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These are in a different class than plastic recovery boards because you can use them for bridging gaps/holes bigger than the tire diameter, which would fold a Maxtrax and break most other boards. Fiberglass reinforced grating can can be used for bridging... and so can logs, but both weigh about...

Positive pressure (filtered, if you like) will be helpful, but I think you may not be done sealing if you haven't looked under the bed-sides and caps--enough room there to fit an army of mice, gnats, fleas & dust-- While you might find a gap big enough to supply a fan, you probably want to close...

I would take a look at Exploriast.life, it's a great, highly detailed site that has vehicle electrical really well dialed. These days, they sell the equipment they recommend, but it didn't start that way. The packages are complete and well priced. I have built a few vehicles and only lately...

2nd gen Nissan Frontier asks nicely to not be put into 4H at speeds over 60mph. Once in 4H, there is no suggestion that it should be speed or time limited. In close to 200k miles, I've replaced an ARB locker and, just recently, some driveline bearings, transfer case does not complain even if I...

geez, your computer takes a long time to boot! can you hear it spinning yet?

Price/location/reason it costs more now than it did new 26 years and 200k miles ago?

x2 for Topo Toppers, have a Mesa myself and am finding new parts to be impressed with every day I build it out. I saw a Rincon prototype when I had my camper installed earlier this year, wider, and the same high quality as their other offerings. I'm enjoying kitting mine out, it's more basic...

Tongue & groove is usually much thicker than you want/need, even 3/4" may be too. If you're going to be breathing in the back of your truck, it is worth painting all 6 sides of wood you install--or none. Expect to get condensation inside and wood will soak that up and change dimensions. If...

Get out the hole saw! To which I would add, cutting big holes in curved sheetmetal doesn't always go as planned-- if you can glue a small (3/4"-1") block of oak/maple/hardwood on to hold the pilot bit, then go real slow, you are much less likely to wander... Block can go in inside or outside...

Lighter is always better, but after a certain point, that gets expensive. Tents have probably improved in a lot of little ways in the last 10 years, but what you knew then still applies. 2-pole, 2-person dome-type tents with a rain-fly and a footprint, or fitted tarp to go underneath, are...

With a little planning, you can make a clean join with simple tools, but you will need to buy 2 sheets if 4x8 is all you can find. The more plys the better, 1/2" is probably fine, no need for 3/4". Basically plan on joining two pieces near the centerline of the bed, if there is low point on the...

The motorized valves you linked are excellent, no power consumption except when changing states (decide if you want normally open or closed). I plan to use one to isolate the hot water tank once it's up to temp, but likely hand valves elsewhere-

Exactly the valve--you found the river! The heater I linked comes with a 12v. pump and a harness that can tie into the cabin fan to preheat the cabin along with the engine... probably not going to install that myself. I'm not counting on the engine pump to run the whole circuit when the diesel...

Great deal! your rig can probably handle the weight-- I've included a second pump to circulate coolant when the engine is running but the heater is not, and I like the redundancy. I may put it on a timer once I see how long it takes to heat the water tank, so I don't risk loosing any hot water...

I recently picked-up a well reviewed 5kw Espar copy (for about 1/8th of the price). I'll be using for hot water and heat when the engine isn't running. Shipped fine, tested well on the bench and came with a guarantee, which is unusual for diesel heaters...

Tried out some Blaze 12v LED strips from Diode LED by plugging them straight onto my starter battery, they work fine with a resting or running voltage, no other power supply needed (fuse recommended, though). These are rated at 286 lumens/foot (almost 100 lumens /watt), so a 4' strip is pretty...

I've always counted on running my truck when using the winch, so the starter battery need not power it alone. I'd try that out on your rig first before you go spend any money. The Gods Must Be Crazy movie has a good example of a winch test--

I have an isolated house battery system where all the grounds run through a shunt, then back to the truck battery, that way I get a better sense of the state of charge of the house battery and avoid potential gremlins from chassis grounds coming loose or breaking. That means running duplex wire...

Nissan will keep using lots of the same parts for the frontier, and frontier owners will keep using titan parts for a killer factory long-travel suspension... and Nissan trucks don't break very often or early, so probably not much of an issue for quite a while-

Somewhere around 75w, honestly too warm most nights, use it to preheat while I'm driving. The dial control is more like altering the frequency of 100% output--