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Greetings and welcome to the AWD clan : ) As others have said, thanks for the nice write up on the rear stabilizer and shock mods. That is on my list of to do's on ours, just cuz I gotta have something to do right? In context of awnings... I will say that we saw a big difference after removing...

THX : ) I'm going to get some detailed photos of the boxes up in the next couple weeks. Cari spent a couple hours doodling/organizing with different setups. Next week we are meeting up with about 40 or so peeps and will give the setup a good rundown. I also met with the local fabricator today...

Looks like a nice find! Happy Overlanding : ) Thom

Thought this tid bit of info was in context to any who are wondering just how much you can _stuff_ into a Chevy Express 1500 AWD conversion :) Just made a trip to the local scales with the rig fully loaded. The scales show 7100lbs which is 200 lbs under the van's GVWR. This is the first...

Awesome! My wife and I saw a similar syncro setup in Vancouver Washington and had a look inside while chatting with the owner. He had done a full rebuild. Thom

Thanks so much for the VanKudos ! Every van-build here at expo and at SMB forum has inspired me too. And yea, my wife still gets asked if they can marry her for her van ; ) We spent our days off this week doing a Poliglow treatment on the fiberglass roof. It is absolutely brilliant in the...

~summer of 2014~ Accrete's Chevy AWD pulling Parkliner #35: Greetings, I'm sharing this bit as it makes sense in context. I have chatted a few times with zuren on the experiences my wife and I had with our little fiberglass trailer. . . There is a company by the name of Parkliner that zuren...

Totally agree! Then(2010) Now(2016) Five years of dreaming, scheming, building later. Though it was also a lesson in vision & patience for my wife and I as we paid cash for each tweak along the way. : ) Thom

Thank you for the interest, visits and PMs. Awning is SOLD. Enjoy the adventure! : ) Thom Greetings, Cari & I are going a different route for the awning set-up on our van conversion... ...and therefore have a nice 10ft Fiamma F45 manual wind out awning with white cover for sale as...

Dang I have to remember to subscribe when I post!! Sorry for the late reply. No. Never any issues. That said...we are pondering selling the Fiamma F45 (we are down the coast from you). It is a 10ft wide unit and in great condition. : ) Thom

It's not cheap. We had the wheel well trim, rockers, and all metal on front/rear bumpers done at Rhino Liner of Vancouver WA. At the time of the job it was $700. Since we full time in an RV and I don't have access to a shop/yard/garage or even tools!..we have to have others do most of the work...

THX 4Fox. One of the reasons we went this way is that my wife will get home from work on our "Friday" and drag me off my butt (I spend waaaaay to much time on the forums researching or blogging) and we are out and heading up some trail. All we need is always with us ~2 weeks of clothes, food...

Adding the bedliner to those areas will sure increase the longevity of the rig. We did ours w/Rhino Liner and would do it again, right off the showroom if possible. : ) Thom

Greetings, It has been miserable weather since we got home with the bumpers last Tuesday. I took this shot (remember it's my wife's DD) on my way home with my cell camera...the wife was still working , ( Anywhooo... I will absolutely put up some new and improved pics next week. The weather man...

Glad to hear from you zuren! A couple observations for any who may travel the awd path. On GVWR. Our rig is basically set up like one might a Syncro-Westy build. Simple interior (bed/bath). The one thing we were missing was an easy camp-kitchen set up so we went with some custom Aluminess...

I resemble that remark ; ) We've never had any issue playing in the sand dunes on the beaches near our home on the Oregon coast, or any where else we took the van to play. Have fun with the builds and rigs! Thom

THX for the link share. That looks like an interesting RTT setup and i'm sending the link to my son who's dreamin' up his build once he is stateside from deployment after ~3 yrs away from the states. : ) Thom

not exactly something that will fit in a backpack : ) But since we are always vehicle based overlanding.... Here is an image of the bathroom/shower closet my wife designed and van specialties fabricated for us; closed... and open in shower mode. what you see is a simple Home Depot ~2' x 3'...

good for you 4FOX, enjoy your adventures with Uli ! My wife and I have always gotten those wowzer looks and peeps (from young to even as old as 80's) wanting tours. Don't let the nay-sayers take any of the fun factor out of your decision. Best wishes on the build. : ) Thom

Nice catch on the configuration. We soooooo wanted the same layout when shopping. There are so many more options for interior build w/doors on both sides of the body. Have fun with the "weekend tripper" ! : ) Thom