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I know I might catch some flak for this, but so what.. anyways, I've had this thing for roofless pickups since the 90s with owning not one but 2 dakota convertibles, whats not to love, haul, tow, open air motoring. anyone with a jeep knows what I'm talking about, that is until you need to...

so my first design for my velcro up window screens / privacy shades didn't work, all the glued pieces pretty much became detached. going to pull whats still clinging and try again. anyways what glue should I use? because of their location the velcro is "fuzzy side up" going to rough up the...

Plotting out some stuff for my superu. while just using the starting battery to run things works as I keep a jumper pack ready and waiting, I'd like to install a small deep cycle to run lights, and do some other things like possibly a cooler. anyways, I already have an 8 gauge wire running...

Ok, So, I'll admit, just learned about aprs. for being a solo explorer most of the time, this sounds like a great service to participate in. however I don't see why a license is necessary, being that its a controlled and broadcasted by an electronic device. to me its no different than a...

so my expedition popup toy hauler turned out pretty crappy.. on its maiden run, I wound up breaking my collarbone, the day were supposed to leave, it downpoured all day.. and the camper had to be put away wet.. and I couldn't do anything with it for 3 months. And yup, now that im healed...

So I want to upgrade the forward lighting on my Subaru. what I want to do is use the 4" fog light holes in the bumper, but I want to use a HID projector setup as auxiliaries when going down forest roads at night to set up camp. I would like to use a bulb that has both high and low and has the...

so with the market flooded with NiCd reserve cell phone charging power packs, and usb powered lights and gizmos. I've decided to light my camper with LED's and 2 8200 mah ni-cd power packs, they take roughly 2 hrs to charge with a 1a charge, and about 5 hrs to discharge depending on the load...

so never welded in a remote location, its always been plug into the wall and go, I have a separate generator, and welder, and just wondering, is there anything I should know? or is it just the same, just plug and go? obviously don't want to ask for more watts then the generator can supply...

so, standard open cell foam sucks when moisture gets in it.. it draws moisture in, and then you get a botany project growing inside the foam. its unhealthy and its gross.. there are other options, like large cell fast dry foam, and then there's closed cell foam, which doesn't let moisture...

so modern electronics knowledge waved bye bye to me about 10 years ago.. I swear I am the last person on the planet to not own a smart phone.. After discovering a gps and internet supported topo map app, I have decided that yeah, thats enough to want a smart phone haha.. but I am also...

I really don't want a huge fresh water tank on my camper, my idea is, throw a suction hose into a water source (stream pond etc etc) that than passes through a filter system, and then ready to use. it would mostly be for showers or washing things, as a few gallons from the store is plenty...

so after my poor jeep scattered internal engine parts (260k), and my daily driver overheated, while stuck in the snow on the same day last winter(220k).. I decided to get a new vehicle that was a combination of the two. plunked down a serious chunk of change and got something with good mpg, a...

getting ready to start building the "bedroom" of my camper.. its too narrow for a regular mattress, and their expensive when they are just foam.. so. where can a guy find bulk foam, and what kinda foam works? and how thick? right now thinking 4" thick medium density foam. I'm 6'1" and about...

So, impatience got the best of me, and instead of waiting until I had more work done, I decided to tip my hand early :) a little bit of a back story on the name of this project.. Camper Project 3. Over the last 5 years, I have tried and tried to build a camper, to tow the toys, and have a...

so I am in the market for a curing lamp so I can complete the camper project on my jeep this winter. I found this lamp through one of my suppliers at my work for a decent cost. http://infratech-usa.com/automotive/products/medium-wave-systems/model-sru-1615-ht/ anyone use one of these things...

still in the planning stages of a custom pop up camper top, anyhow the plan is to use ISO foam / wood / and fiberglass resin as the structure of it, want to keep it light, but strong enough to not fall apart on the trail from light to moderate abuse. got the structure planned out, however...

I am planing on taking one of the conversion van windows out of my 89 and filling it in with a side panel from a 94+ cargo van. Are they the same? anyone know?

got everything pulled off the front clip, most of the bushings are trashed, anyone know what moog part numbers i can use to get new ones?

Loosing my shop space.. regretting selling my project, but really don't have a choice, once again, in a situation where I won't have the space to finish it. what it is. 89 econoline 1/2 ton, 128k miles, a few small rust spots here and there, nothing major, in the doors mostly, can take close...

going to be buying a quigley front suspension from a 91 for my 89 4x4 conversion.. i know 91 is a generation change for econolines, did they update the frame too? or was it just a facelift update in 91? anyone know?