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So... you want permission to buy another vehicle. :p You have my permission, supposing you also have your wife's. A new "expeditioning" vehicle... pickup I guess? Get a nice one and commute in it; sounds like you can afford it. Obsessing over MPG is usually false economy. Fuel is relatively...

Not that I'm aware of. If you have a fully boxed frame you can just make (or have made) a simple platform that bolts to the existing mounts with cutouts for the tires, then make wheelwells plus storage boxes above and below the bed. If the frame is C-channel you'll want some sort of pivot. Mine...

My truck warmed up and idling with no load of any kind burns about .5 gal/hr... so it definitely won't be efficient then. But when driving, the efficiency of a small marginal load to run the alternator should be good. I'm having trouble determining if the alternator would wear out sooner...

For clearance you are looking at the distance between the top of the tire and the bottom of the flatbed. For straight up travel, it's easy to determine what that needs to be. But when articulating, the outer edge of the high tire will be the contact point and the axle will be at an angle. If you...

I use vinegar to clean my dishes... and my body and hair! No sink or shower...

The effect on the engine seems to be a murky area, but I'm pretty sure idling a 300 KW engine to produce .5 KW of electricity is not going to be efficient.

2" front lift is plenty, with probably none in the rear. Slide-in campers will be made for a lower bed, so if you put one on a flatbed you'll have an excessive gap between the cab and bottom of the berth, and the height inside the berth will be less than it could be. If a regular slide in is...

It will depend on your use case. I park for 2 weeks stretches (on a trip lasting months) more than an hour from town, so I could get a good amount of charge with one... if I needed it. I don't use as much electricity as most though, and live and camp in sunny areas. I have about 2600 Whr in...

I don't explore and camp in severe climates, but if you do this, that would be a consideration. I just never have in several thousands of days doing this, and if I did get bogged down for some reason and needed help, then I'd find help. For me it seems like running out of fuel is very far down...

What a weird comment. Are you going to be running with stock springs and shocks?

Did those have the reservoir?

If your alternator is easy to replace, I'd agree... but some are very difficult to get to and replace... $$$. Beside that, you do pay the fuel to run it. And if you idle your rig to charge, then it's very inefficient and hard on your engine as well.

The smaller rear seat is called a double cab and it comes with a 6.5 or 8 ft bed, with the 8ft bed being rare (but I have one). There is also a regular cab with an 8' bed that you might consider, but they are also rare. The RCs have more space behind the seat than is typical for a fullsize...

I like the shocks I have (Ironman FCPros) much better on road and off, compared to the unbranded stock shocks. More planted, secure, no wallowing or bouncing or bottoming out. Handling is much better on smooth or rough surfaces. That was true before and after adding the camper. But they are...

Always! Staying under axle ratings is tough enough. One thing I'd eliminate is the OEM bed or a typical "flatbed"; design the camper floor to mount to the frame with minimal interfaces and reinforcements. The 8ft bed I removed was ~350 lbs; al interface beams, bolts, carbon load spreaders, and...

I guess they require being under GVWR? That would make it pretty much impossible.

I made a pseudo 3-point with poly isolators that is working well. I think it's a good idea, though nearly everyone just hard mounts to the frame.

IMO, a 2" lift in the front is the maximum sensible amount (plenty for 37s), and even stock UCAs are fine with that. Your Icons may not have damping adjustments, but you can adjust the spring preload to set ride height. For starters I'd set the height to 2". Based on this chart, that would be...

I doubt OMEs are the problem. I'd wait until you get it loaded and see how it rides then. Stock shocks will usually be under damped for heavier springs and load. You may want to buy some Fox rears from Accutune, as they will custom tune the damping, and the 2.0s aren't that expensive.

I drink ~6 gal of fluids per week (water, cola, juice, whiskey :p )... and use about 2 gallons of water and a quart of vinegar for washing myself and dishes. Sponge bathe with a nylon mesh cloth. The water that someone uses showering can be crazy high. I'd suggest you and the people in your rig...