Spell check was extra?Well yeah but do you have "great water"? Didn't think so.
Campers
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I do not want a toilet in my Camper.
I would not want a camper without one. You can go with compostable and or cassette toilets that do away with leaky black tanks and pipes
I hope mine won't leak. I don't like the compost or cassette ones because everything I have read says no mater how much ass spray you use, it still smells of ass.
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Here is the quote my coworker got for their Sprinter build. They went with slightly larger batteries, so the final build was closer to $30k.
So without the cost of van and no toilet, about $14k more than mine built. I feel pretty good about that.
<Edit> 200W solar and 200ah lithium batteries. So half my solar, same usable storage, only lithium.
Just dumped the black and grey water tanks. Next up is to pull all my crap out of the truck and then remove the camper. Truck gets a new high pressure fuel pump installed next week. I knew that I did not trust the local Ford dealer on cost , dealer 50 miles away quoted me $2700 parts and labor. Local guys wanted $4700. Independent shops will not touch the job as they don't have the ability to sync the pump with the injectors.
I also managed to pass 2 trucks pulling trailers going through the mountains. I might top out at 60 MPH, but she's a pretty good climber. It was just further justification this was the correct route. 388 road trip miles so far. 15.8 MPG first 188 mile trip. Will know when I top it off how this was.
So a friend posted about iOverlander and it's a really bad ass app. The wife scouted some spots on the coast, so we will wing it this weekend and find someplace to crash. Should be a cool outing.
I should have known. How I missed it, who knows.
I like that it shows dump sites and water availability. The wife has decided the toilet is next after the door and fridge.
ftfy.
build a box
or
remove bed.... Drop a tiny house on that bitch
Diesel with stick! I dig that pivoting driver's seat.
Looks likes it sleeps 4 technically between down below and the popup. But no sink or shitter.
This one is a 1992 imported from Slovenia--the 25 year rule is starting to yield some interesting stuff.
This VW Westfalia camper has super '90s paint and super-duper '90s graphics - Autoblog
The 1992 VW California T4 Westfalia up for auction on Bring a Trailer is super cool with its very '90s paint and graphics. It's been well-maintained and features a diesel engine and five-speed manual.
www.autoblog.com
I'm not going to buy a 26 year old VW. But perhaps someone will and then entertain us all.
these things....clean slate....
build a box
or
remove bed....stitch together the back halves of some wrecked vans and put them on the back...
On that note, do any companies make a drop-in RV cabover box to put on chassis cab pickups? Or is the choice drop in camper for bed, or a pre-made Class C of dubious quality?
Pretty sure a couple-three companies make flat bed truck campers, not sure about “no-bed” truck campers.
Found another one using those keywords:
Stupid question:
What does CA mean here?
Here's another, albeit more like just another Class C vendor:
www.tigervehicles.com
The Bengal | Tiger Adventure Vehicles
The Bengal TX provides the ride and comfort of a standard pickup with the convenience of a fully open walk-through motorhome interior.
www.tigervehicles.com
Back of cab to center of axle distanceFound another one using those keywords:
Stupid question:
What does CA mean here?
Plenty of expedition buildout companies will do this, but not much off the shelf.
e.g. their HBE version:
Predator II
www.hunterrmv.com
I like the concept. Ex-mil LMTVs, and then custom build basically a travel trailer on their bed.
Aren't those reliability nightmares? Everything designed and built for military comes with high maintenance costs.Predator II
I like the concept. Ex-mil LMTVs, and then custom build basically a travel trailer on their bed.
So this weekends adventure wasn't as awesome as hoped, but it was another great shake down test and Frita did amazing. The "wild camping" spot we anticipated using was serious trespassing in a field between 2 golf course housing developments. With little coverage, a large diesel powered white box isn't stealth. We got called out as soon as we pulled in. So we just enjoyed the beach and came home.
Did 300 miles up and down the coast, found a ton of places we CAN'T get into, but she is also wicked easy to park and I was able to get into and out of some really tight spots.
Finishing up the backup camera this week and will have it in next weekend, I hope. The wife won't have to jump out so much to spot me.
Did 300 miles up and down the coast, found a ton of places we CAN'T get into, but she is also wicked easy to park and I was able to get into and out of some really tight spots.
Finishing up the backup camera this week and will have it in next weekend, I hope. The wife won't have to jump out so much to spot me.
I've posted this before, maybe in my thread:
We Bought a Military Truck So You Don’t Have To
Cheap, bigger inside than a NYC apartment, and it goes off-road. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well...
www.outsideonline.com
Yes, don't buy a military surplus one and expect it to be turnkey! But that's why such outfits as the one I posted have a niche. They go over it, in theory, and fix what needs to be fixed.
I was going to mention Tiger Provan, as well as Earth Roamer, but yeah... more like a Class C in that you’re buying the truck from them too.Here's another, albeit more like just another Class C vendor:
The Bengal | Tiger Adventure Vehicles
The Bengal TX provides the ride and comfort of a standard pickup with the convenience of a fully open walk-through motorhome interior.
Got completely fucked at camping world.
Asked them to replace my gas regulator.
They did.
Asked them to check the pilot light after they replaced it.
They charged me $135 just to do that.
Wouldn't budge. They said they don't even look at something for less than $135.
I'm pissed.
That was one of four $135 'look at' charges'
Asked them to replace my gas regulator.
They did.
Asked them to check the pilot light after they replaced it.
They charged me $135 just to do that.
Wouldn't budge. They said they don't even look at something for less than $135.
I'm pissed.
That was one of four $135 'look at' charges'
as far as the recirculating shower water....someone beat them to it already....guy in a 170 inch wb sprinter....also had radiant heat in floors...
Pretty much anything Milsurp is a reliability nightmare. When the orders come in to reduce fleet size, they don't send the cream of the crop to auction. Most however are theoretically pretty reliable being Cat or Cummins engines and typically Allison transmissions.
I used to be able to buy brand new, zero hour 6x6 Cayman chassis with powertrain for cheap, same basic chassis as an LMTV, really should have bought one for an RV project.