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I've been pretty bad about posting updates. Camper panels arrived to the shop in Bend, OR on June 5th - about a week behind their quoted ETA so not bad at all! Camper was supposed to take "2-3 weeks" to assemble...ended up taking 6. There was a variety of reasons for that, and I don't know all...

I believe "Barry C" might be Barry Callouette, one of the neighboring shops and I believe also the landlord. Might be worth calling him and seeing if he knows anything. Description certainly matches him: .

I know DBL installs a “pro 80” in their trucks but I think most smart people don’t let DBL touch their trucks…

I'm doubting that thing only weighing 18k. I would be shocked if it was under 20k. Echoing what @RAM5500 CAMPERTHING said, likely a tire problem. Those Goodyears are *notorious* for being out of round - Buckstop even acknowledged that in a recent Instagram post. The solution is to either switch...

Unbelievable..."the seller didn't disclose the obvious that the engine it came with has a bad reputation and we were too lazy to do any of our own research"

I think objectively Liquid Spring is going to offer better performance than something like a Kelderman system but at double the cost ($25k for LS) and reduced reliability. There are a lot of different pieces to fail on a LS, and few of them are serviceable by the end user. I was reading on IG...

I've never seen the panels at Lowes but my experience with expanded PVC panels is that they dent really easily. Is this something different?

2x4 is a big cabinet!

I only have some small sample pieces in front of me but I think they would be plenty strong to make cabinet and drawer faces out of. I don't think I would put up an entire 4x8 sheet without a thicker backer, but for what they are they seem pretty strong.

Has anyone looked at using Dibond/Epanel/aluminum composite material panels? Pretty lightweight (30lbs for a 3mm 4x8 sheet), strong, synethic, etc.

I would definitely recommend going with a truck chassis over a van chassis. Most van ambulances on the market are diesels (unless they are post-2010) and finding a good diesel shop that is willing to work on an E series van can be pretty challenging. Additionally, the amount of lift required to...

I want to see a photo of you getting in the Samurai! Will you need a bigger camp spot for Expo next year? :ROFLMAO:

Something I am going to try to do at the end of each major phase of the build is weigh the truck. It's amazing how quickly stuff starts to add up, and I think it's important to have an idea of what each component weighs. This weight is basically completely stock - almost 9k lbs with full tanks...

ETA for the camper panels being ready for pickup was 5/26 (actual date should be 6/5) which was roughly a month from when I started so I didn't have a ton of time to get the truck ready for the subframe and camper. There's a decent amount of stuff that needs to be done before the camper gets...

My impression of him was that he was fairly arrogant and condescending from when I spoke to him at Expo. It was also very warm out, and from having worked trade shows in the past you are pretty over it by about hour 2 so that could absolutely have something to do with it. I will say that I think...

Hopefully this build thread goes a little bit better than my last (and by that I mean keep it up to date). I’ve been around the fancy car camping scene for a few years. Spent a few months living out of a Tacoma with a pop up camper, then “graduated” to an F150 and FWC and spent a couple of years...

There’s a guy in Yakima who runs a woodworking shop and has been dabbling in adventure vehicle building. Does really clean work - Trickett Woodworks and you can find his info on Google. How We Adventure, LLC in Bend could probably do it. Overland Van Project in Portland as well.

Are you sure? I believe a stock MPT81 weighs 111lbs

+1 on KP. I’ve known him for several years and is one of the few guys who runs an “overland” shop who has actually spent a significant amount of time living out of a truck and traveling. Absolutely stand up dude and won’t BS you.

Maybe “well insulated for RV windows” would be a better description. I know if it’s real warm and sunny out the Tern shades will be hot to the touch - I’ve thought about cutting up some reflectix and throwing it in between the shade and window to hopefully cut down on some of the heat transfer...