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Somehow, purpose built trucks evolved from basic workhorses to gaudy, flashy things that should carry clowns or Shriners that disembark with funny little cars and bicycles with unround tires with squeeze bulb horns. I own one. I'm also old. My reason for more truck than camper was to hopefully...

I've had no problems using a Deep-Cycle marine battery as a starting battery, even with V8 gas engines. Gear-drive starters generally aren't very demanding. Deep-Cycle batteries have removable caps to check electrolyte levels, and handy little threaded posts to attach wires. I use the largest...

I have a pop-top on an Econoline like the one below shown in the photo gallery on a Corvair van.. It is still original, and works great if not interested in sleeping up top. Pops up and down easily. No springs, no hydraulics or electric actuators. Rubberized cloth stapled to the frames. Can...

Is the water tank the white object above the wheel in the picture? A cork with a stiff piece of wire through a hole in the cap works, just as it did for early airplanes for fuel level.

I'm into the old man using crap collected for decades phase of life. Edgestar with replacement metal handles and brass door hinges. The tape around the handle are bumpy road noise reducers. Hold downs are flat metal fastened to the metal channel underneath the fridge, screwed down to the floor...

I always appreciate your DIY upgrades, and I'm a little jealous of your barn doors. After six years of a slight factory tint, removing the four fasteners allowed for removing the glass to lay flat to install a 5% window tint. I can still glance over my right shoulder for traffic, both day and...

Most inexpensive boost modules prevent reverse current. Mine does by use of a diode. No, it does not shut down. it is basically a permanent load as long as the house/source battery is connected and the start battery is connected to the boost module. It can and will eventually drain the...

I have been using boost circuit boards for years to do that. Boost circuits only increase voltage, which is what is needed when a higher voltage than resting battery voltage is required to charge another battery. Locate the boost module close to the start battery(s), same as with a solar...

I miss tailwheel Charlie, if I'm remembering correctly. It doesn't have to be that complicated. The voltage drop will be the greatest at maximum amp flow during the hottest temperature the wire is before carrying current. Then it gets hotter. It's difficult to measure voltage drop by...

Oh yeah. Some places I've been, one hole for #1 and 2, then another hole for shower water. Possible splashback to feel right at home. Where I live, with no water or sewer, you can build a house with well and septic system on a small lot.

^^^^^^that. Post hole diggers. Depending on soil, up to two feet deep hole with vertical sides. A two-footer can last a few days with just a little soil on each use. No animal digging later through a wide, shallow, loose soil, pitiful dinky shovel attempt. Folding camp toilet seat. There's...

I've had no problems using a Deep Cycle marine lead-acid battery as a starting battery. With gear reduction starters today, starting current has decreased. The deep-cycle battery also has threaded studs for easier connections. It helps to measure starting current. My Edgestar fridge has low...

In my case, Ford Econoline, not Chevrolet. New higher capacity rear leaf springs, shocks, and an Addco name brand rear sway helped tremendously, both for lean and side sway, especially in sudden highway maneuvers. The sway bar attachments do present two more clearance issues, but they are not...

Have no other rednecks not thought of personal testing? Hold my beer. Install camper, load it up with usual stuff, possibly a little extra in the rear for good measure. Back down an upslope, shift to forward (extra points for manual transmission), attempt a wheelie. Repeat until satisfied...

Cast iron and carbon steel. Carbon much thinner and faster to heat, but faster to lose heat and easier to warp. Seasons like cast. All of mine came from flea market/yard sales, and I think the most expensive was ten bucks...

7.5L engine? Would you attempt to drive it a few hundred miles or recommend that to buyers? If you had never seen it, would you be willing to jump in it and drive away? How old are the tires? How long has fuel been sitting in the one useable tank? Price per hauled mile can become expensive.

Which engine? I may have missed it.

My wife's mind is below mine in the gutter. She saw the picture, and mentioned possibilities I didn't recognize.