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So the trip south has begun and I have to say our new "Velvet Ride" springs are an enormous improvement from the old originals. We are very pleased with the change and it was worth the expense and effort. Now onto the trip south. We are now traveling with some friends we met sailing in the South...

We have very similar experience sailing around the world (had one guy jam a rubber plug with a small hole thru the middle into our tank, then held it in as the propane flowed, at least he was not smoking at the time). Hardest place to get our propane bottles filled was Europe. We ended up buying...

I just plugged in your VIN and searched and it came up with your truck, not sure what went wrong.

Send me your VIN, I can try and get the part number. Probably get some aftermarket ones out of Europe.

Good news, we took the truck for a drive on the local corrugated roads. The ride was way better, no problem doing 30mph. Then when we got back the springs had settled down a bit. So as of now the truck looks way better. If they settle just a bit more then no changed would be needed. I do have...

Yup, it is huge. Essentially it is a virtual Windows install, including a server. It looks to be a pirated version of a full on MB shop system (it would install on a central server and individual PC connect to it). When running it is pretty computer intensive, but you will really appreciate it...

We use the AirHead. It is a better option for smaller bathrooms as it is more compact and can be mounted right up to the wall. The key with any of these toilets is not to let water into them, one of the reasons we went with a dry bath. After a year of full time living we are still very happy we...

The rears did settle out a bit so am hoping the fronts will. Pretty sure the springs were a big part of our ride issue as the ride was pretty rough (a single bump would jar the front), plus there was rust between the leaves that appeared to be preventing movement between the leaves. Plan is to...

Well I "finished" the front parabolic spring/shock upgrade today (I ended up finding the original shocks were dead, so did a quick check and found some Monroe semi shocks that fit, and I could get them overnight). Unfortunately now the front is riding a bit high. The spring pack we got was 4...

So, on my long term project list is adding an air horn. The plan is a single Mack style horn that I intended to use a 24v air solenoid wired to the current horn switch (or even a dash mounted toggle that could switch between the standard and air horn). Since this would be my first air horn why...

So, on my long term project list is adding an air horn. The plan is a single Mack style horn that I intended to use a 24v air solenoid wired to the current horn switch (or even a dash mounted toggle that could switch between the standard and air horn). Since this would be my first air horn why...

Not sure if our trucks had an option for glow plugs (not ones like we had on our marine diesels anyway). They did have an option for some sort of either gas cold start, ours did not have this. Have you purchased/downloaded the EPC/WIS off Ebay? When you put in the truck's VIN it will give you...

I will admit I know very little about small planes but I am pretty sure I want the side by side seating. Plus the Carbon Cub pricing is a bit steep if we plan on to continue traveling. Although I do not trust "build time" numbers Rans lists the s21 at 500 hours (without paint)! Hopefully in the...

Thanks on the blog compliment, my wife does the writing and she enjoys doing it. Good way to keep friends and family up to date where we are. You know,I was so distracted looking at the planes that we did not take a single picture. Bit disappointed as they really do some good work and the tour...

I like the first one, we are thinking of doing a round sticker for ours. For some strange reason stickers are popular in the Overlanding world. FRP is fiber reinforced plastic, guess more commonly referred to as fiberglass. Boats/Overland RV seem to appeal to the same type of people, also small...

I have to say, I am a slow learner. Instead of using sea freight like we did on the rear leaf springs, we opted for UPS expedited air service. Strangely enough it was comparable in price! Now I mention slow learner because UPS broke 2 counter tops and crunched our oven while doing our build. So...

Congratulations on getting a great truck for your build (I am a bit biased ;))! We ended up trading our firebox for the labor to remove it, seemed like a good deal for us as we wanted to get on with the build. As you may know we went with FRP skins, coming from a sailing background it was...

The problem we ran into with replacing leaves was that our MB leaves had a rib that looked like it helped align the springs. We had a single broken leaf and did get a replacement but it fit a little odd because of the old leaves with the rib. Plus in pulling the packs apart there was a lot of...

Awesome progress! The fun is starting. Looks like your fire box had a more substantial subframe than ours had, maybe a good base for you to start with and would save time and money. One thing I see though is it looks like your rear leaf springs might be sagging. From the picture it looks like...

Yup that is a pretty accurate list, but here are some of the funnier questions I have heard A little girl walking by with her father "Daddy, is that a garbage truck?". Then of course was a lady in a parking lot that walked up to me and said very slowly syllable by syllable "What country are you...