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You haven't mentioned what rig it's going into. Many of the good fridges all run the same Danfoss compressor, so the bigger issue is size/shape configuration. (ARB makes some that are shorter, for example.) After years of dinking around with trying to fit a chest style fridge/freezer into my...

Have an anecdote on this topic from our recent trip up/down the CA coast this summer. We were staying at Kirk Creek campground, right on the bluffs. It's your basic campground where each site gets a table, fire-ring, and a semi-level graded, but unpaved, driveway. Up a few sites from ours...

Can't help with your original question but wanted to offer an extra bit of advice since you'll be stick welding in an unconventional position: SILICONE EAR PLUGS. Not just the little foam disposable ones. My welding teacher is deaf in one ear after slag burned through the foam and his...

I believe they're all Southco or similar style: Pushbutton, turn to open: http://www.southco.com/en-us/m1-2a Flush pull latches: http://www.southco.com/en-us/m1-fp

Here is a link to the cargo net I used. It happened to fit when I upgraded my roof basket, which was a nice bonus, but I originally bought it for the back of the van. It's got cam tensioners at each corner, so I was able to attach it very tightly around all the gear. Putting something...

I'm now putting those things in the roof basket (arranged Tetris-style so there's no room to move, then will a cargo net overtop), but when I had such things on my sleeping platform in the back of my van, I used a SafariStraps cargo net fastened at four corners and cinched down such that nothing...

OK, well, that's a start for you, but as a head's up, 12.3v should be the time you start thinking about disconnecting the fridge if you don't want to damage the battery. Here's your basic State of Charge graph: 12.3v is 50-55%. Normally, you don't want to discharge a battery past 50% (even...

That's already loads better than what you started with, though! ;-)

For me, the biggest advantage of coilovers is that you can somewhat decouple ride height from spring rate. Within a band, by swapping springs and changing preload, you can change the rates without raising the vehicle (or vice-versa, raise things up without going to stiffer springs). This is...

I love the umbrella. I've had days where I've needed to deploy my awning in order to get a job done without baking in the sun!

Expo needs a "kill it with fire" emoji...

WOW! Time to get a mod to update the thread title, eh? ;-)

No, it only swings through the same arc as the door. Everything is below glass-level, so nothing is needed to open the upper door. Probably easiest to see here:

Here's a couple more close-up photos that I have. Hopefully the top-down shot clarifies how it works: I started with this hinge from Lowes. I've replaced the normal hinge pin with the plastic handled 1/4" quick-release pin from McMaster that I had lying around from another project. I cut...

I have a 32-oz Hydroflask that I use alternately as a growler and as a thermos for coffee. Only "bad" part is that we need to drink all the beer on the first night if we want to use it for coffee on day 2! ;-) (Or I end up brewing directly into a mug instead)

Honu, I had some initial concerns - and I certainly would never weld on galvanized metal, but I've yet to experience any problems with a few coals or a few sticks of firewood in a galvanized tub. In fact, when I first built my tripod firepot (galvanized 16" feed pan), I intended to burn off...

Awesome photos, Brian! Thanks for all the hard work. :)

Looks fantastic! How do you access the roof box?

Hope everyone took some awesome photos, can't wait to see the results!

Photo links should work now! Apologies and let me know if there are any dead images.