Ski Bum Truck V2.0, F450 Rough Road RV
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java
Expedition Leader
Yep 1/4" cedar ceiling everywhere. It's not a wet bath tho
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java
Expedition Leader
Made it to Muir, skiied back down!
Quiet CG, big mountains, nice weekend.
Poured rain Friday which kept the people at bay. Rolled in late and still found a NICE spot. New awning is so much better. The additional 2' of stick out is AMAZING.
Rain meant snow up high!
Snowing when we left in the morning but cleared right up. It was HOT. Skinned up 3k feet.
Nice little trip back down
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java
Expedition Leader
I'm an old soul.....
Better than I expected! Took one spill on the way down... But doesn't feel any worse than Friday.
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java
Expedition Leader
Absolutely! And grandparents had the kid, and fresh snow, it was meant to happen (back cooperating or not).
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java
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Been wanting to do this for awhile now, so I kicked myself in the butt to get it put together before the NW Overland Rally.
The Ultimate ARB Fridge Mod. Kegerator.
Kegs are awesome, you can get beer that is not bottled or canned, good for large groups etc. But a big trash can, lots of ice etc to cool it is a pain in the butt. So I got to thinking.
Not wanting to drill holes in my fridge (and have a completely reversible mod) lead me to this. Space the lid up. Some maple 1x3 was used.
Trying to figure out the hing brought me to a "oh duh" moment. Make it a wedge! We only need a spot for the faucet and a beer line in. Two minutes with the table saw and boom.
This is going to work great.
Next up is the latch.
Aluminum plate was cut to the size of the cutout for the latch. Bent and screwed in place. No additional holes in the fridge. A little sloppy, I have been doing this 10 minutes at a time as I can sneak it in....
Take it all back apart, make a ghetto rig and grab the router!
Slot cut top and bottom.
And a neoprene seal is added to the groove.
And the magic that makes it work! A giant block of aluminum. This is a two pass cooler, but I have the beer run through both, as I expect the keg to be pretty warm (70+ most likely). You can see the jumper tube between 1 out and 2 in.
Decent forward seal faucet in place, these are so much better than the "standard" faucet. Much less funk growth.
All plumbed.
Garage is a disaster, but its all set up, I left about 12' of beer line thinking I can stash the keg under the truck out of the sun.
Need to play with pressures a little, but 15PSI seems about right with that much line and it being 3/16" ID.
But great success!!!
The Ultimate ARB Fridge Mod. Kegerator.
Kegs are awesome, you can get beer that is not bottled or canned, good for large groups etc. But a big trash can, lots of ice etc to cool it is a pain in the butt. So I got to thinking.
Not wanting to drill holes in my fridge (and have a completely reversible mod) lead me to this. Space the lid up. Some maple 1x3 was used.
Trying to figure out the hing brought me to a "oh duh" moment. Make it a wedge! We only need a spot for the faucet and a beer line in. Two minutes with the table saw and boom.
This is going to work great.
Next up is the latch.
Aluminum plate was cut to the size of the cutout for the latch. Bent and screwed in place. No additional holes in the fridge. A little sloppy, I have been doing this 10 minutes at a time as I can sneak it in....
Take it all back apart, make a ghetto rig and grab the router!
Slot cut top and bottom.
And a neoprene seal is added to the groove.
And the magic that makes it work! A giant block of aluminum. This is a two pass cooler, but I have the beer run through both, as I expect the keg to be pretty warm (70+ most likely). You can see the jumper tube between 1 out and 2 in.
Decent forward seal faucet in place, these are so much better than the "standard" faucet. Much less funk growth.
All plumbed.
Garage is a disaster, but its all set up, I left about 12' of beer line thinking I can stash the keg under the truck out of the sun.
Need to play with pressures a little, but 15PSI seems about right with that much line and it being 3/16" ID.
But great success!!!
java
Expedition Leader
Another fun weekend in the woods!
Electric chainsaw is pretty slick so far. Quiet and no stink.
Went and climbed some rocks. There is a little child in the pic
It will fit.....
Cameras sure flatten everything out....
Made it
Not sure that's going to wash off...... Lots of branches....
Electric chainsaw is pretty slick so far. Quiet and no stink.
Went and climbed some rocks. There is a little child in the pic
It will fit.....
Cameras sure flatten everything out....
Made it
Not sure that's going to wash off...... Lots of branches....
Hopeless Diamond
Explorer
You need to get one of these to go with your electric chainsaw
Then set your self up with a seat on the bow, your wife drives and you clear as you go ?
Then set your self up with a seat on the bow, your wife drives and you clear as you go ?
java
Expedition Leader
There would have been hours of trimming..... LolYou need to get one of these to go with your electric chainsaw
Then set your self up with a seat on the bow, your wife drives and you clear as you go
I did trim my antenna by accident..... My cell booster now has the optional extra short antenna model. It was tight going down there. Real tight.... Thank God for the backup cam, worked great so my wife could keep me off the big trees. Mirrors were useless.
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rubberduck
Observer
Just beauty marks. Adds to the character.