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#3 (above) Today's brew... (above) I used a decade old Campbell Hausfeld H.V.L.P. to shoot this...I thinned the batch of paint by 25% to spray it... (above) The difference a coat of paint makes... (above) It just makes sense to do a second coat tomorrow... (above) Remember that freshly...

#2 (above) The right thing to do is to remove worry about rust...My solution was to goop it up with the most ************ gel known to man...Liquid kryptonite... (above) Then it was on to the next stage of paint prep...After a TSP wash / scrubbing , it all got wiped down with paint thinner, then a...

(above) After five hours of harsh scrubbing and hosing out, it's prepped for a repaint... (above) I pulled the headliner out too...It makes the insulation to come and rewiring a lot easier with it out of the way... (above) In case you wondered what it looks like up there... (above) With...

(above) Before I add anything, it needs a clean out... (above) The paint was scratched up pretty bad... (above) The pictures don't show the dust and grime from years of hard use... (above) Ridden hard and put away wet... (above) Looks like someone drove with golf spikes on... (above)...

About a month ago I got an e-mail from Alex...He was about to get a used Sprinter and we started the conversation about his wants and needs, then we refined that list to keep the budget from blowing out with stuff he likely just didn't need...He had a long look at how Joe and Gina's van turned...

See if you can eliminate the pressure and make it gravity feed...Should be simple...Simple always works...

The Jeep almost feels as big as the van,,,

(above) Window Screens (above) Plywood frame with aluminum mesh...Notched at bottom and top to fit the window and door...Nice tight fit with the windows rolled up...

Nicely done...The use of what has been garage "filler" just makes sense...Can't wait to see it in person...

Figure a way to either lift or lower a corner...It's not rocket science...

My everyday bag is the same as my travel around the world bag...It came from Tactical Tailor in Washington State...It's a simple large daypack design...Of course the stuff they make is made in the U.S.A...They do custom work too, if you ask nicely...

Design Change... (above) Instead of trying to further improve the cable ladder, I built one from some scrap chain and other stuff that has been around the house for a while... (above) The treads are 1/2" electrical conduit...They slip over a 12" piece of 'all-thread' with a nut on the...

Chain ladder... (above) Instead of trying to further improve the cable ladder, I built one from some scrap chain and other stuff that has been around the house for a while... (above) The treads are 1/2" electrical conduit...They slip over a 12" piece of 'all-thread' with a nut on the...

I vote for box joints...I cut mine on a portable tablesaw with a sliding plywood carriage...Simple, strong, attractive... Link to how I install drawers-->http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/51254-EarthRoamer-XV-JP-quot-Northwest-Edition-quot/page24

It's a bit of an experiment at this point... The rungs are "peened" onto the cables...I think they are sturdy enough for occasional use...I've been up and down a few times, bounced on 'em...They feel secure... The ply hooks have a hole with some super strong cord that came with my hammock...

(above)I was cleaning out the garage and I found a set of tire chains, cables actually...One thing I have on my list of things to do to the Sprinter is to find or make a ladder to the roof... (above) I removed the cross cables I didn't need...A stiff, thin prybar and some hand strength are...

Tire Chain Ladder... (above)I was cleaning out the garage and I found a set of tire chains, cables actually...One thing I have on my list of things to do to the Sprinter is to find or make a ladder to the roof... (above) I removed the cross cables I didn't need...A stiff, thin prybar and...

Thanks for the kind words... Last month I put a removable rear seat system in Joe and Gina's van...Gina had a baby boy last week, so they needed a seat for the baby carrier... Joe found a really nice MBZ "love seat" on e-bay ($750) and I put in some E-track hardware to provide multiple...

The heater was broken when it was given to me, so to fix it, that plywood cam holds the knob in, to maintain gas flow... Also, the gas line in the photos does not have a regulator on it...In use, I use a regulatored hose...

I made a change to the way water gets to the my sink...Being one who appreciates idiotproof, I came up with a gravity fed water supply system...See below... (above) What we have here is 4" PVC water pipe, epoxied at the seams and mounted using a combo of SS hose clamps (with washers and bolts...