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    1986 GMC S-15

    I would hope that every build thread should turn into an experience thread at some point. You live a in a beautiful part of the world, I'm glad you're out there taking advantage of all it has to offer.
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    Need suggestions on fiberglass top

    If you're willing and able to do the work, I'd say go for it! I'm waking up in our van after the tenth night in a row this morning, a foot of extra headroom would make a HUGE difference in our ability to move around inside. If you do it, please document the process here for us to follow. I'm...
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    MTB vs Touring for Eastern US

    You'll love that bike. My wife bought me a Long Haul Trucker last year. I've put about 1,200 miles on it so far, it's been my favorite bike ever by far.
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    Mattress for van

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Spa-Sensations-by-Zinus-8-Memory-Foam-Mattress/12542630 I believe this is the one we have. I don't recall if we have the 8", or the 10". Ours is queen sized, cut to length.
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    Mattress for van

    When we first bought our van we thought we could just add an extension on to the fold down bench to give us the size we needed. We thought the bench folded flat and level, after adding the extension we learned it wasn't perfectly flat. We spent two miserable nights on that setup, we picked up...
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    Mattress for van

    We used a 10" memory foam, liked it so much we bought the identical mattress for our home. I cant speak to the cold, we've slept a few nights in the 30s, but never below freezing. Between the van and the house we've spent ~400 nights on ours and couldn't be happier with them. I will say we...
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    Slim's Adventure Van

    I would love to see what you do with it.
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    Use of WAG bags and PETT potties

    I've been using cowboy's method for a couple years now, works very well.
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    Old's Cool

    Thanks for the cruise control photos Crenshaw. It makes sense to me now, i will admit i had to look up the word knarp.
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    Old's Cool

    "This truck never had cruise control and I couldn’t figure out how to add it when I swapped the motor. Driving it on the highway sucks. Hand throttle made sense. Old shimano deore thumb shifter and a couple bucks of new housing and cable. Voila!" I love it! Tell me more about how you did it.
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    Camper Van Randomness

    If you were to sell your van, wouldn't it be nice to reinstall those so you transfer your swivels into the replacement van?
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    Delica L300 1988 "SLACKER" Microcamper van build

    Welcome to the forum. I enjoyed your Peace Car videos, I look forward to following your adventures with the Delica.
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    Swivel Base for Gmc Savana

    I'm curious about using a swivel with power seats, any issues? For those of you who have already added swivels, how has it effected seat height?
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    The XT350 overland build.

    Wow, that looks great! Have you been putting some miles on it? Are you happy with the way it turned out?
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    Bed ideas for the Greyhound Express?

    Hammocks? Here's one sold by forum member Cole. http://shop.cavevan.com/collections/cavevan-exclusive/products/van-hammock
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    Anyone regularly use suppressors?

    What are the legalities of manufacturing your own suppressor's? I would love to see how you plan on making yours.
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    Homemade Roofracks.

    Moguy, what types of things do you put up there?
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    Can't find what I want so the build begins.

    So...have you slept in it in the driveway yet?
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