Recent content by GypsyDogs

Note to shops everywhere: if a customer comes in for tire rotation and tells you that their rig has low clearance, so don’t try to put it on the drive-up hoist.. Listen to them Idiots decided to try anyway and Scraped Thankfully I just removed a bit of paint with my one pre-bent under rail...

Just got back from a "cross country" trip from TX to Oregon and back..  took 3 weeks and stayed everywhere from RV parks to road-side rest areas.  Most things went well, no major issues. Tested lots of factory and upgrade systems. 3 Sisters area Had a great view one of the nights.. lol Epic...

Most recent projects: Installing volt meter/usb ports in dash (replacing factory 12v tied to engine battery) has on/off switch Adding agm back into original house battery bay- for starting generator - charges from generator when running. Plan to, eventually, tie it back in to alternator...

Here is the Lifepo cell source- love that they have little gaps for air flow, and upper/lower frames with holes for through bolting. They are awesome little tanks! https://www.electriccarpartscompany.com/Fortune-100Ah-Aluminum-Encased-Battery Combined with Overkill Solar BMS, Victron Scc and...

Not sure what brand of detector.. but they are helpful with carburetors too- lol I will look up the lifepo- they are rated for Mining Equipment and such.. so burly

Fun wrangling the 50 lbs or so of battery into the back of the cabinet. (Maybe 1/4” of wiggle room, side to side) Used heavy duty rubber floor mat on the three impact sides, to reduce vibration.  Yes, it got lashed down after the photo :) Working on a ventilated housing/protective cover...

Rig already had a multitude of lights. These were not being used- and I need the handy power outlets more. Lol Already converted the overheads to led, and have a plan for the ‘stupid fluorescent ring’ fixture over the bed- for led conversion as well. Plus, I have usb led lights I can use (and...

So.. being the son my father never had, I was raised to believe tinkering is a useful skill and am reasonably capable in the diy realm. I install my own solar, build my own lifepo bank from scratch (cells, bms, wiring, etc), do my own mods on my van, and some of my own mechanical maintenance...

For all of those that have these power hungry halogen finger burner lights They convert, fairly easily to usb.. And you can keep the function of the switch too

Faith is officially Lithium powered- behind the cab... Been a lot of fun learning to build my own battery pack and tie it into the existing house system. Also deleted alternator charging (for now- as it is the original factory model — not made to handle LiFePo4 charging..) and removed the old...

Thanks folks :) This is a labor of love.. and a little cussing I know it will be a never ending project. But, as some of you know, I have wanted a decent B for a few decades...

ok.. a few more pics One of a lovely sunrise.. and how I routed my solar wiring down to a path inside, without drilling holes.. (yes the bare wires get eterna-bond tape over, for more protection, less wind chatter, etc) and one from a recent excursion into an actual campground

Ok.. here is one to tide y’all over for a day or two

Thanks HDR :) Yeah yeah- I know. And I still owe you a piece of burnt meat and a beer (for all your help a couple of rigs back..lol) I will get pics up soon. He ain’t pretty, but he’s cozy and he’s mine! I figure he is pretty enough that folks don’t stare, but ugly enough that folks think...

Yeah, I know, I know— been a long while.  Many things have changed. I finally managed to acquire a suitable escape pod. The hardest part about finding an Affordable rig is finding one where the list of projects is both manageable and doable. lol Wound up with a 2004 Roadtrek 190p on the chevy...