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Just for scale, the truck is 8’ wide, 27’ long, and 12.5’ tall. At 28,000 lbs loaded. So this is not a small pickup camper. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do you find it better to put extra side reflectors for when you are in urban areas or is it better to be less visible while remote? I could see the advantage of not having a sand rail plow into you at night, but also not have people come check out your vehicle at night. Thoughts from those...

All, I have known J…… (won’t use his real name here) for many years now. He is an original overlander with many decades of experience and has done multiple businesses over the years. He has made great products in multiple markets. Not usually the cheapest, but good quality. He has usually...

Is that one 28oz tube per side or 2 per side? Thanks in advance! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a buddy that used to build elevator panels. At first he swore by vhb, but after a while he said it was pretty finicky. He said if you did not get your prep just right, it would over time fail. Based on his comments, I would only use vhb as a temporary method to hold stuff while the sika...

Love the design and write up! You mention 1.6m frp….. did you mean 1.6mm thick frp? Any idea on how much glue per square foot you used (per blue joint)? I am trying to guesstimate how much I would need to copy you. I may follow in your footsteps. I plan to skip the honeycomb part. I called...

The reason that the rear is usually the fixed point is that the truck frame has higher stresses between the axles. By making the fixed point behind the rear axle, the stresses from the box are added to the low stress region of the truck frame and not to the already higher stress area. Also, if...

I agree. Maybe fixed glass, but those often leak as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You could also make a wood template for your router to follow. Make the wood template perfect…. May take a few try’s…. Then use a bit with a roller to follow the wood template. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok, cool. I guess you halved your displacement then as well. That is a neat idea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do you have two subframes? If so, why do you have them separate? Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Please share when you are done….Your work will be appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Found a good source (I think) for reasonably priced springs. Still need to guess what load rating to start with. https://www.leespring.com/compression-springs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah….. that is the part I am trying to get close on the first try, then maybe adjust preload from there by tightening the nuts. I do plan to have a control rod to prevent slewing, but I will also have some side plates that are there just in case the control rod fails. Sent from my iPhone...

Thanks guys for the comments….. Maybe we can learn together.… so far, I heard one guy that guessed that he wanted the sum of the max spring forces to equal the weight of the box at full compression. That to me sounds like just a guess as I see no reason to pick that number. You are not going...

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All, I am doing a rail on rail designed subframe and need advice on the spring selection. I can easily estimate displacements, but I am not sure what if any rule of thumb applies to the spring constant? Is there a target spring force for a given camper weight or some other way to determine a...

That is kind of my thought. Any concern with condensation around them? That will be the coldest part of the floor, but I guess the walls/ceiling will be I heated as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All, I am putting in hydronic floor heating. My main water tanks and batteries are going inside the camper on the floor. I am concerned that I will have warm drinking water (I like cold water) and hot batteries. Is there a recommendation for what to do in this scenario? Maybe a second loop...

I saw a build where they had a hydraulic piston on both sides of subframe. As one extended, the other would retract. They then had a valve between them so they could adjust the resistance. On road, they closed the valve mostly…. Off-road, it was open. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk