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I packed up my truck and headed out to the Pacific coast of Baja Sur for the weekend. My goal was to find an unpopulated beach to camp on and hopefully some waves to surf. We definitely succeeded on the first part. Even when I took a look around with my drone the only sign of humans was me and...

I'm going to be showing my truck at Overland Expo West, Friday May 17th 1pm in the DIY Showcase area. Graeme and Luisa from A2A Expedition are going to be showing their custom Land Rover 110 right after my presentation, so bring a chair and some snacks over to the DIY Showcase zone and hangout...

The cabinetry in integrated into the camper, so I kinda built it at the same time I was building the "shell". If I subtract the weight of the bigger items (fridge, toilet, mattress, PV panels) I get 1,156 pounds. I'm guessing if I stripped out all the drawers, drawer slides, plumbing, and...

Haha, Thanks. I had a handful of people on forums, Instagram, and YouTube commenting that the truck couldn't handle the weight or that my joint work on the camper was not strong enough. But the most popular reason for why the build would fall apart was that I didn't use a captured-spring or some...

Went on a little camping trip with the new camper and did my first off-road test drive on a few OHV trails. The trails were rated "easy" but I found some sections that challenged my RV driving skills. A few bumps and scrape, but no major failures, so an overall success and good time learning...

I'm continuing to get questions about the camper, so I made another video. This one is a tour video. I show the various systems in use and talk a bit about the truck. I do have more projects planned for this vehicle. But I really wanted to drive it around for a while before I start ripping...

Just sharing another video I thought you all might be interested in. I try to answer the questions I get asked the most about my camper build. To answer the question I get asked the most here on the forum, The camper dry weight (camper with fridge, toilet, mattress, stove, lights, fans...

I consolidated my build episodes into one abbreviated video, so if you just found this thread and want the project summery, watch this: The video has chapters, so you can skip around to see what interests you.

No. That's still on the to-do-list. It rides nice on the stock springs, but I know I need to make some changes for off pavement driving with it fully loaded.

UPDATE I finished a couple more little projects. The first being an adjustable surfboard rack. I used some of the leftover aluminum extrusion from my ARB awning mod as mounting track for the rack arms and made the arms out of scrap steel. I normally travel with 3 surfboards, so this will let me...

UPDATE We finally took the new camper out on a little trip in our local national forest. It was good to get a feel for the space with 2 of us in there and see how it functioned. I did a handful of small projects after the trip. Some of them I was planning on doing and some I realized needed...

You're correct. At least for me as a DIY guy, I don't have an indoor space big enough to operate an apparatus like what you are talking about, let alone the capital to invest in building and testing such a thing. If you are planning on producing campers commercially, then maybe it would workout...

UPDATE Ticked a couple more projects off the to-do-list. I built an entry step that swings up under the camper to stow away. It's made of scrap steel, hinges, and bolt latches. Buying a step stool would have been a lot easier, but wouldn't have worked well most places we camp. I would have...

I've always heard good things about Deaver. They are a few hours away, but I contacted them to see what they suggest and get a quote.

I suspect there is something that would fit. I just haven't found anything marketed as being correct fitment for T100s. I honestly don't know how critical the arch, length, width, or thickness of each to leaf in the pack is to the performance or longevity of the springs, so I've been hesitant...

I want to do an add-a-leaf for the extra weight on the rear, but I'm not trying to lift the truck and I'de prefer a longer leaf that works well with the stock springs. The products I'm seeing online are advertising how much lift they provide, not additional spring rate or anything that would...

UPDATE With the camper getting close to ready for a trial run, I figured it was time to resurrect my old truck. We got home from a Baja trip 2 years ago, I hosed the truck off, parked it in the backyard, and started the new camper build. I knew it already needed some attention back then, so...

UPDATE I installed a Nature's Head composting toilet. I opted for one of the narrower agitator handle options, so the toilet is 19 inches wide. I left myself a 20 inch wide space to install it... that is not wide enough. I didn't want to start hacking into my new, expensive toilet, but I had to...

New isn't always better. If you got something that works, work it 😁

I'm sure we'll use the stove inside for the most part too. I just liked the idea of being able to cook outside when its hot out and we really don't want any extra heat in the camper.