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Brilliant design and great execution! Love it. "Sometimes I just wonder whether the people that design things ever actually use them." I think this is less the issue than the fact that all camper designs are compromises. For instance, these guys probably made a decision that occasionally...

Wow, very nice job on the interior! Looks amazing and I really like the floor plan.

Winterization progress made today. To keep the slide-up from coming down under snow loading, I kept it super simple. Cut four lengths of 5/8" aluminum tubing and added some rubber end cap things. One in each corner like so: While I was at the metal shop I also got some aluminum rectangular...

Thanks for all the suggestions on scales. Got it weighed today for free at the local recycling center/garbage dump. Total weight without me in it was 5,760 lbs. The GVWR of the truck is just over 5,800 lbs so not terrible. Curb weight of the truck is supposed to be about 4,700 lbs with my...

All panels in parallel works fine too. The advantage of wiring panels in series is that you wind up with higher voltage running through your wires to your charge controller. All else being equal, higher voltage moves more efficiently (less loss of power) so you can use smaller gauge wire and...

Yeah, I think it is a simple fix like that. I have some aluminum tubing that might work. Cut to length and jam 'em in there when needed. Haven't been to the scales yet, but I want to. I calculated that it would be about 800 lbs when in design phase. I'm sure it came out higher. I hope below...

Wow, interior is looking great! That big rear dinette will be a nice place to hang out. Overall layout looks open and roomy for a compact rig. Very nice. I think you'll like that Propex unit. Mine is working great so far (although heating a much smaller space). I'm no expert on the subject...

Well, it finally snowed in the Sierras so it was time to dust off the skis and introduce Pro-Rig to snow and some true cold weather. Sheri had to work so I went solo. As it turned out, I wound up "camping" in the driveway of friends in Sunny Slopes for four nights. I slept with the the...

Thanks Doc! Amazon: Here I got them from Oz via ebay. Autobox was the name of the company.

Just realized I never really posted good interior pics. Here's a few. I give my VP of interior design high marks for color choices :)

Could try SLO Sail and Canvas in San Luis Obispo, CA. I remember someone getting a custom pop-top done by them and it looked great. They also do/did a rainfly for the Flipac that people seem to like. What kind of fabric are you planning on using? Seem to be lots of trade offs between stuff like...

Got the camper out last weekend for a couple nights along the coast. First night at El Capitan State Beach. I think this is the most I've ever paid for a camp site ($45!), but it is a nice spot. Ran the heater at night. Had it set to the mid point on the heat scale. Had to turn it down two or...

I used EternaBond Roof Seal Tape around the edges. So far, so good.

I'm no engineer but I played around with lots of different roof lifting designs for our camper, including one similar to yours. Have you done any force calculations? Most important to figure out is when you're in the down position, how much force from the actuator is pushing "out" (the...

Thanks for posting this! I think it is the most straightforward answer I have seen from a "drop in" lithium battery seller on how their system is working. Yes, I agree that the last point is key too and something I hadn't been considering. Assuming your daily use is close to your 250ah bank...

The response from Stark is entirely consistent with their position that they are selling a "drop in" lithium battery and since the DC-DC converter is doing more or less what an alternator does (only better), it makes sense that they see it as compatible. What is missing from this response is a...

I'll second DiploStrat - hard to know exactly what the Redarc is really doing based on the language in the manual. What they do say in the Li charging section on the first page you posted shows that they don't really understand the basics of LiFePo4 charging though. You don't need to keep the...

Congrats on pulling the trigger on the lithium batteries! A DC-DC charger is a nice simple way to go. I hadn't seen the Redarc unit before. Technical details are a little scarce on the website but from what I see, it looks like the lowest "max voltage" setting is 14.6v. This is really too high...

Got the heater itself online from Westy Ventures. They might have been the only importer to the US back then, there are others now. The through hull and exhaust insulation came from Sure Marine (online). This recent overnighter was the first time we ran the heater all night (thermostat was...

Thanks guys. It's been a crazy month! Recent highlight for sure was getting out for a New Years Eve overnighter in the camper. Just an hour or so up the coast to Refugio State Beach but was great fun. Met some friends, shared some bbq, wine, etc. around the campfire and actually made it to (and...