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Roof rack: Yup, I usually make my own roof racks. I think I’ve made 5 custom racks over the last 25 years. I went with the Rhino Rack this time for a few reasons. First, because I was making two campers at the same time, I was a little pressed for time, so I figured that modifying an existing...

Good questions. Tail lights: I did consider TJ tail lights, FJ40 lights, and several other LED light options. There are a lot of options out there, but only a few surface mount lights that seemed to be the right size and didn’t have odd chrome or something. In the end I narrowed it down to a...

We are back from Overland Expo PNW, and it was a really nice trip. It was great to meet up with several of you, and the event seemed a lot more chill/calmer than the Flagstaff Expo. Yvonne and I put 2,125 miles on our jeep (camper #1) and we caravanned up to the event with Dan (camper #2), so in...

Those are all good points and questions. I think for how these topics pertains to Dan’s goals/requirements and his use of the camper that he got from me, I don’t want to speak for him, so you might want to chat with him directly about his plan. That being said, I’ll elaborate more on those...

That is a nice setup. I have not seen that truck before. Thanks for the info.

Right now, both campers are completely unfinished and empty inside. Dan and I have been talking a lot about system layouts and our desired appliances/features. Yvonne and I have been talking a lot about our habitat internal layout based on where we want to travel, and Dan has some specific...

For sure bring up any topics that you like related to my design/build, or topics in Dan’s videos related to this project. I’d be glad to answer any questions. I really haven’t posted as much as I had planned, so it’s nice that Dan is taking the time to make videos explaining more about why/how I...

Thanks! I really like the way these two vehicles are coming together, and I look forward to getting into the interior build phase. I started design work on this project at the end 2019, and I iterated the configuration for a long time based on what my wife (Yvonne) and I wanted in a new travel...

Awesome, I’m glad that you saw Dan’s video. I’ve been meaning to post more about the build, but I’ve been too busy in the shop over the last 7 months to post details as much as I had hoped. It is great to have Dan here filming now. Stay tuned for more videos from him as we work through the...

That looks like a great camp spot. Getting out in the fresh air is what it's all about. I've been spending way too much time in the shop working on these campers lately. My wife and I really look forward to hitting the road again.

Here are a few photos from the last week.

I did a bunch of interior layouts work last years in CAD, but I decided to wait on any final decisions until we could get a real life feel for how the camper volume feels inside. It feels a bit larger than I imagined, so I think we have some good layout options. I'll try to post more about the...

Thanks. I'm really happy with how the size feels and how it turned out in general. After all of that work over the winter, my wife and I are getting excited to take this first camper on some test trips soon. The second (identical) camper that I made is going to our friend Dan Grec, and we will...

I really like the way your Gladiator top turned out. I was watching your progress early-on, but I hadn't check in on your progress in a while, so I hadn't seen how it tuned out. It looks like a great living volume.

I let myself have a little fun Sunday evening taking some long exposure photos of my new JLU camper.

I'm 6'2".

Thank you! This project has been a ton of work, so it's really satisfying to see it finally come together recently. After working on the new JLU for the last 6 months, I like it quite a bit, but we also like our older JK. I think both the JKU and JLU are good options for a vehicle like this...

Thanks. I'm pretty happy with how they are turning out. Naturally, I wish they were even lighter, but it's a bit of a balance between weight and durability.

This is an overdue update on this project, but here is a quick rundown of the current state of the vehicle design and build. Overall, it is going very well. I have been working on the project 7 days a week for the last 6 months and it is all really taking shape now. We relocated back to the...