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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=a-kysLSIlEI#t=14

Website is all in Chinese now. Great idea and I love the campaign style furniture, old world craftsmanship, etc., but obviously there wasn't much of a market for a $600 camp chair. American Camp Chairs were selling for about $250 - $300 last I checked and the Martin Folding Safari Chairs in the...

The young girl is his daughter, not grand daughter. He (Ferren) also built MaxiMog, as mentioned above and certainly was not used to "travel the world and see exotic places" IIRC. Kira Van was allegedly built as a show piece, as defence contractors are not typically keen on showing off the work...

Do you think that you could get something close to this with proper coil springs?

A video tour for those who did not make it to SEMA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVk9WzRkXt4

Allan, I have signatures blocked in my settings. Apologies for the post in the travel thread. I am happy to remove my post if you want to keep that thread clean. I hate threads that get off track, so no worries there. I appreciate the specs and that is about what I was guessing. A mate of mine...

Post moved to Allan's build thread to keep this one clean.

Just an FYI for those who may be interested in ownership of particular brands: PrAna is part of Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, Sorel and Montrail. The vast majoriy of clothing having those labels are made in China, Vietnam, etc. Additionally, they fall into the same category as Mountain Khakis...

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/114704-The-not-so-definitive-guide-to-Sienna-seats

Pro level plasti-dip coatings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7cjqP5Owxs&hd=1 Buy a Peel Coat gun (Plasti-Dip) and spray it yourself on a warm day. It will be a satin type of finish and can be tinted to match your van if that is a factory colour. I would consider spraying something like...

Those hold 17,670 pounds each, so one bolt ought to do it :D Eight will hold 141,360 pounds, so you are good for a van with a bit of a safety factour :beer:

A single quarter inch (1/4") Grade 5 bolt is rated at 3,533.8 pounds in single shear. A single 3/8" Grade 5 bolt is rated at 7,951.7 pounds in single shear. Eight 3/8" Grade 5 bolts can support over 63,000 pounds in single shear. Not really impressive at all, just physics (Think Jaws of Life...

Drill a hole at the top and pour or blow in EPS pellets (like BB's) until it is full. Aerogel can be used the same way, but it is $$$$. If the tubes are air tight, you could weld a bung a draw a slight vacuum.

I believe the OP was attempting to avoid all of that ^^ It is quite a pain in the *** (labour intensive and $$$) to do that to an entire camper box, inside and out. There is even more work if you are going to integrate bulk heads, built in furniture, a wet bath space, etc. The techniques are...

That is a very cool camper and beautiful photos :beer:

Tensile strength measures pulling forces. In a camper shell, there is nothing trying to 'tear' the Line-X off your foam panels. Similarly, there are no forces trying to pull one panel away from another as you would if opening a drawer. Tensile strength is provided for the application at hand...

Started reading your threads on TW years ago, good to see you guys over here. How wide is the outside of tire measurement on Frankenstein? Total Chaos lists 3.5" per side as their widest kit, but your tires come way out, even with aftermarket fenders. Great pics man, saved a few for the...

Fiberglass top from a 1985 Toyota 4Runner isn't much lighter. There are no 2x6's for sure, but it is not 50 pounds either. It is a struggle for one person to get it off and I would guess 150 - 200 pounds. I can see the advantage of a super lightweight top on CoG and possibly cost as well, but...

Steve's New Graphics Package :D

Fixed it for you. I could not agree more. Looking forward to Pete's update. Hopefully his shop is heated and he is working away like a little elf :D