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Common sense dictates to me, anyway, that adapting your driving style to the road condition is equally or more important than the choice of a vehicle or camper. Since you are pondering a trip to Canada, you will find that many of the thousands of kilometers of gravel backroads here often have...

Last Installment of this Build Thread. Here are some pics of the Inside. The basic changes from the original interior were the new countertop, smaller sink/tap and all new PEX/Sewer components, new water pump, replacing the stove/oven with a stovetop only, getting rid of the huge table and...

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When I did my seams, I was hung up on the need for ensuring that the initial structural integrity of the walls was to remain at least the same or increased, which I think I accomplished. To that end, I felt I needed to keep and improve the bond created by the use of screws to hold the panels...

Sounds good. All of the thirty year old "RV quality" plastic stuff on the roof should definitely go so knocking parts off of one on the door frame just helps! The three 14x14 vents, the cover for the holding tanks vent, any assorted antennas, the fridge vent, etc. are on that list. I...

Well done, I feel a little like a drug dealer/influencer! Here are a couple of suggestions for starting out. Make up (or buy) a couple of short but beefy sawhorses and lower the camper down on them. I used a couple of stringers between the horses ("north/south") to ensure that I didn't put...

Good question, Mike. I too have been watching and enjoying the discussion on the jackknifed Dodge. The mould manufactured fiberglass campers are heavy, especially when compared to some of the advertised weights of the composite FRP stuff. The numbers on my camper before I started into it...

Have a close look at the outside of the entry door hole. There should be a flange there that is screwed on to the frame which trims the sides and top, take that completely off and the fridge should just come out. Failing that, I would suggest measuring the fridge edge trim, hinges, etc. and...

Same on my GMC. Might be a GM specific thing....(But, as others have noted, it is pretty clear and easy to read where ever it is..) It sure would be interesting to be a fly on the wall during the meetings between the engineers and the marketing gurus within the big three NA truck manufacturers...

Coming from a guy that makes sinks out of plastic and a printer, that's pretty high praise! Thanks a lot and all the best of the season.

Second Last Installment of the NOPEC Build Thread (Caution - This one got really long...) The final pre-paint finishing of the exterior fiberglass, featuring tons of sanding. Fiberglass work is relatively easy and very satisfying because of the creation (or repairs in my case) of surfaces that...

Thanks Ryan. Don't know about you guys in east BC but it is chucking snow here today and I think after a first clearing pass down the driveway, its a good day to take a run at the last "installment" of this build thread. I'll definitely touch on the Arctic Tern windows. Cheers

From FBMPlace today. This thing is just screaming, "Bie me, Bie me"....... "Camper $500 first come first sieve furnace and stove work great there is no fridge in there there is an electric one in there that's used as an icebox basically nothing special first come first service one of the jecks...

Actually, looking forward to another summer of gravel showers, soon.. I think it will be different than a pure ice road like the old Inuvik/Tuk route. From what I could see, this one is on mostly muskeg which I am guessing doesn't have the same concern with speed as pure ice so guessing the...

Dean When we did the Mackenzie, we hit Wrigley, Tulita, Norman Wells, Ft. Good Hope and of course Ft. Simpson. We were told to avoid going into Wrigley as it was known to be pretty sketchy, lots of small time thieves, etc. Everywhere else that we visited was great. We actually got quite a...

Dean We had a great trip but had a lot of big weather (man, can that lake blow up fast) which kind of nixed the greater plan so we missed both of our re-supply opportunities and had to shorten the trip to 30 days unsupported. Due to the weather, we weinyed out on one huge open water crossing...

Good bit of research. I don't think that either Rust Scat or the Acrylic stuff you mentioned would be prone to chipping. I feel that Rust Scat is pretty hard but not brittle, but I don't really know. Personally, I wasn't interested in water based house paint that I had to prime. I'm just...

I knew you guys were up there but had forgotten where. I'll have to go and watch that one again. Really glad you enjoyed the first episode. Believe it or not, it really picks in the last two...

We'd be interested in your feedback. As I mentioned, we really enjoyed them. This past summer we were planning to do a DH TwinOtter fly in/flyout paddling trip down the Thelon River starting in the NWT, ending in Nunavut at Baker Lake on Hudson bay. However, with COVID, jet fuel had gone...

Interesting, like I said, mine has been just great and I would use it again, definitely. Pop over anytime for a "scratch" test. :giggle: