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My wife and I were squeezing an overlander build in so we could travel more, off the beaten path as it were. Unfortunately my wifes family is the history of diabetes, and, well, she passed away due to complications of Diabetes on July 19th. I am scrapping the 2 person design for the camper...

This particular run at the project is scrapped. I will start a new thread with an explanation. It is not a good thing but life goes on.

Not for me. I have a Camplux 5L and a Joolca Ensuite doube that sets up in a flash. No need to shower IN the truck / camper...

I am doing something similar although I am still working design issues out, but have opted to go with an aluminum hi roof walk in contractor cap. Being that you are working with a 1/2 ton truck, weight is going to be a BIG issue for you. Keep it in mind. Foamie contstruction is light, honestly...

I have posted in the past here but will restate some issues I have to deal with. For starters I am considered morbidly obese. No I do not sit on my tail eating twinkies all day. I've got spinal issues and a metabolism that went to hades as soon as I turned 30. I am under a doctors care and...

Update long in coming. I have been concentrating on work, getting caught up in bills, and re-establishing my workshop that got more or less blown out. Another item I have been concentrating on is health and mine, and my wifes weight issues, and with the progress we have had, we have decided an...

When I was in HS, I had a Chevy LUV 4x4 with a cap and a sleeper platform. My buddies and I lined the bed with rat fur carpeting and it massively reduced drafts etc... I am not looking for insulation per se, but blocking drafts off so I can control airflow in the cap. I want to be able to vent...

Cap is 170lbs per the truck scales, without insulation. Long bed caps do weight a bit more... I am figuring 3 sheets 3/4 XPS which is 4lbs a sheet. Add another 2lbs for adhesives. Round up to 200lbs for cap insualted and lined. 260 lbs for water which is above your number, including...

'04 F150 XLT 5.4L payload package 4x4. If I am figuring weight right, I should be around 900lbs wet. How is that heavy?

Make up your own draw string stuff bag for it. Measure it up and go to Goodwill and check out the wide selection of funky bags and cases they tend to have in store... Make a convertible carry cover / insulating cover out of a welding blanket (probably best idea) and some cinch straps.... The...

I'm not sure I get it. Why not just leave the grate on the stove and just use a cast iron prefab griddle? You are saving yourself just a few ounces, reducing functionality and it seems if I am understanding this making things more complicated from a maintenance perspective. What am I not seeing...

As those that have been following my posts on and off know, weight has been an issue for my wife and I. We have recently taken some rather drastic action that I won't go into to get this managed better, but the weight is dropping off, and we both have droped enough weight, and size that a king...

Nope. Not yet... The majority I am finding are manuals that I can't drive any more. The few autos I have found are not 4x4.

Ugh. Got sidetracked. Sorry. Will try to get something this week. Working on shop cleanup so I can continue with my camper build...

I am building on an '04 F150, which has a fully boxed frame.

I had considered one of those. I LOVE the vertical walls. Not sure if it is the EZ Up Camping Cube, or which one it was, but one of those has a built in AC port which makes it perfect for Texas... My concern was with wind handling. I have lost more than a few EZ Ups in fairly low sustained...

First things first. That is a gorgeous tent. I hate the circus clown car colors of most tents these days and that just goes with the environment so well... Your photo is proof positive of what I am talking about using big tents. If you are off roading / overlanding via vehicle, there should be...

Need to check for holes... I suspect there aren't any, but worth looking...

Good point about the lithium safety issues. On the 11th gen, we have fully boxed frames. Not sure how I would manage to attach. Not certain I want to poke holes in the frame...

Lighting and oreintation of your install location are not super easy to make out. Looks like you mounted outboard of the frame rail on the drivers side under the extended portion of the cab. (exhaust visibile on the other side is why I guess that). Probably a pretty decent location honestly...