Recent content by zuren

Post edited. I thought I had solved my issue, but need to look at this again.

I have had my amateur radio license for some time now, but I was only really interested in simplex (radio-to-radio) communication. I have 2 hand transceivers that work radio-to-radio perfectly fine. One is a Yaesu Vx-7R and the other is a TERA TR-590. I can transmit and receive from one radio...

This is awesome information, thank you! It seems that you may be the only person here with a gas Sprinter!? I might PM you as well, but for the sake of the community, how has the maintenance been over your 1+ years of ownership? I hear a few horror stories around the diesel Sprinters, and...

As I do more research on existing van platforms for my next rig, I'm weighing the Ford Transit vs. the gas Sprinter, 2WD, both probably in a Crew configuration that would be modified later. Are there any owners here that can comment on their ownership experience? I'm talking about driving...

Just saw this article today: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/31/business/van-life-covid-19/index.html

I'm definitely not in a hurry. I'm looking at this as a 2-3 year plan; gives me time to look at build examples and decide what I want. I'm undecided between a high roof Transit 148" EB (gas, 2WD or AWD) and a high roof Sprinter 144" (most likely gas). I need to dig deeper, but some complain...

I know this thread is getting on the older side, but wanted to see where the OP ended up with his decision. I had a low-roof 2005 Express for 10ish years and the main reasons I sold it was the rear seat was not ideal for my young kids (too far back from the front seats to hand back toys and...

These are not overwhelmingly positive reviews. I found comments in another van forum that were not encouraging either. I found a YouTube channel of the supposed creators of the software. Seems that they are busier being vanlife YouTubers showing the girl in a bikini than being real software...

Since I've been looking at vans again, Google's AI is tracking me and showed me this company: https://www.vanspace3d.co/ It is 3D design software for building a campervan. Has anyone used it, or a similar program? I have SketchUp but haven't spent the time to learn it. That Vanspace3D...

After a couple years of not having a van, and trying to figure out the transition plan for my aging station wagon, I'm starting to look at vans again. The van in my signature was sold for a few reasons: - Built to accommodate 2 adults. We are now a family of 4 with no plans of adding more. -...

Maybe I missed it in the previous pages, but I saw at the start of this thread that you were a van guy, then you went to truck + camper, then you bought and built this van. Were you always planning to "build to sell" or have you found that you just prefer the truck + camper setup over a van? I...

I'm working through all of the discussions on tablets and other vehicle electronics, but wanted to post this question. I'm reassessing all of my technology. My laptop is a tank from circa 2013. I'm a little tired of a smartphone being a convenient distraction from life. My current...

You'll have to look at my images and discussion on the first page of this thread, then get underneath your van to really understand the features, lengths, and angles you are dealing with. I don't think a NP242 has a booted slip-yoke output for the front. If that is true, and no conversion kit...

If you don't want/need low range, I'm not sure that a swap from an AWD transfer case to something like a NP241 makes sense, in my opinion. I chose the NP241 to get low range, and have a manual shifting transfer case. I no longer own the van. The interior layout was not conducive to our...

Rather than starting a new thread, I thought I would just reboot this one... Is anyone using one of these TopperLift systems, or seen one in use out in the wild? I will spare everyone from my incoherent brain dump as I attempt to juggle conflicting criteria for what my wife and I want in a...