Cab power, backup/dash cam, insulation

Made some progress today, as documented on the build thread. Stuff used: loctite pl300 foamboard adhesive .5″ Rmax polyiso for the first layer 6-24v to 5v 3A USB converter from eBay Rearview mirror / dashcam / backup cam.  Dunno where my 64GB card is so using a spare 16GB for now.  Turned down rez to

“How much water…”

AntiGroundhogDay posted a thread asking How much H2O do you need to boondock for a week?  Since the OP was asking for personal experience I will answer here rather than there. How long are you willing to go without decent Internet? Depends on what that means.  I am currently running my S&B household off a

"How much water…"

AntiGroundhogDay posted a thread asking How much H2O do you need to boondock for a week?  Since the OP was asking for personal experience I will answer here rather than there. How long are you willing to go without decent Internet? Depends on what that means.  I am currently running my S&B household off a

Maxxfan on backorder :-(

I ordered a Maxxair 0007000K MaxxFan (remote, white) on June 2nd.  Just got an email from e-trailer about the order:

GC2 update

I mentioned earlier that I’d picked up some abused Duracell GC2 off craigslist for testing and for use as cores if it came to that. Since then they have been on my DIY converter setup and are acting fairly normal.  They come up to Vabs and bubble as one would expect.  They hold Vfloat at C/200

removing the bulkhead

I removed the bulkhead   Tools used:

Promaster van: pulled the trigger

[reworked based on my forum post] I bought a  used 2017 159″ (gas) on May  31st. 🙂 I got it from Central Autohaus, a small shop in Richardson/Dallas that buys nearly-new, low mileage vehicles at auction and resells them at an aggressive price. Wonderful staff with Old World manners and graciousness. I like them a great deal and

Promaster insurance: 1500 vs 2500

[Backstory:  the Promaster’s cargo floor comes in 10′ and 12′ lengths.¹  The 10′ length is available in the lowest-run 1500 but to get the 12′ you have to get a 2500 or higher.  I was concerned that although all the Promasters are under the magic 10,000lb GVWR number the underwriters would want to call the 2500

got inside a Nissan NV2500

I was pretty sure I didn’t want an NV unless I got a screaming deal on it, but did want to give it a fair shake before dismissing it. In person this thing

mock-up progress

We are looking toward the rear of the vehicle from roughly the passenger seat area (50# shelter dog for scale). Recent modifications on the mockup: