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Positive pressure system is still a standard item on all of the Kimberley Karavans. I think you have a Kruiser on the way? Kinda surprised they don't offer the system on the Kruisers, or at least as an option since they already have the systems in house.

Great build! Looks like you can reach the tubing from outside the trailer? No need to swap containers if you just put an inline on/off valve between each container and the T fitting. Or use a sharkbite manifold or equiv if you want ability to add more continers to your system. Drain one and...

Yup. Look at those pictures....hard to imagine you'll be anything but completely and utterly miserable having to travel with that S3! ;) That's going to be awesome! Thanks for sharing the pics. Like the 2x Wok burner kitchen choice. We ordered the same for our Karavan. You'll have to let...

Pretty reasonable nitpicking points, and definitely all ones that I had to get my head around. I hope that the added time/import cost gets balanced by the limited number of Karavans that hit the US market in a given year, along with the lack of Karavans that ever seem to be for sale on the used...

Definitely talk with Dave if you haven't already. Dave, and a few question/answers with Kimberley owners on Kimberley and Karavan threads in this forum helped make the Karavan our final decision. Some great options on the market, but the boxes that the Karavan checks, and the years/miles that...

Take a deep breath. This wasn't a comment regarding your choice of brand of sailboat. If you feel that I mis-represented Elan (although I'm pretty sure that Airstream is still a well respected company in the larger overlanding world), I apologize. And if you have some deep need to swap...

Due respect, but you're comparing a used high production sailboat (a new Elan is probably closer to $250K or higher in sail-away trim than the $140k you mention) that is designed for coastal family cruising to a new off road capable, low production camper. The sailboat is really nice, but it's...

Not all rock sliders are the same. A number of the ones you see are more for show and marketing rather than for actual protection. Any good welding shop can make you up rock/tree/trail protection for the camper. For whatever part of the camper, and as close to, or far away, from the body as...

McMaster sells Eye Nuts (both threaded or just drilled for a tap size of your choice) in galvanized and stainless. If those studs are threaded (or there is enough there to add thread), you could add one Eye Nut to each stud and connect the 2 with wire, rope, or a removable handle. May be able...

Couldn't you make that exact same argument about a 2021 JLUR vs an older and much more basic and low tech towing rig? ;) If we can send nuclear subs to 3000', maintain a working facility at McMurdo Antarctica, and intentionally send complex airplanes into and through hurricanes, I think we...

Totally agree with this. Whether you have a camper or trailer that will last has more to do with the quality and ability of the builder and everyone that touches that build. Quality construction materials and techniques are always nice to have, but they don't guarantee the quality of the...

Just an added suggestion..... I tow a lot of pretty heavy boat trailers. Incorrect tongue weight can have some pretty drastic affects on handling, especially on the highway. Before anyone starts experimenting with tongue weight I would really encourage them to figure out a baseline tongue...

I'm not sure I get the concern about who shares what factory, production line, or visual appearance. Unless someone has actually visited one of the factories and seen firsthand pros/cons? Or unless the exact same build problems are showing up across different brands and models, which I don't...

That's really useful, thanks for that! Surprised that the rooftop solar wasn't a little better than that, but there are a lot of factors that play into that, so maybe 30amps from all the solar options wasn't bad. Feels odd saying anything underwhelming about 30amps from solar, plenty of past...

Agree that the plug will provide whatever the alternator puts out (based on specific wiring decisions). Probably badly asked by me. In this case, a very similar alternator, same engine same dc-dc, and same KK battery bank are involved, so I'm really just curious how much that charges the KK...

@wtraptor That's an awesome set up for traveling with kids! Do you know how much charge you are actually getting to the Kruiser batteries from the Anderson plug when you're traveling from one spot to the next? And did you leave everything stock on the Ford/3.5 (battery, alternator, etc)...

And my guess is that almost everyone here has done at least one or 2 mods to their tow vehicle, which I'm sure included replacing a perfectly functional factory item that we'd already paid for! No reason a trailer should be any different, or less personalized than our trucks/jeeps/etc!

Trying to make sense of what is and isn't a marine speaker, and how they stack up against each other, will make your head hurt. The lower cost speakers tend to be car speakers that have been weatherproofed and had some shift from metals to plastics (not perfect, but still better suited to the...

Anyone that camps in rainy or cold locations might want to check the outside speakers when you have free time. If those speakers are similar to the stereo, they likely have a crappy foam gasket that is sealing it to the wall, and a crappy paper cone for a speaker. The heat and weather is going...

I hate that feeling of penny pinching corporate decision making. Especially after they have already set a good quality level and outfitted the Dwellers with many legit brand, very functional, components. From the pic of that warehouse they are clearly capable of buying components in bulk. What...