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There is something to be said for running all the local trails with a mild build to see how far you can get and then add mods as you find limitations. So many ways to skin that cat. Going big out of the gate and walking through all the obstacles is fine too.

I'd go with the northern lite. Some of them had a winter package with double pane windows so if you don't go for that one, you might be able to find one that does. I like the propane furnace over a diesel for most heating applications. If you're going to be in a really cold place then adding...

I'm not sure what an 8 rated trail is. What your describing sounds like an awesome build. A couple thoughts. I spent a lot of time wheeling and it's more fun in something that you're not going to be bummed if it gets messed up. It's also more fun when your rig is closely matched with whomever...

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Have you seen these over in the van forum?

This is a tangent but I might consider scaling back and putting a small slide in camper on the Ford or pulling a trailer to take the fam to fire road turnouts, family camp spots etc. Pulling a trailer would still allow for the dogs to continue riding in the back of the truck. Sounds like your...

What were your thoughts regarding building out a subframe and box vs starting with a cube van?

What are the comfort needs vs wants?

That's interesting that you are pulsing them rather than running continuous. How did you come up with that idea?

With the camper mounted and loaded, when you flex the suspension, what are you seeing for movement at the spring mounts? Gaps between your filler strips and flatbed?

The little cigarette inverters work but need to matched to the amp draw of whatever you are plugging into it. It's pretty straight forward to add an inverter on any battery bank as well as AC input. In my opinion, in a camper this size, a toilet is more of an occasional use thing. Being able to...

I buy a lot of imported things so the argument is not lost on me but in this case I'd try and support the hard working on shore manufacturers.

There is a film on the Foamular NGX and it is easy to peel off prior to bonding.

Circling back on what I'm seeing with the loctite PL3X. I bonds to the EPS and XPS foam fairly well on cut edges. It doesn't bond well to the face of XPS Foamular 250. After reading reviews and the specs that it bonds foam, I was underwhelmed with how it performed. The extruded surface of XPS...

Sorry you have to sell. This will be awesome for someone. $15k is a smokin deal.

I tested greenhouse tape and it stuck well. It's some heavy duty stuff from greenhouse megastore that we already had. The tape on Amazon looks to be questionable quality. The clear tape looked fine on the white Coroplast but I think white might look better. I picked up some 2" wide white hull...

I found a wholesale supplier and it was $14/sheet. There is a similar product for $11/sheet but they didn't have any in stock. It's all sign making material but the difference being, the more expensive stuff has coating that can be printed on. I'm going to order a big peel and stick wall paper...

I'm going to use some stainless self tapping screws through the foam into the aluminum framing. The interior skins are going to be 4mm coroplast polyethylene. I'm still scratching my head on the seam details but I think I'll use 10mil greenhouse tape. The interior may look a little like a space...

Here's a boring update showing boring work. The part of the project that wasn't anticipated to drag on. 4 weeks of work. I will say working in the shop listening to music while it's getting dark at 4:30 pm is not a bad way to spend time. 1.5" foam between the extruded aluminum floor and 1/2"...

Thanks. For comparing apples to apples with a production unit like a Northern Lite sportsman 8-11 that has a dry weight of 2560lbs, What do you think the dry weight of yours is? Also what material is the white spacer between your box and flatbed?