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Is the Broan available in 12 volts? Or are you running it off an inverter?

Yes, it seems that just making a best guess and seeing how it works out is what people do. Which I find surprising -- I would've thought there'd at least be some sort of general rule of thumb by now, along the lines of "for every 1k lbs. of weight, add X to your spring compression rate" or...

Excellent. What led you to decide on the 8" of length? And any concerns about corrosion?

I get it -- it's a complex problem, especially if a dead nuts answer is the goal. But I'm thinking one isn't. There's likely an acceptable ballpark, within which one will be fine, and I'm just looking for info on how to get to said ballpark. There are, after all, thousands of self-built...

But this is a hypothetical scenario, so the camper is effectively done, and hypothetically weighs 5000 pounds. I agree with using a "best guess" approach as a starting point and working from there, so I guess I what I'm really asking is where/how to start the best guessing. On that...

Resurrecting this thread to hopefully get some insight on how to choose the right springs for my subframe. McMaster-Carr has tons of options, as someone indicated above: https://www.mcmaster.com/die-springs//color-coded-die-springs-6/ As has been stated, I realize that there is no...

Maybe you over-torqued the screws? Flat washers may have helped too.

Let's see here -- after two whole weeks, two perfectly constructive responses suggesting the alternative view, fueled by real-world experience no less, and neither one even remotely "all riled up" or "attacking like rabid dogs." Your "Right on queue" seems a stretch. Might I suggest...

The Monstaliner turned out great. Congrats -- I know from personal experience how much work it is to do this well... Is that color "Desert Sand?" Rolled or sprayed?

Beautiful stuff, @IdaSHO. Question -- I realize you did multiple passes with different colors in order to get these graphics, and so I'm assuming that no one color actually covers the whole box, but hypothetically, if one wanted to monstaline a box of roughly similar size with just a single...

Nothing but a big tease...

An array that large will be a lot more cost-effective and simple using 24volt panels. You can get single panels in the 300-400 watts range, so you need fewer panels, which means a much simpler mounting solution, much less wiring, the panels are cheaper per watt, charge controller will be a lot...

Aha. Thank you!

Possibly a dumb question...but in the pictures below, what is the horizontal bar thingie that's on the side of these two boxes towards the rear? I assume it's for mounting something, but I can't find any photos of trucks that show anything mounted to them.

I agree that venting to the outside is clearly the ideal. What I'd like to know is how others are dealing with this matter in their expedition builds. I haven't noticed these typical RV-style vents on Earthroamers and other such rigs, but I assume they must be doing something to vent cooking...

Here are a couple examples of the typical RV vents out there: https://www.etrailer.com/RV-Vents-and-Fans/Ventline/V2009-01.html https://www.etrailer.com/RV-Vents-and-Fans/Ventline/V2111-03.html Here's a standard residential one that would maybe work better than the one linked above, as it has...

How do most people handle the issue of venting cooking odors to the outside? I've been looking at RV range hoods for my build, and while there seem to be plenty of fine options out there, I'm having a hard time finding a vent cover for the outside wall that doesn't scream "typical cheap RV...

Thanks, Verkstad. Reason I ask, I'm having a flatbed with spring-mounted subframe installed on my FG by a commercial truck body builder, and they're of the mind that the wood is unnecessary. The Mitsubishi bodybuilder's guide makes no mention of it either, and clearly depicts the subframe laying...

Maybe a dumb question, but I'm curious to know what exactly is the purpose of this wood (or other suitable material) between the chassis and subframe? Why is this preferable to just having the subframe lay directly on the chassis frame (i.e. nothing in between)?

Took it for a ride today, and yes, the exhaust brake definitely still seems to work as it should at this slightly more open setting. Everything is running great as far as I can tell, actually. But I can back off that exhaust brake set screw to where it was before, and start seeing smoke again...