In soviet russia, a tank is your camper.
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No joke, but we did have to move the natural gas detector out of the bedroom area due to farts setting it off.
IIRC, isn't this the second time in the past few years you've had s blowout that tore the flare off?
Yes and they are probably related. In hindsight I should have seen this coming. When Ruth had her flat we had 6 of the same tire plus the spare. She found a shop that had tire that would fit for a spare. for some reason they stuck that on the inner dual and I didn't notice. It was some Chinese off brand. We hit something on the road and it blew. I should have swapped it to the spare position as soon as she got back. We did put 15,000 mile on it though. I'm swapping out both right rear tires with tires from Cooper (same as the other 4) doing both incase the blow out damaged the outer tire too.
Sprinter vs. Teardrop Trailer: What's Best for Camping? | Outside Online
A somewhat rudimentary but helpful summary of the differences between small trailers and camper vans. Pros and cons to each, really depends on your personal wants and desires.
A somewhat rudimentary but helpful summary of the differences between small trailers and camper vans. Pros and cons to each, really depends on your personal wants and desires.
Maiden voyage was a resounding success. It was the kiddo's first birthday, couldn't really have a party, and honestly he doesn't care anyway because he's 1 and has no concept of time, this seemed like a decent way to celebrate. Nothing super exciting, just booked a couple nights at a local camp site, far enough away that we could disconnect, close enough that I could head home if I forget the power cable or something.
Found a few issues we need to address, mostly organization to make meal prep a bit easier, a bit more camp site lighting, the LED strip in the awning wasn't nearly enough, and we need a propane firepit since I guess RV places don't generally have firepits?
Dogs can't hang in the cold, 55 degrees with a decent fire going and they were a couple of icebergs, gotta find some jackets that fit these oddly shaped mutts haha
Found a few issues we need to address, mostly organization to make meal prep a bit easier, a bit more camp site lighting, the LED strip in the awning wasn't nearly enough, and we need a propane firepit since I guess RV places don't generally have firepits?
Dogs can't hang in the cold, 55 degrees with a decent fire going and they were a couple of icebergs, gotta find some jackets that fit these oddly shaped mutts haha
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This was where we started. Wasn't Sprinter vs teardrop, more like class b vs 16ish foot trailer. But I knew Amber was on her last legs and a gas truck was less than ideal for towing.
The neighbor spent $85k on a new GMC Denali dually to tow the 5th wheel they also just got. Guessing it's at least $130k in "recreation". While I'm not saying it isn't worth it, it's a bit out of my budget.
It's been a maintenance weekend. Truck tires yesterday and today I redid all the critical roof seams, solar panel attachment points, marker lights, and the passenger side edge of the roof membrane that Ruth ripped on a tree branch years ago (eternabond tape repair) with Dicor. I was really picky on the nose cap area seams as that takes the biggest weather and wind beating. Self leveling for the flat roof areas and non sag for everything else
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Are you peeling off the old crap before laying down the new layer?
I peal the old stuff off it it is in bad shape. I cleaned up the old dicor with mineral spirits. I only found a few small spots with surface cracks ( I did a major peel and reseal two years ago ). So this time around it was just clean up and overlay. Probably going to replace the shower skylight this year and that will be a full scrape, new butyl tape and new layer of dicor.
Actually the entire passenger side of the roof membrane got ripped when Ruth scraped a tree branch. I fixed it by removing the rain gutter, trimmed the rip, cleaned everything with mineral spirits then overlaid the edge front to bacck with eternabond tape then sealed the tape edges with Dicor. Its worked beautifully for 6 years. you can see the dicore seal about 2" in from the roof edge in the pic
Shark fin on top??
2000 AM General Hummer H1 - Modified with Camper, California-Kept Since 2003
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2000 AM General Hummer H1 - Modified with Camper, California-Kept Since 2003
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Boondocking across the country, one petrol station at a time.2000 AM General Hummer H1 - Modified with Camper, California-Kept Since 2003
This 2000 AM General Hummer H1 is for sale on Cars & Bids! Auction ends December 8 2020.
I see stuff like this, and it makes me wonder how people fund these builds. There can't be that many nomadic dentists in this world to generate that kind of demand.
Hell, even going the "cheap" route, a DIY rig can set you back $150K easy...
it's 20k just for the guy to do the CR TDI swap....parts/labor....
someone somewhere owns everything. It’s crazy all the property, every Taco Bell or supermarket or used car lot has an owner and that is likely not the renter And the renter isn’t the manager.
Try every Techie in the fucking Bay area. 150k is pocket change...these guys pay over a million in cash for homes around here.
Not my cup o' tea but personally I love seeing people do weird/stupid shit like this, especially if it doesn't make any sense, is too expensive, highly misguided, etc. And hey, this could be highly personal to someone, like an old family vehicle or something, who knows?
Sure it might seem like a waste of money but you're not getting those dollars regardless. Don't yuck their yum.
Sure it might seem like a waste of money but you're not getting those dollars regardless. Don't yuck their yum.
Don't think anyone (at least I'm not) is raining on their parade, just wondering how they can afford to bankroll six figure builds that require a cash layout. Seems like there are so many other things that would take priority over a vehicle that'll probably get taken out for 2 weekends a year. But perhaps I'm too economically challenged to have that sort of vision.
You wanna see stupid shit, check this fella out: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/1992-dodge-w250-cummins-vw-vanagon-abomination-may-cause-blindness.215913/
Cutting and splicing two vanagons onto a Cummins powered chassis.
"Totalled twice".
I approve!
I approve!
300k.....13,000 pounds
You got folks pulling $250k/year and get bonuses that big. It's silly, actually.
^^^^ my rig $60k and 13,000 pounds with 4x4 400hp and 800 ft pounds of torque and can be used as a work truck LOL
My timing was perfect. redid the camper roof with dicor on all the possible leak points last weekend and this weekend it is raining. win
That’s one is a beauty!
I have one from 2001. I love those 70 series land cruisers. The 1HZ motor isn’t fast at all but it makes cool noises and has loads of torque. Here’s a pic of mine yesterday.
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But you are only licensed in Detroit.
$36,500 damn.2000 AM General Hummer H1 - Modified with Camper, California-Kept Since 2003
This 2000 AM General Hummer H1 is for sale on Cars & Bids! Auction ends December 8 2020.
High or low damn? Salvage title.
Seems like a lot. But if you have it, maybe not. Cool concept, but I spent a lot of time driving one just like that (coms vehicle was an ambulance chassis full of electronics). It sucked, a lot.