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Andreas - any idea of a cost per square foot delivered to west coast US port? Also, what is the maximum panel size? I am assuming that the real cost issue is going to be filling a container. One expedition campers worth of panels is not going to fill a container so you will need to either...

Look at the Japanese Heavy Truck section. A Mitsubishi Fuso FG 140 might work for you. Buckstopper

rffarm - I noticed this is post 1 - welcome to the Forum. Sounds like you either have a Fuso or are considering it. Please share some details. I can't answer the pass-thru question because I didn't see the need for one on my rig but it's definitely been done and I am sure you will get some...

Ok - you guys have me thinking. My house batteries are a pair of flooded lead 6V golf cart batteries that were original to the camper so they are 7 or 8 years old. They have served me well but maintenance is a minor pain as they have to be removed to add water. I also have 94 100 amp hour Sky...

That would be cool. It sounds like there will be at least a hand full of us there. I signed up early so I got the class registration email Friday and we signed up for our classes first thing Saturday (then took off to go camping). I signed up for your presentation. I also signed up for the...

You better sign up for the "welding in the field" class that the Land Rover guys are putting on! I look forward to meeting you. Your truck was one of the inspirations for building mine.

Hey - I was there last year - the only Fuso. Where the heck where you all?? Not sure I can do it this year but we will be at Overland Expo West in May. Anybody else going to Morman Lake?

True - not stock any more but not suspension seats. My truck's first life was as a construction mechanics truck and the seats were shredded from the guys climbing in and out with pockets full of tools. Leaving them alone was not an option.

I second that - ouch! That is not what you wanted to see.

For what it's worth - fixing the truck suspension is the real solution. The stock seats aren't that bad if that problem is solved. I was concerned with the headroom issue with a suspension seat (I'm tall) and want to maintain the ability to seat three in the cab. I had the stock seats rebuilt...

Miguel- I have been using a 40 volt Ryobi chainsaw for all the reasons you list. With all the wind storms we have recently experienced here in Portland it has had a workout and has performed well. It has a 14" bar and if there is a tree bigger than it can cut (figure 14x2) its time to turn...

I have mine insured with Progressive as well. The only caution that my agent gave is that if I home build a camper it needs to be an "approved" plan. In Oregon the State approves RV's and campers basically like it was a modular built home so it has to meet code for exiting, electrical, fresh...

Tim - What a great trip! My first car was a '64 Beattle the color of your passenger door. Makes me wonder (and hope) if a piece of that old bug still lives on and is along for the ride. Driving a 40 HP car makes you slow down and you have time to see the world around you. You miss that...

I have 8 - 6 lug rims mounted up and ready to go in Portland. I also have a beloved cheater wrench to break the lugs free! Buckstopper

That seals it! I'm heading south for the winter!:wings:

Alan - we are just west of Portland in Beaverton and have room for another Fuso. Shoot me a PM with dates and I'll send contact info. Buckstopper

GR8ADV - not sure where in the NW you are located but you are welcome to take a look at the ATW suspension on my '05. I'm in the Portland area. Buckstopper

My other car is a Porsche 914 converted to all electric. http://evalbum.com/4059 I have a 350 amp Anderson disconnect that I can pull and kill the 300 volt DC main battery pack if something goes wrong. I had a motor terminal melt on that car and the disconnect stopped the fire. I never...

X3 I have my Dad's WWII USMC issue Kabar. It served him in the South Pacific and still holds a great edge and takes a beating. Buckstopper

Interesting. I guess that would allow the camper body to fully float. I was concerned that it would kind of flop back and forth while cornering or on uneven corrugations. Do they use the same spring rate for all the isolators? I would imagine that the bolt length would be the same.