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30 years ago I used to build and repair patterns for foundry sand casting. There was a lot of Bondo work involved. All those swept and sanded fillets. Woof! Getting them right in the corners is tricky business.

Half man, half Bondo! Wow that's a lot of work!

Reminds me of a Dakar Rally truck.

No experience with Timbren axles but any cantilevered beam will deflect when force is applied. If the unit is undersized for a given load, It would deflect out of alignment when loaded.

"Canapopper"

Funny how the rewire never comes up in conversation.

Toddlers love tents. Even if you sleep in some sort of a truck setup, having a tent setup on the ground would be advantageous for play, naps, etc.

10 years ago I considered the same switch until I drove a 4x4 Fuso and decided that for North America with so much highway driving that I'd stick with a full size diesel pickup. "It's pudding time!"

It's possible that you have a different model of door depending how old your shell is. I'm not sure when they switched to the bonded resin transfer molded door parts. Maybe when they changed the overall body shape.

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My friend had a warranty issue with his unit and Lone Peak went the whole distance (literally) to take care of it. So far top notch customer service.

What is the construction method and insulative qualities on the Nucamp? They have a slick looking modern finish but that could be out of style quickly.

I liked the old 8.5' Q lite and 9.5' lite series 1725 Dry weight. The old brochure says 610 lite series 1050 lbs dry. https://northern-lite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2009-Northern-Lite-Brochure.pdf Regarding the headroom to get frisky, just pop open the emergency hatch and go giraffe style.

Checked out your build and travel blog. Super cool. You sir are a badazz and have a lot of experience to offer on this subject.

I don't remember off hand how many yards of fabric and insulation I used.

I considered an elevated pull out bed platform in the nose but decided the low headroom would be claustrophobic.

Will you be testing this system in your Kodiak build?

I did switch the tires to E rated all terrain. They are the stock diameter but have upgraded durability, weight rating and snowflake rating.

Click the build link at the bottom of my post for build details. Regarding the truck, the suspension and tire size are bone stock.

Opinions... Tundra is the winner for reliability but fuel economy is lower and used ones cost more overall. I've had good luck with the Silverado 5.3 platform which has slightly better fuel economy than the tundra. I wouldn't buy an F150 ecoboost and I don't think Ford's standard V-8 gets very...