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Thanks for sharing that information. I'll be making use of it.

Thanks for the compliment. Mine does seal well enough that rain doesn't drip through. But it'll depend on your specific configuration. If you look in the picture above, you'll notice that the last Foxwing pole (which you can't see, but can figure out; it's perpendicular to the back door) can...

A wise and important observation of which we all need to be reminded. I had to invent the "Seven Times Rule," which simply states that it's critical to understand that anything I attempt on any of the trucks will produce enough difficulties and add-ons to use up seven times as much time as the...

I think the biggest issue would be that the domestic windows are most commonly slider windows and are generally made for mounting in thinner walls. I've not seen many domestic awning windows at all, let alone double glazed. Peninsula Glass (aka Motion Windows) in Vancouver, WA, makes a lot of...

At some point, you may want to increase your general knowledge with a search for existing threads with "Sprinter" in the titles. This fairly long thread: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/94871 has good basic information. (It doesn't help that there are about a million tiny...

Though I'm a satisfied Foxwing owner, I'll readily admit you have a good point about the wind, especially if you travel alone. Once roped down, the Foxwing is generally fine, but there are a couple of minutes when deploying it when it's pretty vulnerable without someone else holding it down...

Nice website to know about. It's probably worth noting that the '89 sold by the company met the 25-year import restriction, whereas the one found in Montana is a '98. This will likely make a difference in some states (though judging by the plates on it, not Montana.)

It annoys me to no end that Dometic seems to only allow North American sales of the Seitz windows to manufacturers, thus forcing humble camper builders like ourselves to order from Europe, live without, or use convoluted tactics to get them. WTH?, given that these are routine items in European...

It's great to have those impressions. I've been holding off the build for my next full-on Sprinter camper for years (yep, fell for all the rumors) until I can get some real life reports on how the 4WD version turned out. Don't hesitate to let us know anything worth knowing about this truck. For...

You can learn a lot more about these, and other 660cc Japanese micro vehicles, by doing an internet search on "Kei cars." But if you want the essence of the situation in 90 seconds, check here: http://insomniacgarage.blogspot.com/2013/01/8-tips-for-owning-kei-car-or-kei-truck.html

Splendid news. And it's great you picked out the Duratracs, as I really like them on my trucks and I'd wanted to see how they looked on the Sprinter. I'm gonna guess that you are totally aware of this, but there some good Sprinter moto van builds on the Sprinter Source Forums, of which Geek's...

Lots of good points here, so I don't have a lot to add, except to add that I have also seen cost benefit studies on, and a couple of articles about, why work truck fleets have started to move from diesel to gas engines. The essence of the information is that with -- diesel costing substantially...

Thank you very much. Very useful and interesting to see what you are doing. And your point about using the interior furnishings to strengthen the box is, of course, a great plan. All in all, very impressive. Thanks again for sharing this with us.

I've no idea if you have a practical place to mount it, but I used an antenna conceptually similar to this on my Mog and it worked well: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Browning-Truck-Heavy-Duty-Antenna-BR-TRUCKER-for-Sirius-XM-Radios-New-/371278516703?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5671ec91df

I'm really enjoying seeing your work. Thanks for continuing to keep us informed about this project.

Thank you for posting up your build. I, too, ended up with a two wheel drive Sprinter: and by carrying enough recovery gear to get me out when I had problems, I felt OK about going almost anywhere if the weather was reasonable. You have done well to source the box as opposed to making do...

There's 215,000 miles on my '02 Sequoia and it has no issues and is still nice and tight. I know that's not 100% transferable to your Gen II, but it's a clue. And you have the advantage of the more powerful engine and modern transmission. Which is to say that I believe you have a good platform...

It got posted more or less simultaneously here: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/140541 and I posted some of the photos of the camper in that thread. It also starred in a longer thread last November: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/134501

Oops . . . forgot to post the Changing of the Thumpers that happened a few months back: OUT WITH THE OLD (plated, highly-modded 1996 XR600R; see post #3 of this thread): IN WITH THE NEW(er) (2008 DR-Z400SM) The XR was an incredible bike, built from the frame up with impressive...

I even offered to store it for him.