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Only people that use fancy CF bear canisters are likely posers with too much money. Those of us that have been backpacking for decades use the original $75 Backpacker's Cache Its nothing more than ABS. But it is still the only version I know of thats used by the National Parks service. Its...

His ramblings will do that.

I doubt it has any relevance. Id build a camper 2x the size of ours with the same walls.

Nope. My personal opinion is that for the vast majority of people anything more than 1-1/2" foam is a waste of both money and weight.

Yeah, dont even bother with anything thicker than 1/4"/6mm unless you are using garbage construction grade (ACX or CDX) plywood. And if you are... you likely have no business building a camper anyhow :rolleyes: So stick to the good stuff, and limit it to 6mm. You wont be sorry. As mentioned...

Copper will never degrade. LP breaks down rubbers over time. And I'm fairly certain rubber is typically only used for supply lines as they are considered a wear item.

Ours is all flared copper, with all joints inspected/tested annually

It does. Although in our experience it isnt worth worrying about. Unless you spend a great deal of time above 10k ft, LP does great. And to the comment about condensation, this only applies to vent-free LP heaters. A proper sealed burn LP furnace creates zero condensation. It is very...

Perfectly fine last time we used it. (y)

For a variety of reasons, I used 1x2 VG Fir for the bulk of my build. Easy to source, incredibly strong for its weight, and more rot resistant than the only other VG I considered, Hemlock. Most building supply places stock VG Fir, but for a large project like this you will likely need to...

Actually three... Closure. Which is becoming more and more common as it is a WHOLE lot easier and cheaper to "manage" a so-called public land by locking it up and posting signage, than babysitting it.

Alignment changing to LEDs will vary based upon housing. For my superduty, I chose to lower them a a bit. They were 100% a drop in, I simply thought the high beams wasted less light lowered a touch. But compared to stock, the output and broad coverage is incredible.

lol No worries. IMO, the takeaway is pretty simple in one word Efficiency Design it to be an efficient space to operate and live in. (flow) Design and build it efficiently (low relative cost) Design it to handle road travel efficiently. (low relative weight) Design it to operate...

Whats being referred to is often called the "building envelope" Its an overall efficiency rating taking into account the r-value of the entire structure, based upon wall values and window values. Its why triple pane windows have become so popular (residential home construction). In order to...

I highly doubt they are compliant with any lighting regs. But they do perform as claimed. I've had they since 2016, and nothing but good stuff to report. They were the recommended bulb with regard to beam pattern within reflector housings on bulbfacts.com back then. Our superduty runs a 9008...

No reason to not do both. Just be sure when buying LED bulbs to do your homework and buy proper bulbs that are designed to mimic an incandescent. Otherwise all you will do is annoy oncoming traffic, with very little gained. Check out bulbfacts.com Ive got a set of legit led’s in my...

Blade that was on it at the time.... :ROFLMAO: most likely a 3/8 6-tpi wood blade that I normally use. Bandsaw is a small but mighty 3-wheeled Inca 710 stationary. 20" throat capacity as I recall. Nothing special about it really, but it cut foam great without the issues you speak of...

Its a nightmare. Regardless of the amount of shop vac suction... Think a shop full of static cling powdered sugar. Its that bad. :rolleyes:

FYI on cutting essentially any ridged foam... A band saw with a fence on it makes quick work with near zero mess. Also, if you dont have the option of a band saw, a fresh blade on a utility knife does very good, but doesnt get all the way thru, and snapping it may create an undercut. Finish...

I casually considered a large press to manufacture the panels I would need. At the end of the day it was simply too involved, too much hassle, and I really counldt afford the space it would require in my small shop. I even considered a wall mounted (to hold the panels vertical) press, but just...