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  1. KiwiMtnClmbr

    24v Lifepo4 & solar set up

    Tell me more please! When I have time tonight I'll go back through your posts to see if there was something about this I missed, but if you have time please share what you can.
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    24v Lifepo4 & solar set up

    Did you ever come up with anything that would work to utilize a PTO for charging purposes?
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    Best Cheap Air Compressor for Tire Inflation at the Trail Head?

    So I hassled an asst. mgr. at the location and found out that someone processed a return as part of a large multi-item purchase including this compressor, so it briefly showed up as available at that one particular location. Gotta love it.
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    Best Cheap Air Compressor for Tire Inflation at the Trail Head?

    NAPA has them back in stock, brick/mortar.
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    Need Hino Ranger Truck Advice

    It's a 2000. Bought at municipal auction from Nagoya with 9,300km (5780mi!). No hours' clock though on engine :oops:, only on the pump.
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    Need Hino Ranger Truck Advice

    More like twin separated at birth... ;-) Here's mine:
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    Mercedes Overland Building/Tuning

    On Casa-Trotter, the French version of Expo, the section for these/our trucks is literally called The Elephants! https://www.casa-trotter.com/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=7
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    pivoting frames and mounting campers

    Somewhere in those links I posted are references to getting the GVWR of the ranger uprated to/over 3k. Also, I think some failures and issues with that goalset - tread lightly. Even if the frame could handle it, why run that heavy if you don't have to? Keep after the weight savings I say!
  9. KiwiMtnClmbr

    Composite Interior Wall Panels

    What is the makeup of that filler piece (material)? Is this what you did for your subframe construction? How was that handled abuse now that you did some miles? Thanks heaps for sharing.
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    pivoting frames and mounting campers

    Check out Tanuki's build on a Ranger. https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/yet-another-camper-homebuild-thread.212636/ Build histories on the french language forums, casa-trotter, which you can read pretty well in Chrome via translate...
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    Composite Interior Wall Panels

    Hey Tanuki, do you have pics of the internal mounting you proposed here?
  12. KiwiMtnClmbr

    Ram 5500 Fire Crew Carrier Overlanding Camper Build

    Wicked; this is exactly what I was hoping/thinking. I'm about to begin my construction of a DIY 8' long box on a similar platform base and I have been debating the merits of a single spring mount at the cab end of the subframe. Real world proof of concept with a rugged use(d) truck is the kind...
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    Ram 5500 Fire Crew Carrier Overlanding Camper Build

    Many thanks! So your box is just shy of 7' long correct? Is it just the single set of spring bolt mounts at the cab-end and the rail bolts at the rear end or is there another set(s) of spring bolts in the middle of the box?
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    out with the old in with the new

    Hey Westyss, I’m still amazed and in love with this build. What was the lifting/static load rating for the actuators that you finally ended up with? And they were 18” right?
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    Ram 5500 Fire Crew Carrier Overlanding Camper Build

    Pics would be awesome when you get to it. Also, when your daughter’s bunk is lowered, what height is above the mattress for her and how does she handle it? I’m laying out a minimalist box to sleep 5 (crazy I know!) with a very similar footprint to yours. I’ll hopefully have more vertical space...
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    Ram 5500 Fire Crew Carrier Overlanding Camper Build

    Were you ever able to get pics or more detail on mounting setup?
  17. KiwiMtnClmbr

    Hey grunf. been getting great help from your countrymen Gait and Peter_n_Margaret. I head to...

    Hey grunf. been getting great help from your countrymen Gait and Peter_n_Margaret. I head to West Africa myself in a few months and was wondering if I could have a copy of the pdf you made? I'd like to share it with my family and see if we can repeat some of the less crazy elements of their trip.
  18. KiwiMtnClmbr

    2007 Fuso - Portage,PA - Command Center 180k mi

    No affiliation: https://www.machinio.com/listings/51630412-2007-mitsubishi-mobil-command-center-in-portage-pa Description General excellent condition inside and out - Just serviced by Mitsubishi dealer 2013 supreme custom body 141/2 feet by 8 1/2 feet 360 degree cameras and proximity...
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    Yet Another Camper Homebuild Thread

    Impressive all around! Well thought-out and resourceful building/construction methods. Did you ever get to the weighbridge? Also have you had a chance to cross up the suspension? I'm very curious how the pultruded fg subframe handles twist.
  20. KiwiMtnClmbr

    vintage expedition vehicles

    Thanks Martin! I should have explained better that I'd already looked over the OP and didn't expect to get any blood from that stone so I thought I'd ask the hive. I'm headed to the same part of the world soon with a startingly similar vehicle setup and wanted to learn a bit if I could. Not a...
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