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Some other helpful dimensions. The measurement from the shelf surface to the top of the countertop is 23.5". That measurement will also be important if you have, and choose to use, the king bed pullout as a fridge taller than that will be too tall for the king bed shelf to slide out. From the...

The shelf is 23.5" front to back and you'll have 21.5" width between the cabinet and the dinette cushion. I only have experience with Engel top load fridge and it was excellent. They are the only one with a swing piston motor. But all of the big name brands (and many of the more economical...

Thanks Rin! And congrats to you. Happy to see OK4WD join the Overland Explorer Vehicles family of dealerships.

There are endless discussions on if a 1/2 ton is adequate or one should be in a 3/4 ton or more, so I won't dive into the pros and cons of each, but there are plenty of Expedition Portal and Wander the West forum threads to look into for a variety of opinions/input. Much has to do with how you...

My 180watt did pretty good in dappled light (pine/conifer branches partially blocking) and would still get an amp or two per hour which adds up over time, but is definitely way down on output. In full sun, I was 8+ amps and my battery pack was back to 100% SOC every day by late morning. Overcast...

Congrats! I ended up ordering a little 100watt solar suitcase without controller (CAMPX doesn't need one as the REDARC is the controller) which should arrive today. It won't be near as convenient to use as the rooftop 180watt panel I installed on my previous camper, but I don’t feel like...

Hi RAM_ID_190, You may be the person that Josh (at BigSkyRV) has been talking to as he asked me for some images of my CAMP-X on the truck and I directed him to this thread yesterday. Glad you found it useful! There is a 12 volt plug on the cabinet face below the fridge and I imagine it also...

The details of solar are probably better left to another thread, but my calculations were based on a 45amp requirement at 13v = 585 watts. 100watt panel will typically produce 5.5 amps at 18v in good conditions (hence 100 watts). With MPPT controller, in ideal conditions, around 600watts of...

Did some quick math to see how practical/impractical this would be. The specs said 45 amps for the 12v minisplits. So 600w - 800watts of 12v solar panels (which are typically about 18v), a MPPT controller that would convert and handle that much, and you'd break even (while the sun is up). I...

I agree that a 12v minisplit would be an ideal solution, though you pay for it. It wouldn't take much to keep the small space, of a slide-in camper, cool and the bonus is the insulation factor in these. Cut the direct sun with an awning or tarp and it shouldn't take much. And having the ability...

Thanks for sharing, Scott. Glad you made it back home safe with some good adventures under your belt. Was fun to visit with you during the install (and thanks for the call-out in the video). Looking forward to your series. And, I can't wait to see that truck/camper wrap you designed.

Thanks for the insight, Stefan. We are closely watching the HBE development as well. Will be interesting to see the finished product. As mentioned, we have about 3 more years before the next truck (I keep mine 8 - 10 years) and will evaluate then.

I haven't a need at this point so I haven't thought about it or investigated. It seems like any weight bearing they like to attach to the extrustions rather than the walls, but not sure if that is a weight limit on the walls or a convenience thing. While one could mount to the walls via bonding...

Agreed. My 2020 came with the "Thermobreak foam kit" option on the lower extrusion so zero condensation there. The upper extrusion is narrow. It and the end hinge brackets are the only place where there is thermal bridging and only place we've noticed any condensation and it was minor. So nice...

We were going to do Vancouver Island last fall, but did Orcas Island instead because we didn't have much time to plan and wanted to do so for a Vancouver Island trip. Our Orcas Island trip had us literally mopping up 1/4' of standing water out of the FWC cabover from condensation (not a leak)...

Brackets and roof racks in place. I don't plan to leave the roof racks on fulltime. I'll only install them when needed and I currently have nothing to haul up there. One item discussed with the tech at BigSkyRV and Steve during his CAMPX install was the idea to have an additional section of L...

Roof rack install. End sections bolt on with provided hardware (bolt, washer, locknut). L Track fittings shown still in bag. Overland Explorer branding, in end supports, is a nice touch. As is one extra each of bolt,washer,locknut. A shame more things don't come with extra pieces to...

Nice, Seahaul! Our early July trip, from the US to Canada, has been canceled due to border access, unfortunately. A few years ago, we took our FWC through various parks (Kootenay, Banff, Jasper, etc.) and also off the beaten trail a bit. We'd planned another Alberta/BC trip, this time with the...

A trip, a couple weeks ago, that my wife and I did to a local OHV area.

That's a brute of an AGM! But still a pound or three lighter than the two 75amp Exide AGM in my previous camper, plus you have 20 more amps. I looked it up and they call it an AGM Super Cycle battery (if this is the correct datasheet...