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In my 20s I had a VW Westfalia camper van, the old split window hippie van. I wheeled the living snot out of that thing in the Sonoran desert and Rincon mountains with that little bus fitted with BFG ATs in whatever size fit a VW... A long tow strap and a come a long... I probably put that...

You've heard of mud, and sand right? Here in coastal TX we get both in abundance, even on so called paved roads. And as you mentioned many people with pickups also have boats, which means slippery boat launches. I've never been to the boat launch and NOT used 4wd... Admittedly 4wd isn't as...

Went out and bobbed the front fender flares to match the fender and allow room for the new bumper install. Not thrilled about the huge open gap it leaves between the flare and the fender. Not sure how to resolve that issue. These are MFG unknown aftermarket flares. I had more industrial rubber...

Holy cheez whiz Batman! I never knew IH / Navistar was building a truck / cab / chassis using a GM cab. At least that LOOKS like a Chevy cab... That is a lot of truck!

Well, it looks like the closest auto zone that has the battery hold down for the truck is on the other side of Houston metro, so 2+ hour drive and gas, or for $1.25 more Amazon will drop it off at my porch tomorrow. Guess which way I am going? I can't find ******** around here since she passed. Not...

Thin is not on my priority list so much as comfortable. It needs to be as comfortable or more comfortable than my air mattress I have been using in the tent for years. I am a BIG guy with spinal issues, and travel / camping helps me a LOT with physical activities and weight management. Basically...

The video of the build so far...

After much debate, and discussion with support folks, I have ordered the battery for the 12v house system, a Chins 200ah Lifepo4, pending delivery of that. Hauled the take off bumper to the curb, hoping the scrappers come by somewhat soon as I don't want to tick off the HOA too much... I am as...

Okay, battery ordered. Chins 200 amp hour lifepo4. I am going to try with the Atempower DC to DC charger, I might have to do a separate DC to DC charger... We will see... I have seen more than a few comments RE: this particular battery, and this particular charger with instruction to use the...

I'm going simpler in my bed setup. A box with a hinged lid. I have a hi topper camper shell and the idea is to be able to sit up with my legs at a comfortable angle so I can work on my laptop during the day. This gives me ample storage space for 21 gallons fresh water a 5 gallon flushable port o...

Okay, that will work. I need an electrical compartment for the charger anyway. For weight I am doing poor man's fiberglass over foam with 1x2 reinforcements... And like I mentioned I need a night stand for my cpap any way...

LOL, my drone is a Blade Chroma with gimbal. It is old, has a follow mode, but has no object / collision detection of any sort. Kind of old nowadays. I am thinking about upgrading eventually to something with collision avoidance and foldable. Haven't kept up with what is out there though...

Yes, very helpful, and seems to be right in line with the info I am finding online on my own research... You mentioned earlier a larger battery under the truck bed / cab, which is great. Budget could certainly handle for example a Chins 200 amp hour Lifepo4. But this leaves the question of how...

Rattle I'm building an F150 because it's what I have. If I did not have this truck I would go I would go and dig up a Chevy 2500 probably 2002 2006 vintage. They are cheap and plentiful. I personally have no interest in camping out of the back of an SUV.

So the front bumper assembly is its entirety is now removed from the truck... I will need, but not have help to get the new bumper installed until Thursday. Hope the HOA doesn't scream too loudly... Prior to the Thursday install, I am going to have to trim those fender flares to clear the new...

Got as far as I reasonably can solo. Need to get a friend over here with his floor jack so we can finish yanking the stock bumper and get the new one in place. But I at least got the fascia with all those little bolts in messed up places out of the way, I also need to trim the fender flares for...

Got the old winch mount / brush guard uninstalled today. I should mark down fastener locations as I should probably sell this thing. Getting ready for the HD bumper / winch mount. Cleared the wiring for the Explorer ProComp 6" SS lights out of the general area. Still undecided if I am going to...

Something interesting I just noticed. From the Atempower website it actually shows a Lifepo4 profile on the control pad and a SKU number of VABG007A-VOR. The one I got from Amazon has a SKU number of ‎VABG007A-UFA and shows lion not lifepo4. Wonder what the differences are...

Pickup truck shell camper 6.5ft bed with a twin mattress. Gulf coast of Texas is my home base but I range up into snow and sub freezing temps periodically. I can build a box to enclose the battery next to the bed and make up a nightstand of sorts. I need a place to set the CPAP anyway... I'm...

And a breakthrough. Just talked with a friend of mine that is helping me with the engine swap. He's got some Chen Lifepo4 100 amp hr batteries, a pair of them, in his RV. We are going to test on them and will go that way if it works. He is using some kind of truck battery box on the RV frame for...