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2002 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab TRD 4X4 Former Overland Expedition Vehicle build. Truck was never used for expedition travel, but was built to handle it. Front Bumper is an ARB bumper with CB radio antenna mount, Lightforce Lights Off-road Spot Lights, and Explorer side lights. Custom rear...

1999 Stewart & Stevenson M1083A1 W/Winch Overlander - $95,000 OBO. • 3126 Caterpillar Turbo Diesel Engine @ 330 HP • No emissions or DEF • Allison Automatic 7 Speed Transmission • 6x6 Wheel Drive • 3.07 “High Speed Gears” Installed – New Meritor Assemblies...

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I am looking for *the mount*…. Not a cheap mount for my off-road truck. Would like something I never have to replace and it just works. I will probably expand later to have a tablet and passenger phone at some point. Looking at Ram Mounts, Bullet Point, and 67 Designs. Anyone have an...

All, I am building an elevator bed and trying to decide how much effort I want to put into it. I can easily have it travel up and down parallel to the floor. I am contemplating making it so I can level the bed, but adding flexible joints to the track system would make everything much more...

I plan on having a 125 gallon fresh tank with a gravity fill, a city water fill, a vent, a level sensor, and a pump suction line. Do you recommend having an inspection port? If so, which one did you use and how well did it seal? I am concerned that sloshing may cause the lid to pop off and...

Hello, I am planning on running an induction cook top. I am looking at a two burner model. Are there any standard sizes (in case I want to cut it in? ) Any recommendations on which unit to buy? Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do you find it better to put extra side reflectors for when you are in urban areas or is it better to be less visible while remote? I could see the advantage of not having a sand rail plow into you at night, but also not have people come check out your vehicle at night. Thoughts from those...

All, I am doing a rail on rail designed subframe and need advice on the spring selection. I can easily estimate displacements, but I am not sure what if any rule of thumb applies to the spring constant? Is there a target spring force for a given camper weight or some other way to determine a...

All, I am putting in hydronic floor heating. My main water tanks and batteries are going inside the camper on the floor. I am concerned that I will have warm drinking water (I like cold water) and hot batteries. Is there a recommendation for what to do in this scenario? Maybe a second loop...

All, I had planned on using a Maxxfan 7500 on my camper build, but if I use some sort of wall mounted fan, I can add another solar panel or two. Are there any good alternatives for wall mount that are silent, move just as much air, and is sealed well against weather? Sent from my iPhone...

I am looking at doing hydronic floor heating. My camper will be heated with a diesel hydronic heater, so adding floor heating is only a plumbing and time expense. In my case, I will have access hatches in the floor to gain access to my gray tank and house batteries. What type of tubing are...

All, I was looking at rail on rail subframe end treatments and came across a bunch of conflicting information. Fuso does it this way: https://www.mitfuso.com/files/BDD-Fuso-2015-16-FE.FG.pdf Mack Trucks does it this way...

Anyone have a preference for hydronic heaters? Trying to decide between the two brands in the 5kw size. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I need to be able to lift my camper box off the truck for service and modification. The only camper jacks I could find with enough capacity are landing gear jacks. Can two sets be used safely to lift the box off? That is not their intended use, but I don’t see a problem unless there is a...

All, In my camper design, I have planned an elevator bed over the dinette. It would be awesome if that bed could be leveled when the vehicle is not on level ground. Has anyone seen one COTS available or DIY that can be leveled? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All, I have a question regarding the rail on rail design. What is the primary purpose of having the springs distributed down the length of the frame instead of just at the free end? While looking at the stiffness of the sub frame vs the springs, obviously the springs are much weaker than...

I am building a big rig on an M1083. The truck currently weighs 26,000lb empty, but will weigh more once I add everything. The box will be mounted by a rail on rail subframe. I am planning three 50 gallon tanks. I have two locations for water that I can use. One is on the passenger side...

I am planning a lifting roof camper. I have seen other campers with lifting roofs that uses 4 tiny hydraulic cylinders and have a hand crank option to back up a failed motor. I have been unable to find these systems fir sale. Anyone have any ideas on where to buy them? I contemplated building...

Well, I am not ready to build my filtration for my camper build, but since I have had 3 boil notices in 2 years, I think I will start building my system now. My current plan is at least a UV light and 5 micron carbon block and a pleated 5 micron pre-filter. I am looking at using 4”x10” big...