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On mine, the bathroom/toilet extractor is fan forced, so dust should not be blown in, and it also vents out to the roof, under the "tropical roof" so even less chance of dust getting in. The fridge will vent internally when travelling, but will have a hatch to vent externally when parked up -...

Great project - get a copy of John Speed's "Travel Vans" - he has converted on that looks just like that, will give you loads of ideas.

I think Roberto is developing his own version on an auto trans :) AFAIK, his does not have the twin disc in it ( yet):)

Just a few detail photos of various elements. First off are the two batterey boxes. These will hold two Optima 75AH yellow top batteries each, giving me 300AH of "house power" There will be a fifth starting battery for the truck as well. This photo show the shower recess / step. I will be...

Work continues on the truck at last - whilst the back is getting fitted out, I'm working on the roof rack. First was to make a template of the camper box - so I can get the roof rack in the right position etc. Using the template, I drew up a layout for the tubing - this took quite a while...

I met Bob down near my place - he has jerry cans all over his Mog - every spare inch of space is used. He made the back part himself - just painted it green and put the Red crosses on it to keep with the Military theme. His home made biodiesel costs him around about $0.30 vs $1.50+ at the...

Hi Guys, just checked you site again - you are making great progress. Thanks for keeping it updated.

Hi Nick, I'm back into working on the Mog again - been a while since I did anything constructive on it. Work and getting the Land Rover ready for our trip up to Cape York. I've just finished running all the wiring, and should be ready to go off to get the interior fit outdone. I saw some of...

Just got back from my 6000km trip to Cape York in my Land Rover - and it has given me great insight in to important things to consider for my Unimog. Lessons learnt: One of the key things is dust seals - despite my best effort at trying to keep the Land Rover dust free - the entire interior...

Thanks for the info, great advice on the lighting.

Hi Bill. I've read every page on your website, love your travel blogs. I'm not quite sure have big your new camper is? Mine is 3.6x2.2x1.95H ( around 3.5x2.1x1.9H internal).

Thanks for the update - looks like things are progressing nicely. Keep up with the progress report, can't wait to see how thing progress. You guys are doing things so fast - you only started at the begining of the year, and you are already ahead of my build. Are you working full time on it...

This shows the window between the cab and the camper - If you were to put a small across the rear window - then the dogs could be in the back, they would be right behind you - just as close as in a DOKA This show the seats in mine. My wife can sit in either of the two seats and see out...

Why don't you look at doing something like have - swap the seat for a small bed in my layout and the dog can sit right behind you just like a DOKA

I hope not - I've been out bush for work so if my Mog is in Maryborough - then they have nicked it :Wow1:

Thanks John, I have over sized the array for our needs based on a relatively low PSH. I want to be able to stay in one place for 3 days with minimal sun. - if we need more solar panels, I will have plenty of space on the flat part of the roof, but that will reduce the "roof rack" space. The...

Thanks for the detailed replies guys - you are right about the reason for wiring them up each side in series was to increase the output voltage to help the MMPT. If wiring up in parallel will be better, then that's what I will do. I think some testing will be required. I'll have the 4 PV's...

Thanks Steve - lucky for me I can get solar panels and regulars at "reasonable" prices. The Sunsaver MMPT 20A only costs me a bit more than the ones off e-bay. I will wire up the 12V panels in series to get 24V input to the MMPT for the reasons you describe.

Thanks Bill - I had never heard of MMPT before, and it looks like the way to go instead of tilting the panels. It seems a good way of getting the most out of the panels. I am now thinking of running 2 x Sunsaver MMPT regulators - one for each pair of panels in parallel, and running the two...

I have decided to go 4 x 85W BP Solar Panels. Their dimensions are 354x1207mm - so the fit the sloping sides of the roof nicely and I'll have one either side of the skylight/hatch. I have also decided on 4 x Optima 31T batteries 75AH - one for starting, and the other three for the "house"...