Recent content by WesternRailfan5181

yeah I did a little bit of test fitting before getting into an accident earlier in January and resulted in my 91 bronco being totaled. I've pretty much narrowed it down to essentials, and since I plan on using one side of the vehicle to sleep on the other side can act as storage. My insistence...

thanks all and yes I likely will go after a 3/4 ton truck given what I'm planning on doing. I'm not going particularly crazy interior wise at all. A good mattress, good blankets and a small built in desk/side table or small cabinet is about it. The rest of the interior stuff is utility based...

Long time lurker, probly only the second or third time I've posted here. So I need ideas for converting a 4x4 into a camper. Think of a jeep Cherokee sport or short bed 2-door F150 for size of vehicle. Where I'm looking at going, 4x4 is a requirement. Interior, we're going simplistic, and...

You guys do make some good points. I do plan to be out west, however that's more of the northern Midwest and Pacific northwest. The second and probably better design was completely utilitarian, with the only electronics in the build being one of the 12v compressor equipped refrigerators and a...

Honestly that is kinda it aside from a small fridge if i could fit one in there somewhere, like those little ones you find in a hotel room. I'd likely cook over a charcoal/wood fire to eliminate that extra source of needing power. I'm not exactly sure what kind of power consumption the fridge...

I do admit my design ideas need a bit of work. I guess the highest electricity drawing piece would be my future pc build, which is a desktop gaming rig. Right now my laptop runs good on a 300 watt inverter that can plug into a 12v DC receptacle. I would rather not have to have a generator but...

Good afternoon all, was looking for some advice on a generator/inverter/battery setup for my eventual move into my mini-rv build that is going to soon be started. I initially wanted a generator that was wired directly to an inverter, but would like to include a few good batteries so that the...

Thats always the most interesting thing about people is the ideas they come up with. I had one just yesterday about modifying a roof rack to accomodate a double-sided, modified awning for a midsize suv. Detachable legs too, with square/round feet for solid or flat surfaces and pointed stake feet...

Good evening all. So i've been thinking and brainstorming up different ideas and plans and such for whenever i do end up moving into either a van/car/suv and out of my giant 18 wheeler. Now for most of the cars I've known, its been mainly Jeeps that i've driven. We've all seen the Jeep wranglers...

So, another update, though regrettably i've no pictures this time. Its been a while i'll admit, but works been busy as usual and i hardly get time to slow down now. I've been crisscrossing the country as usual and my most recent run has been from Indianpolis to Green Bay Wisconsin. the usual...

If your going to be fishing any sort of lakes or off of piers/docks where there might be some good sized fish hiding, your best bet is to use a spinning rod, my preference being a Shakespeare Ugly Stik 7'-0" medium-action spinning rod paired with a 250-yard capacity spinning reel, spooled with...

Its been a while since I posted last, but here's another two decent ones from my run out to Iowa. The first, is headed westbound up Monteagle, just west of Chattanooga TN, and mention in the song 'The Legend' by Jerry Reed. Monteagle isn't hugely long, its just steep and windy, though its...

When i saw this thread title, this is what i immediately thought of.

After catching a bit of a break today down here in sunny Alabama, I figured I'd start my own captains log thread to share my own travel experiences since earning my cdl a little under a year and a half ago. Some of my posts here will be pictures only, while others will have the usual description...

Most of the truck stops i have seen as far as Petro, TA, Flying J, Pilot, and Loves have pretty decent showers. But I'll give you a few extra pointers. Flying J, Pilot, and Loves have some of the cleanest truck stops i have seen. Most people that work there are pretty friendly. Some of the...