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I got a quick note from Chris, who shares the sentiment I had when I owned it . . . Camper Mog stays intact until we've got nothing to say about it. Thanks for asking, though. It was a perfectly reasonable question, given that Camper Mog's cabin is completely turnkey. I suspect that if you...

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I don't think Chris would, but I'll try to get a message to him to find out for sure. A lot of the value of Camper Mog is in that box--steel-framed, aluminum-skinned, good awning windows, cool Dutch door, and now freshly painted--it's about the cheapest way to get a real expedition cabin...

If you do have interest in a fan with your skylight--and I've always found it very handy--the standard in the RV world is the Fantastic vent fan, which is a standard 14x14 inch square. They come in different varieties, from basic to fully-automated. Good quality and excellent support from the...

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Thank you for the post. I'd known about this company several months ago, but then forgot the name and couldn't turn up the information to save my soul. Much appreciated.

I don't know where to get the enclosure, but I'd like to. I've lived in apartments with less square footage.

Movin' up from her Trail 90, eh? Well, on the surface it looks to be an impressive step up. Seriously, congratulations.

Thank you for the link. I very much enjoyed seeing the cabin layout.

Whoa, color me dumb. I got my interior facelift year confused with my engine upgrade year. I know perfectly well it was the 2012 model year that got the covet-worthy engine. Good news, though, in that Eric and I (and everyone else with one) will still own the fastest XV-JPs around. (Unless...

Hey, it's lonesome here at the Expedition Portal XV-JP Owner's Group, and I just noticed that the (almost certainly) last EarthRoamer XV-JP, on sale in the EarthRoamer consignment section: http://www.earthroamer.com/consignment/xv-jp-011/ has been reduced to $99,000. That's certainly not an...

You have to actually select the awning and add it to the cart. Then the in cart total will reflect a $58.50 discount., making it $526.48. At least that's how it seems to work for me.

Thanks, as always, for the photos. Always good to see the rig out and about. I haven't gotten up to speed yet with my InReach. I assume you were happy with yours?

I can't vouch for the vendor personally since I've never bought from them (though they have good ratings). but AZ Trucks currently has the awning on special for under $530. Check here: http://www.aztrucks.com/product_application.asp?id=1641884, Good luck, and welcome to the Portal.

This is a great option for people who don't mind the questionable aesthetics of the high roof NV and, more importantly, can live with a maximum 120 inch cabin length. The shortest new Sprinter has a 128.5" maximum cargo length, the 170" wb is 169.3", and the 170" extended is 185.0", better than...

e-mail sent, Dave.

Your results are better than my experiences, but it sounds like you have both a stronger running Samurai and more successful evidence than I do, and that what you've learned is encouraging. The trailer design is nice, so keep us posted as the build goes along.

Yeah, what he said. I had in mind letting air out for a softer ride when going slower speeds off pavement (going from 80 to 40 or 50 psi, as I'd often do on my Sprinter) rather than getting the sidewalls to flex for more traction, but "airing down" wasn't a good way to phrase that.

I know that my Samurai, as sweet running as it was, would have hated me. Not so much just cruising down the freeway, but throw in some grades, and some headwinds, and some headwinds on grades, and the whole thing seems a bridge too far. And I worry that you're going to suck fuel like crazy, and...

You're probably right in the great majority of situations. There are a few times it can get ugly, though, the most prominent of which is getting a good-sized rock wedged between the two tires. Wedge it just right and there's no easy way to get it out. There's also a potential problem with mud...