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Victron battery monitor They say you don't manage what you don't measure. With 300 amps of lithium, and 600 watts of solar, a 30 amp battery to battery charger, and only camping during Summers, the original owner simply left on the inverter full time (during season), and did not have much need...

Electronics cradles We ordered a turn key dash mount setup from Bulletpoint Mounting Solutions that consists of a "rubigrid" mount, two ball type arms, one phone and one tablet holder. The "rubigrid" top plate is held down by four Phillips screws (small driver included) which are threaded...

One days break in the weather between storms to get the vehicle drivable. First up, adjust boxes on the passenger side to their final location. Next, reroute the rear fuel filler lines so they will go around the boxes once installed on the drivers side. Ram provided two kits. The contents of...

The next day it was time to install the camper. We had a series of snowstorms coming in the next day, so I wanted fewer items to clear snow from, and fewer obstructions to shovel and blow snow around. Since bolts go through the tray, it is easier to sort all of this out before putting on all...

Prep for tray installation Next up is putting the tray on the back of the truck. A few items have to be done prior. First is connecting the wiring harnesses provided by SET. Here's where we run into our first issue. Ram did not specify mail or female in their schematics. This is one of the...

Rear bumper test fit/partial install Several things remain unknown on the rear bumper. Stellantis provides drawings in great detail with one omission. Which way is up. I've read plenty of blueprints and technical drawings, so I don't think that I missed it. I went on forums, and no one had...

We finally have a truck! Just not the truck we ordered from Ram. I friend who has a Four Wheel Camper Hawk flatbed camper, ordered near the same exact truck we did, from the same dealer, a month after us...down to the color. There were only four differences. 1 - He ordered fender flares, we...

Summit Expedition Trucks (SET) aluminum flatbed tray We looked at a number of Australian style flatbed trays, some traditional flatbed options, custom work, and self build tray options. We wanted aluminum, and I have no experience welding aluminum so that was out (I'll get there, but not at...

Expedition One XHD Bullbar Touring around Expo West in Flagstaff this past year we looked at all the bumper options, and really liked the Expedition One. Their site has a bumper only, an added full upper, and an upper with reinforcing cross bars below the headlights. Since we encounter elk on...

So you have no truck, no tray, and time/material that you've been collecting on hand. What to do, what to do? Let's build a bumper. The plan is to marry up a 2" x 6" piece of 3/16" thick steel with a Curt 16k pound hitch, then adjust heights to sit below the tray. Lots of looking at hitch...

Bunkbed removal, rebuilding dinette. The original owner put two twin size bunks where there was originally a dinette. While this may have made sense for a family of four, it does not meet our needs. We removed the bunk setup, which revealed that the birch wallpaper was cut off at the base of...

Removing the "beaver tail" on the camper. Not sure why I call it that, but it will do for conversational purposes. You really never know what you're getting into when popping open a finished product. The tail was constructed out of plywood, screwed through the sheetmetal into substrate...

Retrieving the Four Wheel Camper Flashback to August 2022. We ordered the truck in March, which was estimated to arrive in July. It's not even built yet. We're paying storage fees to keep the camper in Portland that are adding up. We cannot make the necessary repairs/modifications to the...

Sourcing and storing the Four Wheel Camper. We purchased a 2019 Granby flatbed from an original owner vicinity Portland, OR in April of 2022. Owner modifications we liked include: Airhead composting toilet (we used one of these (Natures Head) in our 1971 Airstream build that we lived in...

After waiting close to a year to receive a factory order vehicle, we will chronicle progress on a personal build, and interim shake down trips to dial in this build. Reason for the build: Travel/exploration for two adults, and one to two dogs. Weekend trips, to several month long trips for a...

I had the Wildpeak AT3W in 265/70 R 17 E rated on a 2wd sprinter. The vehicle was at or near (occasionally over) GVW of 8550 for most of its tire life. Towed, lots of gravel roads, occasional sand/silt, and some snow. They had a 55k wear warranty. When I sold the van, I had put just over 68k...

I would go to HD and measure/confirm their flatbed can work. Since you're only traveling 1.5 hours, it makes decent financial sense. Second, build jack extensions/cradle for a trailer that could haul it. I did just what you're trying to do some months ago, but had to do it over five days due...

Gas usually has a notable higher payload in the 2500s, but not as much of a difference in the 3500s. RAM ups the GVWR in the 3500s to accommodate the additional weight of the heavier engine. They do not do this with the 2500. A lot of this has to do with the 2500s being on coils (more...

There is a lot of incorrect information given here, so I will attempt to help. I have a ‘22 cab/chassis sitting in Mexico waiting on a train to my dealer, a tray shipping from Canada, and an FWC Granby sitting in my driveway. Plan on a 7 month wait for your truck right now. It is likely to get...

Do you have the bike picked out yet, or know which model you want? This may inform some decision making as well.