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Depends on if you like the layout. We're a family of 3, so I'm only in the market for extended-cab Tigers - my daughter doesn't want to ride in the "back dinette" of a typical Class-A (and I wouldn't want her to anyhow). I really don't understand the layout of most Chinooks. All that space...

I can't tell from any of the photos - could the dinette/table area be configured as a 2nd bed? (Maybe with a little work?) I see there's a water tank in the back seat - is any of the rear seat still in place? (If you can't tell, we're a family of three, so I'm all about finding rigs for...

Which stove? To my knowledge, most Coleman camp stoves are intended to be used with a 1lb disposable tank, so they have the hard-line with the inline regulator built-in. Generally then, you want the bulk propane adapter hose, which includes the ASA male end (looks like the top of a 1lb propane...

Dollar Store for a good chunk of my stuff. Regular metal utensil set was a must-have - I hate eating (and washing) plastic, and lets face it, a titanium spork is both a terrible spoon and a terrible fork. Dollar store and Home Goods/TJ Maxx type places for cooking utensils. The only real...

Everybody has their own criteria. Mine depend on where I'm travelling. For normal "domestic" tripping with my small family, I want Easy to light, easy to clean, good heat control. I use the catering style butane/propane single burners as they hit all these points at a low price and are easy...

A lot of common parts to the Astro van (and I've got a Blazer LS transfer case under my van too). 1) Transmission fluid cooler is a must if you're going to be doing any kind of trail work or have a heavy load. 2) Fuel pump is a wear item. We consider the OEM pump to have a max 100k miles...

Pretty sure he has that backwards. The wax is the fuel - this is basically a larger version of the "survival candles" - the wax is melted, drawn up by capillary action, then vaporized and burned at the surface. The corrugated cardboard serves as a multi-thread "wick". Despite any assertions...

That was good. I also like the subtle shade of the oil leaking out of the running engine and smoking on the exhaust...

Thank you, grandpa, for giving me both your deep and abiding fear of heavy falling objects* and your set of welded-frame tube-and-pin jackstands. *He did lose 2-1/2 fingers in a press accident, so let's call it a hard-won fear. I have LONG joked with friends while defending my Harbor Freight...

Despite the Dodge badging on the Sprinter, you may get fewer eyes in the Domestic sub-forum than you might in the Camper Vans sub-forum.

Another vote for the catering/Asian-style butane/propane single burner. I've been evangelizing these for a while now. I use a dual-fuel Stansport as my main burner, and I have a teeny little Gas One dual-fuel that fits inside my "kitchen kit in a box" for when I need a second burner, or just...

I think I'm at the high end of the curve, and I've had my rig for 10 years. If I was still paying for it at this point, I think I'd barely be able to stand looking at it.

I've shot everything from DSLR to compact travel cameras and in between. It REALLY depends on the travel you're doing. For a fixed-lens option, there's a lot of bang for the buck out there. My last trip to Europe we were doing carry-on only on the discount Euro carriers (very tight baggage...

You can either resize the photos, or upload them to one of the many free hosting services (imgur.com is a good choice), and post by URL.

I suspect that some of the reliability issues some people are reporting on the Chinese heaters are exactly this problem: the vast majority of the Chinese heaters are 5kw (and 5kw labelled as 2kw) and the output is just too much heat for most people's needs. There's a lot of work going on to...

Aw man, that's VERY cool. Can't wait so see more.

Niiiiiice. SafariCondo? I don't recognize the pop-top. <EDIT> - Just found your build thread! (Eurovan transplant!!!!!) And yet another pop-Astro in that color. <Fistbump>

I've not seen 2.75" C-channel, but this is generally the direction I would consider. You could always use 3" channel and add shims. I've built a few different sliding racks this way. I did my first solar panel slide-out rack with C-channel: The panel slides in/out of this frame, which is...

Yep, something like that. I used a harbor freight heat gun and a glass bottle that had a tapered shape as a "mandrel" to stretch the material over as it warmed up. Got it close, then lubed up the deck-fill barb with dish soap and jammed it on, then added the hose-clamp. Zero leaks in the 2+...

My setup is similar, I have only a small rise above the tank to the fill port. I use a marine "deck fill" as others have suggested. Yes, it's 1-1/2" barb, but the 1-1/4" vinyl water tubing fits the larger barb easily after a little effort with the heat gun. EDIT: This was my first pass, but...