up for trail performance. The Whitefeather conversion is tall, rugged and old-school. You do have to stick a...

Thanks for taking the time to write the extensive review. Very nice to know the good and bad points. I was particularly pleased to have your positive opinion on the crosswind correction. One of my memorable driving experiences was also a Nevada two-lane--probably the same one ;)--with the same...

Thanks for the update. We've missed you. Good luck with all of the hassles that seem to come with being among the first to try out a perfectly sensible idea. ;)

That's my feeling, too. I certainly don't know of anything in the build thread that could have produced such a negative reaction. In fact, I would have thought that most anyone reading the whole build thread would have concluded that it worked very well as a single-person camper. And I've...

Thank you for the excellent photos. They are very interesting. Good luck with your project.