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A better burden can no man bear on the way than his mother wit; 'tis the refuge of the poor, and richer it seems than wealth in a world untried. A better burden can no man bear on the way than his mother wit: and no worse provision can he carry with him than too deep a draught of ale. Havamal...

Mike, you know how many hours I've got into building my rig. My dollars-saved tally is very high, but the days-of-fun tally is never high enough. If I had it to do again, I'd spend more money to get my rig into a useable state faster. None of us are getting any younger.

Agreed. You'd sell a ton of these if you went to production. (No small thing, I know)

I think even Winnebago realized that half-ass fold-out bunk design for the 3rd sleeper was weak-sauce - they now advertise the Revel as "Sleeps 2" and do not include the extension platform that was supposed to create the little single bed off the dinette. If you're willing to sacrifice some of...

HD spring pack, E-rated LT tires, and uprated shocks made a world of difference on these.

I'd look at stainless steel bento boxes. These have clamp on lids and removable internal dividers: https://amzn.to/3xwl0TI

Having done a pop-top on a low-roof van, I can say that the pop-top and hardware is definitely heavier than the OEM van roof - this means you're adding weight up high on the vehicle. I can't say whether it will be terrible on a particular vehicle, but adding that mass to an already tall van...

I've always said that "Norcold" is the truncated company name. The full name is "Fridge is neither working, nor cold".

Viair also sells a mounting kit with a fan included, I'm just cheap...

This. Stack contact cement and cold patches on top of fishing line and 13 plugs if you have to in order to get it home.

I forget if it was Dan Grec or one of the gents from the Overland Journal podcast who pointed out that even in the most remote villages of central Asia and South America, one of the primary modes of transport for the average joe is a small-CC motorcycle. Gasoline is pretty darned universal, and...

I tucked a Viair 400c into the factory jack cubby on my van. I had originally built brackets to add a tank, but I decided to go tankless and now use the system in concert with an inline regulator so the compressor shuts off automatically as each tire reaches target pressure. Write-up on our...

I believe this is the same user who also posted to the chevygmcvans forum and got their issue sorted out. For that year of van, if one has a working ignition key, the fix is a new fob from from Amazon and a 3 minute programming procedure.

Getting back to OP's questions about a rig being "too big" for our intended needs, the other big one to look at is length. If your intended use is all-driving in North or Central America, then wheelbase (and maybe your offroad angles) are probably the only thing that you care about. If you're...

Nice. More of these, please.

Neat. I've seen the folding-frame version of those, (that just kind of wedge under the bumper, etc.), but not one that attaches via the hitch receiver. Thus far I haven't been able to commit to spending the weight/space budget for such a thing, but every time my kid starts flopping around in...

Subscribed. My new favorite past time is scanning the comments sections on the "normie" places that you post, waiting for folks to 2nd-guess your choice of rig. :D

Sure, and if/when I get to the point of purchasing a truck, that'd probably be my choice. The problem is that this "system" basically renders the manufacturer's "build and price" tools totally irrelevant. Trying to determine if I should go cab/chassis or full truck and ditch the bed becomes a...

I'm glad there are discounts out there, but this kind of thing drives me crazy. As someone who is dabbling with my first truck purchase (after having owned close to two dozen vehicles both new and used), trying to do an apples to apples price comparison (or even moderately accurate ballpark...

Glad to hear it, Martin.