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Okay, so the Pelican and frame came in, and since I don't need it to be watertight per se, cutting a piece of plastic for it shouldn't be a big deal. I'll post pics when I'm finished. It's all coming along nicely. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I'm handy with a saw, but would surely like something that is machine cut and perfect and has all of the threaded screw holes already built in. I honestly can't believe there aren't 10 distributors online of something like that; in fact, Datapro is the ONLY provider of panel blanks I saw...

Marty: those Datapro panels are more expensive than the case I bought. I've searched the web for a plastic option that will work, and be a little easier to work with. Any suggestions? I've got my tent wiring complete with the actuators; the lid of the trailer wiring on actuators; having my...

Caper: I just ordered one. Great idea. And I like the Pelican idea with the lid flipping down. Brilliant. I knew I was coming to the correct place when I posted this question. By the way, Jim at OTRATTW just bought a CNC machine and he said within a couple of months he will be able to cut...

Great advice rodrage; I appreciate it. And thank you Marty! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Good points Verkstad. When camping for the weekend, I'll leave the main live, and you are correct, if a child can see a switch, it will likely get pushed (also learned only from watching my siblings push them... I would surely have never done that as a kid!) So it's probably best to conceal...

Let me ask you guys this: the Carling V switches I use are "waterproof". But I suspect that means that only the front are waterproof. I'm thinking about mounting all of the switches in the side of a pelican box on top of my battery box, but then have the master on/off switch inside the lockable...

I like these ideas. Locking Pelican case might be ideal! Thanks guys. (Still open for other ideas) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I took a Thule light duty 1700 trailer and am converting it to a weekend-getaway "expedition build" with Tepui RTT. On the tongue, I have two water jugs, my battery between them, a Yeti 35 in front of that, and a 20 lb propane tank in front of that (I modeled my tongue exactly like the...

Thanks, I'm ordering mine today!

Shack: reviving this post. Why did you sell it and what did you replace it with? The actuators have a 90 day warranty, which tells me they might be junk. How many times did you use yours? From the above, it sounds like you had no issues with them. Thanks for the great write up. Anyone else...

Thank you. And now I'm looking at electrical linear actuators! Your threads are fantastic, thank you.

Okay: you guys have fully educated me, thank you. Except on the pin. Is that a prefab pin setup I can buy somewhere and have it welded on? They all look the same in various pics. I'm guessing they are spring loaded? Thanks again.

Man I'm glad you posted that pic. I would have never thought to have mounted them on the outside of the sleeves; not as slick, but very functional and would save me some money. Thank you! Here's a link to the one site on "shaft up" versus "shaft down"...

What's the approx diameter of your struts? And if I want 16" of travel, how do I go about picking struts? Just call strutdepot and tell them my desired weight and that I want 16" of travel and eyelets on both ends of my struts? Thanks guys. Btw, I noticed Jdavera that you have your struts...

Okay this all makes sense now. Thank you guys! I really appreciate you taking the time to make those diagrams. That explains it perfectly to me and I will show these to my welder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Also, in the two videos, both of your pop pins look the same. Is that a prefabbed kit you both bought somewhere, or did you fab those? I need to know how to do those too, to tell my welder. I do not have the skill set to do this myself. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

So is your lower strut mount below the bottom of your lower tube? I don't understand how you guys are getting the struts mounted inside of the square tubing? And the top of the strut: does it secure to anything, or is the bottom of your upper tube capped off and it just rests on top of the...

Here's what I have. I'm guessing I need to make my lower bars much longer and cut my upper bars shorter; the upper bars are already line-x'd. Then do I just slide the struts in the lower bars loose and let them sit inside of there? Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thank you for taking the time to send all of this; I really appreciate it. Do you mind sending me the part number you used? Also, if I close off the bottom of my lower piece, and close off the bottom of my upper piece, can I just slide the strut down into the lower piece and then set my upper...