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True that. In not-so-sunny Oregon, I purposely turned down the tinted side windows for clear and will be taking off the tint on the slider window. I may change my mind later on, but at the moment, it's most important to me to have the clear view and greater amount of light.

An Update to the Updates My supposedly "final words" on the Trail Dash given above summarized my opinion that it had proved a useful addition to my cockpit, and that a large reason for the positive report was the ability to get more power out of the XV-JP's 3.8 liter V-6 by using the Trail Dash...

We got an updated report on the NWSF plans today from Upscale. It may be worth noting that Paul Jensen will attending to answer conversion questions, and we'll have both my XV-JP Jeep and my soon-to-be-finished Sprinter conversion in his display. And, of particular interest to this audience...

It'll work fine, but the quality of the inverter is, indeed, important if you run off the batteries. But as mentioned above, it'll wear out your batteries more quickly, and one would be a better choice for a camper that will generally use shorepower or generator power than one that's usually...

You must have a perilous time starting your car. :sombrero: Seriously, if wired correctly, 150 amps 12V DC is not an exceptionally high load. The required 150 amps can be supplied readily by a 2000 watt inverter connected to a battery bank of a few hundred amp-hours. Such a system, routinely...

The pump is theoretically pressure-activated, but our practice is always to just have power on to the pump when we are using it, and they'll be a kitchen on/off switch controlling the pump circuit. It's also my opinion that as these things go, the electrical is pretty well separated from the...

My goodness, Aaron. Adventurous, indeed, and it will certainly be memorable, but it seems to me to be borderline impractical. That small an engine will be wound tight all the time, and getting over the mountains will be a handful, both because of the low power and potential problems with the...

Thanks for saving me a useless phone call. I, too, wanted to investigate a project needing a stretched JK frame, and thought AEV might be the go-to place. :( Good luck with your project and, obviously, let us know if you'll find someone who will take our money . . . or at least discuss it...

They're both Blue Sea Systems products. Available from West Marine and other marine distributors, including some that sell through Amazon. Pick the panel you want from here: http://www.bluesea.com/products/category/Panels Nice quality and excellent reliability; shame about the price.

Good to see you back, my friend. It would indeed work to tow the XV-JP with the Sprinter. We've got a well-constructed tow setup, and flat towing is easier duty than trailer towing. That said, though, the considerable weight of the XV-JP would make it a slog. My better choice would be to tow...

Actually, the garden hose was chosen mostly for being rigid enough not to kink (sometimes a problem with the equivalent plastic tubing), opaque (so you can't see the grunge) and, above all, not otherwise being used. I actually filled fresh water and emptied waste water by unscrewing the white...

As to my two other Jensenmobiles . . . On the Jeep the grey water (sink and shower drains) goes into the original Earthroamer plumbing, which leads to a fiberglass grey water tank that's at the forward end of the curbside bench, right behind the hot water heater Original shown; replacement in...

Thanks for posting this, as well as all the previous drawings and photos. All of us really appreciate you sharing your considerable time and expertise with us.

Ironically, instead of relying on the screen of the AV head end, I'd installed a special rear view mirror that had the backup monitor built in. That turned out to a world-class dumb idea; the backup image in the mirror was totally washed out. :sombrero: This was 2005, though, and I'm guessing...

I've seen lots of writeups on the Sprinter-Source, but my personal experience wasn't too brilliant. The biggest problem I had was that you often couldn't see the screen details. Sprinters have big windshields and side windows, and my previous Sprinter also had windows everywhere: and the T1N...

It'll be enough power for the use. This will be very much a near-field sort of application, so there's no question of filling any particular space with sound. Also, there's basically no LF to worry about powering, since the Nucleus Micros don't even bother with anything below 100 Hz. It's also...

A few reasons. I'd expect impedance issues and can almost guarantee the current head end would not satisfactorily drive the Anthony Gallos. The existing head end is an older Panasonic unit which, while a huge upgrade over the OEM Sound 5 unit, is still a $100 unit with no Bluetooth, USB, SD card...

It does and it is. Check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/LP-2020A-Lepai-Tripath-Class-T-Amplifier/dp/B0049P6OTI/ Down to $18 now. And when you're there, you can read through the 1648 reviews. ;) BTW, as will be clear later in the build, the wonder of this amp--even more than the fact it's...

SprinterFest East is scheduled for Saturday, May 3rd. As mentioned above, it'll be at Sun Motor Cars in Mechanicsburg, PA.

Good to see you out and about again. I always appreciate the opportunity to hear of your travels and see your photographs. Hope the move went well. Don't worry if you don't get all of the boxes unpacked; you still have about a decade to match my slothful unpacking. ;)