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Here's the YouTube video if you'd like more details on the update:

UPDATE CONTINUED I decided to continue using our 2 burner camp stove. It's a bit tattered but the burners still work fine, so I replaced the rusted apart hinges with some random ones I had around the shop and cleaned it up real good. I didn't want to use space in my drawers to stow the stove...

UPDATE I got some work done on the interior of the camper. The area at the front of the camper, underneath the foot of the bed is the primary interior storage area. I built drawers to utilize this space. The drawer sides are made of 3/8 inch plywood leftover from the countertops/cabover. The...

Thanks Not planning on any heater. We have some decent sleeping bags to make it through cold nights and I'm not looking to spend a lot of time in places that are super cold.

UPDATE I got the water system installed. It consists of a 20 gallon water tank, a 12v water pump, a water purification filter, an indoor faucet and an outdoor shower. I started by removing the storage boxes I had built behind the driver's seat and re purposing the steel framing to build a...

Fare question. The short answer is, money 😅 The longer answer is, I live in the USA and most newer vehicles don't tick the boxes as well as the T100 when you look at the numbers. Price= $2,500 usd length = 209.1" width = 75.2" height = 70.1" max payload = 1960 lbs curb weight = 4040 lbs...

Thanks. I am planning on coating all the epoxy in the interior with clear spar urethane. I did the ceiling and around the window cutouts before installation. It brushes on easy and is supposed to provide decent UV protection for the epoxy. It won't protect as well as paint, but hopefully be...

UPDATE I built a fridge slide. I used a pair of 250 pound capacity drawer slides, a couple spring loaded gate latches, and some scrap steel to put it together. It's pretty basic, but it works nicely and fits the space perfectly. I cut the cigaret-plug off the power cord on the fridge and...

I'm sticking with propane. I do like the idea of cooking with electricity and not needing to worry about running out of propane, but I would need to have a pretty excessive battery bank/solar array to feel comfortable relying on it for our ability to cook. My wife really likes to cook and eat...

UPDATE I have installed the solar panels and the electrical system. I used 4 x 100W flexible solar panels wired in parallel. The panels are mounted to the roof with Sikaflex 252. The wires are held in place with cable tie anchors sikaflexed to the roof. The only hole I had to put in the roof...

Ok, I wasn't getting it ? I feel like that should be pretty well sealed if you Sika the angle onto the camper and Sika the angle joints. Then use a foam rubber seal in-between the door and the angle all the way around. It would be pretty submersible as long as the door compresses the foam rubber...

Sorry, RJ but I'm not sure exactly what's going on in the drawing. Where is the hinge? and is this a cross section from the side or from above? I'm not visualizing how the door will function based on the drawing. If I understand, than you are correct that I set the angle beyond the door. It...

That is a .2 micron filter. The one I listed is a .02 micron filter. The difference is the .02 should filter out bacteria and even viruses. The LifeSaver Jerry can is a .015 micron filter but the .02 by ClearSouce is the best I could find for an onboard system. My motivation for doing filtered...

Anybody have a suggestion for a water purifier? I used a LifeSaver jerrycan for the past 7 years and like it, but want to plumb a bigger tank with a pressurized water system. I haven't found anybody that makes a comparable filter for this kind of application. So far my best options seem to be...

I access all the mounting bolts from under the truck along the outside edge of the frame rail. Without the bedsides hanging down in the way they are actually pretty easy to get to. Circuits: water pump, fridge, storage compartment(lights), Ceiling(lights and small fans), Toilet fan. I will...

The ones linked on the video are the ones that worked and I am running now. The turn signals do rapid flash. I realize it's not correct, but they still seam to convey the message "I'm turning".

Hind sight is 20 20 ? I definitely expected the lights to be more visible, but like you said the LEDs are way more directional than I realized. I did check and there is no law saying that the license plate has to be vertical in this state, but it is probably just asking to get hassled. I was...

UPDATE I built a rear bumper out of some scrap steel. The Bumper is 1.5x6 inch C-channel and I welded on some 1x2 rectangular tubing to make mounts that bolt onto the stock bumper mounting points. I notched the ends and bent the face of the C-channel around the notches to create a curve on...

Yeah, I'm happy to finally have a box. Now I get to start doing all the other things that make it a camper. I welded mounting points on the camper subframe that bolt to each of the 6 stock bed mounts. I'm thinking 6 circuits. It's probably more than necessary, but I figure I might as well...

The big, accessible storage spaces are something that I feel is missing in every commercially manufactured camper that I'm aware of. And one of the reasons I chose to build my own instead of just cleaning up an old slide in. In our previous camper we traveled with 5 surfboards, a tandem...