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I would be interested in a follow up on the awning. How is it holding up?

I left half my roof open for a kayak or canoe, but I haven't figured out how to get them up there yet. The kayak fits inside. It's about 14' to the console.

Did you get quotes for $10k bullet proof and $10k 4wd? Those sound like pre pandemic prices.

In WA trucks with auto chains are still required to carry additional chains if chains are required. I'm not sure about needing more than one set if they aren't auto chains though. I would check the regulations for where you want to travel. They are pretty specific around here.

I can't get my AC/heat to blow out of my main vents, only the floor. I took the panel off of the top dash and if I manually push the vacuum switch? It blows out of the vents. I watched a bunch of videos of bypassing the reservoir under the hood, but I tracked my vacuum line to a plug. It...

I haven't seen any fiberglass insulation in mine. I would guess it would be better than styrofoam though.

It's mostly styrofoam, and it's in most places. it's not up top on the front or back though. I added some random insulation there, but will have to come back with something better. Why do you ask? We were fighting wind and humidity. We had a couple of windows to spray and hit them...

After I had all of that sorted out, I was back on the road headed to go paint. I figured it would be a lot of work, but it was even more than that. I don't know how it took so long, but it was an endless stream of sanding and prepping. The idea was full treatment of Raptor liner. I liked the...

He was good dude, and got it to the shop with no issues. I think it just surprised him a bit. I had some cash set aside for the abominable 6.0l so it wasn't too bad, but I would have rather bought something cool. Not to mention I still might need to spend some money on the engine. I tell...

So it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye, or in this case a transmission. Not long after driving from WA to TX, I was headed to OK to a place where I could do the paint job. I guess the Texas heat and fast speed limits were just too much for the transmission. It went in to limp...

Thanks, that would probably been a better place, I'm not going to do too much customization, just polishing the peices. I've really enjoyed the build so far. I dont recall exactly how I ended up here, building out an ambulance, but it's been a great platform. I'm still finding extra features...

During all of this, I've also added 800w solar and 560ah of LFP batteries. This is generally what I'm going for: But I still don't have a DC-DC charger or the AC circuit hooked up to the house battery. I went with Jinko cells from Santan solar. They have great prices, but it's hard to...

The 350 has a disable switch to bypass the ignition and timer control. here are some docs if that helps.

I also added a fridge, or "electric cooler" I was looking at the dometic stuff, but they did some stupid stuff I really didn't approve of and didn't act like their fridges were almost double what they should be. So I do what I have been doing lately and bought a cheap fridge to see if I liked...

I haven't had much of a chance to have any epic fishing getaways, but I have managed a little bit of adventure. Mostly day trips here an there, and then a journey from WA to TX. It's all been pretty uneventful, but it's helped me feel out what I need. I definitely need heat and AC for...

Thanks! Looking back through the pictures, one of the first things I did was add a backup camera and new radio. I went with a generic android unit and have been pretty happy with it. It runs torque pro, google maps, and seems good enough for me. It has GPS and an external mic too...

So this is not the best fridge, but it seems to check more of your boxes than the NL which is very highly rated, and priced. https://www.costco.com/massimo-cx40-12v-portable-e-kooler.product.100566493.html I've been using it for a few months, and it's great. Doesnt use much power in fridge...

Welp, a lot has happened since the last post and some of it was even working on the ambulance. New shoes, new paint, and it's currently hanging out in suburbia. I'll try to add in the details, but I'll start with the current state of the build:

If it's just power to the fridge you need, maybe something like this could help. https://www.amazon.com/Converter-Automatic-12V-Waterproof-Transformer/dp/B07V8K6YZ6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=12v+regulator&qid=1600965882&sr=8-3

I dont know anything about wheeled coach, but I would spend some time on it and take pictures of everything. Try to figure out how it all works before pulling it apart. I had a master toggle that controlled a master "power disconnect switch" if I had missed that nothing would have worked.