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Nice to see one that isn't either clapped out or over-spec'd. GLWS, that should fly.

I went through a whole mess of cargo boxes on top of my van. All of them were bigger than I ended up needing, especially as I shed unnecessary gear and got more and more conscious about weight up high. They are also all TALLER than I wanted - the market seems to think that if you have a...

Like I said, question #1 is whether shipping is even a needed criteria. I built my first adventure van w/ shipping in mind, which turns out to have been a silly daydream, since I had a grade-school aged daughter and was in a growing career, long-term international travel wasn't really in my...

This is a mission criteria that may or may not matter to all users, but "fits into a shipping container" is definitely an open question. Depending on your needs and build, a small cabover truck can be made to fit into a 20ft container. A "long nose" truck almost certainly will not, unless...

I have the same issue. For a few more years, at least, we sleep three in our camper, meaning that the cabover bed and dinette-bed are both in-use at night. Our 4WC Flatbed Hawk was not ordered with the cassette toilet, but we do keep a Thetford Curve in the lower cabinet next to the entry...

If I did not have a vehicle with an underbody tire winch (or my tire didn't fit there), I'd definitely be looking for some way to include a mechanical advantage. I've seen a number of tire carriers that hinged down on one axis or another, so that the spare tire can be rolled into position and...

Since my shovel is part of my firefighting gear, I prefer to leave it in quickfists without a lock, so that I can grab it whenever needed. As such, I just make sure I can afford to have the shovel stolen. So far my $20 big box store special has gone unmolested.

Sun exposure seems to be a big factor in bag life. My name-brand Trasharoo went 7+ years w/o issue, but I stowed it in the garage between trips. I didn't like the "saggy butt" effect I got on my Van (because I was mounting it over a small cargo box instead of a large tire), so I replaced it...

Would love to see some pics!

Agreed. There are a lot of variables there, but a more "conservative" tire size and flatbed placement definitely equates to a tighter cab-to-cabover gap.

The native Isobutane canisters are typically ~20% propane anyhow - consensus is that generally such stoves work just fine with just tank adapters - the base jetting is fine.

Yuuup. This is the main reason we love ours. We do a lot of dry camping, and water is heavy and precious. The ability to just "thock"* out that puck of grounds and give it a wipe with a paper towel is a game changer. We stick to paper filters, but only because when I'm brewing, it's usually...

Your CL link is broken. If it's clean and full spec, that's a smoking deal - a new flatbed with reasonable spec sheet will run ~$50k now.

That's a bummer to hear. Hope your CC makes you whole.

That's a nice floorplan. We shopped Sportsmobiles for a while after we outgrew our Astro-based GTRV, but my kiddo was never a fan of the "westy" layout with the rear seat pushed all the way aft. Having the 2nd row up front like that is super nice. Looks like a sink, but no hob? (That would...

It is definitely region (or country) specific. For our recent Scotland adventure, the one-way fee for an 8-day rental which allowed us to do a complete lap of the highlands and midlands was only 50GBP.

Some folks will stuff items into that space via the turnbuckle access hatches, but on most trucks, there's less room there than you think, once you've got the turnbuckles, etc. in there. (Also, depending on which camper/cabinet layout you have, those spaces aren't the most accessible.)...

I'll ask two questions just in case you hadn't considered all the options. If you've already ruled these out, no problem: Could you tolerate having the camera mounted lower? (Under the door on that flat panel) Could you tolerate having the camera mounted off-center? (to the left of the door...

I'm excited to see road touring being covered here on ExPo! This is a mode of adventure that my family has enjoyed for a long time, and I've long felt that it had more in common with "overlanding" than some of the "recreational offroading adjacent" aspects that get a lot more focus. With that...

The Ignik has what's called a QCC1 "Acme" tank connector. (The other end mimics a disposable bottle and is intended to screw in to the small "hard-pipe" regulators that come on coleman stoves, etc. - this delivers full tank pressure into the stove's regulator.) The Regulator from the Partner...