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(above) Seriously, that could float... (above) And it's light enough for one guy to get it on and off...???... Put on the rails, hangers for seats and standing, with spreader bars... So simple... I will water test it like that before it goes on the truck... Maybe...

I noticed that too... Maybe next weekend I'll build one of those too...

There already is a shore power plug... Very useful... Might do a shore water inlet too...???...

The roof will have a solar panel and the vent fan... There will be simple racks to carry boards... Less stuff up on top is less to worry about... The new roof, up front and over the cab is like a cave compared to when it had the lifting roof... Might build drawers for up there...???... The...

06 - Roof Test Fit... (above) With the interior fiberglass hardened, singlehandedly the roof was placed on the cabin for a test fit... (above) I set the maximum vehicle height at nine feet, about the same as my Sprinter... (above) The plan is to eventually have the roof and cabin...

05 - Roof Progress Continues... But first... (above) RCE's roof mold... (above) No one will copy this roof... (above) The new roof is assembled... Plywood, glue and pin nails... (above) End of day, all the interior seams are fiberglass taped (x2) and epoxied... A thin coat of epoxy is...

04 - New Roof... (above) Before starting the roof, I wanted to see the quality of the*sub-flop grey water tank... The plan is to recoat it and enlarge it... (above) The top got cut off... (above) The water test came out exactly 10 gallons... (above) The roof is a rim of two layers of...

CAD - Create A Diorama PAD - Pencil Another Drawing

03 - Roof Ideas (above) Something simple... (above) Like this, but not this...

02 - Scale Model... (above) After measuring the Jeep a scale drawing was made... 1"= 6" ... (above) From the drawing, the lines are transferred to plywood then cut out with a knife... (above) Hot glue holds it together... A coat of clear keeps it from splintering... (above) It helps me...

With as much original Zebrawood and teak that survived, chances are that theme will continue...

Before I do anything (at least a week away) I will get it weighed at the dump... I'm curious too...

01 - Here We Go Again... Beyond super busy... Sunday, the entirety of what is left of the Jeep, after the memories, was inventoried, sorted and measured... Some rough measurements were made and a simple side plan got started... Trying to have it somewhat Sprinter like in height... The drivers...

This morning Pam and I took our Sprinter to Mike and Sue's... Also there, helping get things ready, was Steve Robinson... Before finding Steve and Mike I looked on, in amazememet, at Steve's camper... Talk about doing things right... Only an architect could pull that off... Mike and Steve were...

What to expect...

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Primarily one person for extended weekend trips to off-road (not extreme) places like beaches and lakes... Boards and bikes ... Once a season weeklong trip with my wife... We are very happy with our steel tent Sprinter... Upgrading to solar, batteries, hot water, etc is a dream come true... Now...

Really agree with the having the initial sense of openness... If solves a lot of problems, primarily trying fit too much stuff in...

I think I need need only a retractable portion of the space overhead for sleeping... The ability to stand up and walk around in a vehicle this small is not the highest priority... Ease of use is...

I will keep that in mind... I put a lot into my work and it becomes personal... Still working on becoming a better me... One last thing: I promise to never compare myself to Tesla...