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The first stage of the build is almost done. The bed is on the truck and the lights are wired up. Just some tidying up to do. Headache rack and rear bumper are next.

Yes the back can be closed up. The screen would be used when the tailgate and hatch were open.

Lots of questions to answer for you. I thought the best way to answer them was to put my replies in blue in the your text.

We haven't done anything official, but putting up a bug screen across the rear hatch area with a sprung pole is an easy solution.

Made some significant progress this week. We started out by leveling the chassis with blocks and isolators. Then the aluminum deck as constructed and tacked together, followed by the perimeter angle. We test fitted the bed to get the fuel fill location and height. We are running a very low...

I monitor my air intake via my Scan Gauge. I have a snorkel and the temperatures stay the same as the outside temperature. If your air intake is taking air from the engine compartment then your air temps are going to be 30+ degrees higher than ambient air temps. Sounds like you have an air...

if you assume that an off road trailer is going to weigh at least 1500 lbs and it is connected to the tow vehicle by a coupler system that is not a solid connection, as in a pintle there is 1500 lbs of lapsed pull every time the tow vehicle moves from a stationary position. This load is...

John, as far as I know Treg couplers are no longer available in the US. They were always a pain to import so we stopped doing so years ago. Over the years we have tried all of the mult-axis couplers and the Max Coupler is a great choice, they are well designed, engineered, and are easy to hook...

Clay Croft and his team at Expedition Overland have just release a series of videos featuring the AT Habitat. "When you considering everything you need has to be carried in your vehicle when overlanding, efficiency becomes incredibly important. The Adventure Trailer Habitat perfectly hits the...

This is my personal truck, but for most of it's life it's been the shop truck at AT. The truck is a 2001 Ford F250 with a 7.3L engine. Some of you may have seen the truck at Overland Expos over the years, it's had a Wildernest on it, a Flippac, and a Four Wheel Camper. It's also been the demo...

6.5 ft full size trucks are next on the list for development.

A hub swap to 6 on 5.5 is the answer. A few considerations: 1) Don't use the standard hubs buy US made Dexter hubs 2) Don't use the standard bearings and races switch them out for US made Timken's 3) Check your back spacing, combined tire and wheel. You have 7" between the hub surface and the...

We worked on a FWC this week that the owner thought was built in 2003 -04, it had the same style rear door and exterior coverings for the windows. If you have a registration plate on the back Four Wheel may be able to tell you the exact year of manufacture.

Here is our experience with flat packed drawer/storage systems. We use a Ikea style knock down fastener system with pre drilled holes. There is little or no saving in shipping flat vs assembled Some people have great difficulty putting the systems together even with instructions and videos to...

It's more that the caps form an uneven surface between the sides and the front, and the sides and the tailgate which makes both sealing and final fitment a challenge.

There are some variations between the bed sizes and construction between each generation, but from what we have seen the Habitat can be transferred from one generation to the next. The fit kit is separate from the Habitat and is specific to each generation. The bed caps have been removed on all...

The Habitat will fit all three generations of the Tacoma, we just have to use different fit kits.

An AC unit will fit into the rear window area in a Hawk or Grandby. The framing for the window is stout and will support the unit and the brackets. Even if you had to add additional aluminum framing the job is straight forward.

I believe the reality of the matter is that a ball coupler has the potential to pop off if it exceeds 15' from vertical. There will be some variation on this based on the tolerance between the ball and the cup, but at some point the ball will come off. If the trailer and vehicle are leaning in...

I'd have to second the idea of not running the fridge off an inverter. Leave the inverter off when not in use, use the inverter as little as possible, only use the inverter when running the engine, best of all leave the inverter at home. I've seen more people kill batteries with inverter use...