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This rig has its own for-sale thread here on expo: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/2017-ram-diesel-flatbed-fwc-hawk-go-anywhere.221270/

Same.

We have one. I do pack it, but it also sees plenty of use on the gas range at home. We have a pair of vintage "Toast-Tite" pie irons, but I like the shape of the Tramezzino better - it fits the bread slices without having to slice (or burn) off a bunch of edges...

I'd love to see a breakdown of where your weight budget is going.

Awesome! Where are you located?

Based on the instructions and the inclusion of an accelerator, I'm guessing its a CA-glue (superglue) based system. Which is only to point out that maybe you could get similar results with your own stuff. Not sure if these are better or worse than the traditional rubber-cement-and-pad style...

190 Versatile, or Popular? Have the 2nd-row bed conversion(s)?

Subscribed! With the HDPP, it should be, as long as OP doesn't go nuts with the fit-out. I think the shell is ~800lbs.

I don't hate it. Leaving aside the green-aspects, I appreciate that they're trying something different with the layout. I also really like what you get with a quasi-integrated "bed replacement" camper instead of a slide in or flatbed camper. The lower overall floor permits a lower height/COG...

I hadn't seen them. Doesn't look like a choice I would make for myself, but I'm sure the level of finish and the unique rear door will attract customers. From my perspective, it still has a lot of the layout disadvantages of a slide-in. I'm also confused at how they can build the first 5ft...

The reason you often see solar or other chargers attached is that Alternator-charging alone is very often not enough to maintain a deeply cycled house battery. Depending on how often you move the vehicle, and especially depending on whether you drive for long durations after sitting for a...

There's a maker in Hungary who's just embarked on a project to basically scratch-built major components to restore an '80s camper for his VW Single-cab. He got plans from the original camper manufacturer and is building sort-of to original spec, but with some improvements. His opening salvo...

I understand where you're coming from Pugslyyy, but for some of us, but I do think there's a fertile middle ground where the envelopes of price, size, and performance have yet to be exploited. My needs are not the same as someone who will full-time around the world. A 24' long or 10'+ high...

I think the relative success (and year-long waiting lists) for companies building lightweight canopy-style campers shows that, at least, there's a diversity among what can sell in North America. I agree that the midsize trucks available here are not well suited for integrated camper builds, but...

To be fair to the Discount Tire tech, he'd have had to crawl under my van to check the codes (as I'd done). The confusion only lasted a few moments between him approaching my van, measuring the tread depth, then asking why I wanted new tires. As soon as I told him how old they were, he got it...

Agreed. Great thread!

Good follow up. Checking for condition is one thing, but date codes are another. With light use and a 5-tire rotation, my previous set of yoko Geolandars looked pretty good. No flats, chunking, or abnormal wear, so I just kept using them. I had been slack about checking the date-codes...

Regarding the tire carrier, since you have external door hinges, most of the options will use the method of a C-shaped over-hinge with a bolt that goes behind the hinge material (What's shown in that photo). Some are meant to attach to the outside door skin at the far end, but this would not be...

Yep. I did the plastic totes for a while, and it turned out the thing I needed was ALWAYS on the bottom. For me, a proper chuckbox should be about efficiency - easy to get at the stuff you need, easy to cook and clean up after a meal, easy to store without a whole re-packing operation. I...

Academically speaking, AC voltage rating partly comes down to how you measure it. For AC power, there are different methods for rating the voltage of the sine wave: Peak-to-Peak, Root-Mean-Square, Average Voltage, etc. Which gets used depends mostly on who you are talking to and what that...