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Wow, Mike. I'm shocked your rig is so tall with such low overhead, but I'm guessing the floor is pretty high. Scanning your thread it looks like you have an "almost flatbed" box - minimal wheel well humps. My answer, as honest as I can make it: I thought standing room was going to be super...

And also WHERE you need the wire. There are better options if you need that wire in the rear quarter panel vs. under the dash, for example...

Yeah, "Driveway Parking" sounds like a silly criterion until you price out RV/Trailer parking in my area. Even a moderately safe outdoor spot (fenced, cameras) within 20-30 minutes of my house would be $200+ a month. And at that price I'd be dependent on the solar to keep the batteries...

Running it past the CFO as we speak. Though I suspect seller will already have offers...

From this thread: "The time has come! We'll be restricting the age of the vans we build here at our shop. Nothing older than 2000 model year vans from now on due to supply issues, ages of the van, unknown or unseen problems/etc. If you already have the ball rolling with a conversion we'll of...

Dang. Been on the lookout for an E250 GTRV, but I wish it were ONE YEAR newer. (UJOR stopped doing conversions on vans older than 2000 - one would have to get a kit and DIY it.) Being able to just drop it at UJOR sure would have been convenient...

I actually like that it's not a crew cab - makes the package short enough to fit in my driveway!

Roadtrek's have so much stuff hung under the body that 5" of lift probably only gets you to a net 8" or 9" clearance in some places. I've seen (or rather heard) at least two different RTs contact tall speedbumps with something in the mid-ship area (breakover) - they're slung VERY low.

My read of OPs question was regarding the practice of putting a ratchet strap around the circumference of a partially depressurized tire in order to compress it so that it will fit into the OEM spare-tire space under the vehicle. (This assumes one is running tires that are substantially larger...

Got a source for that sprayer head? In my experience, that's half the battle. Most of the "sink" style sprayers assume a valve at the faucet body, and most of the "hand sprayer" styles only have a momentary valve that you have to hold to keep water flowing. I solved this problem by mating in...

I know it adds some "vehicle specific" work, but what are the chances that if someone was ordering a slide-in kit that they could have the design altered to bump out the rear corners to full bed-width (aft of the wheel wells). I realize it adds several more panels and joints (inside corners...

This is a pretty common idea. Here are some photos I grabbed way back in 2010. I went so far as to purchase a Maggiolina tent and have it delivered to my friend's shop in anticipation of grafting it onto my van. About three days after it was delivered, I found the older GTRV I ended up using...

Proud owner of a Truckfridge TF-49 (vertical opening) since 2015. Aside from many years of faithful service in our campervan, it's now about 1 week away from also providing a full 1-year of continuous use. When COVID lockdown hit, the van fridge became the overflow for milk, eggs, butter, etc...

If there isn't something pre-fab, any local vinyl shop should be able to extract lines from an image (like a USGS topo map - which is a free and uncopyrighted source) to cut pieces for you. Go download the USGS 7.5minute quad for your favorite trail and see if that doesn't look like somethin...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dakar_Rally_fatal_accidents 76 deaths via the Dakar, 16 in the last ten years alone. There's racing and then there's reckless. If the driver was taking more chances than were warranted, the co-driver isn't being silly to recognize the danger that he was...

That looks like a good size. I use a nice stamped high-carbon still griddle that's a bit bigger. I'm worried I'd destroy the n/s coating my first time out with the coated Aluminum one... :(

You were going to have to ship your vehicle from Panama to Colombia anyhow, right? (assuming you were continuing into South America). I'd say your best course is to research shipping out of Managua to Baranquilla or Cartagena...

Looks great. I keep trying to settle on a Hawk but none of the layouts of the "full camper" models are really ideal for a family of 3. I'm thinking our only/best option, if we opt for 4WC, is a Hawk shell and custom build out. (Which I was really hoping to avoid, having built my last rig...

To get a really accurate price breakdown, you'd really have to split it into more than just gas/diesel. There are so many 6.0Diesel Sportsmobiles out there that I'm sure the "average diesel" price is depressed, but the non-6.0 Diesels still get that premium price love.

AFAIK, there's no selectable locker available for the Sprinter diff. The real answer is going to depend on an honest evaluation of your own needs: Will you just be doing campgrounds, parking lots, and the occasional well-maintained forest service road? Or will you be getting into dirt, snow...