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It pays to stop, get out and assess the situation. I'm no spring chicken anymore, it's all I need to add to the situation by stroking out or having a heart attack during the recovery effort. Many years ago my father and I got a truck and trailer stuck along a fence row on his farm. Knowing the...

Buying any used RV can be problematic. Leak Detection Services https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bgcMOe7ShU

RamblinRalph has been summer camping in a truck camper for 10 years now. He starts off in the Spring and wraps up his trips in the Fall. Truck Camper Magazine is a great resource regarding truck campers. MellowMikeAdventures is another great resource. Between these three site you'll have...

Welcome to Expedition Portal. Congratulations on the truck purchase. When you say you want to build a tiny house on the back, I'm assuming something along the theme shown in the following YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLqX7qbLqbU Have you considered starting with a truck...

RV sliding windows have small weep holes in the bottom of the guides to drain water. Make sure their open.

Factor in the weather. When its foul outside kids need entertainment and parents need space. It's amazing how items that are wet don't pack up as well as when their dry.

If the batteries are in good shape and you don't mind maintaining them, keep them for the time being. Regarding solar panels, there are advantages to mounting them on the roof. But it's nice to park up in the shade and having the ability to place the panels out in the sun away from the...

I vote for having both. It seems the weather God always has rain or cold and rain or cold, rain and wind on my camping trips. It always seems that wet gear never packs up as well or as easily as it does when it's dry.

Here's a Facebook link to one; https://m.facebook.com/pdx2ptg

YouTube is your friend! There's a cut away view of the filter in the video on the 4P10 Diesel Engine. Your probably looking for a cartridge style filter, the filter is a paper element inside a plastic housing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skzw-73lf28

At one time I looked into importing one into the USA. I was told I would have to import two. One for myself and the second one to be sacrificed to the safety gods for crash testing. You guys get all the great toys.

If your not going to calculate your power needs, a good starting point is 200 watts worth of panels and a 200ah battery bank. If you need more, go from there. Locate and place your panels and batteries to give you room to add more as needed. You don't have to place ALL the solar panels on...

TruckCamperMagazine has a good article on beach camping. You can search their site and find others. http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/off-road/beach/how-to-truck-camp-on-the-beach/

Hope to do the same someday. You might find plenty of like minded folks over at CheapRvLiving. http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/

Its often that people listen and believe only others who tell them what they want to hear. Its the comment or suggestion made by someone who doesn't tell them what they want to hear that is often cast aside. What's hard is looking at the build as a whole and not as a set of discrete tasks...

Thanks for posting the link! Is there a need to have a Overland Expo class? This thread is off to a great start.

Are they concerned as to what you have done or how you have done it? There are aspects on a build where it pays to have some tasks professionally done. Mounting and securing the living space to the vehicle's frame is an example. Having a paid receipt detailing the effort and it's cost works in...

You wouldn't think insurance would be a big issue, but not being able to get any really puts a dark cloud over the whole effort. Your kinda stuck, you can't really sell off the build to get out from under it. If your having trouble getting insurance, so will the buyer. Make sure you read the...

Make sure you read the fine print on commercial coverages. Some companies place a radius limit on distance from the address on the policy. It could be as little as 25 miles.

I'm all for it. Sharing ones build is kind of a personal thing. Your airing out your laundry in public, so to speak. I've seen some builds that are first rate, but more often most are questionable in their design and execution. It takes tools and a skill set to pull it all together. Having a...