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Almost There, yea our bed platform is pretty high up for storage underneath instead of overhead. Basically our strategy was to have just enough space above the bed to sit up straight. With that plan, we wouldn't be able to fit in the bed if we left anything in the rear. I figure if we wanted a...

Indeed. My argument has been to always keep it as a car first. Without captain's chairs, I think the extra standing space would be convenient for getting up to run to the back. but I think if we can find the captains chairs we want that maneuvering fore and aft will be much easier. Thanks for...

Hi all, I wasn't sure where to post this, but since it's somewhat technical and relating to the mechanics of the car, it seems to fit. So we've already had the 24" Fiberine high top installed on our extended 2002 Chevy Express 3500. My co-builder really wants to cut out the space over the...

Interesting! So generators actually don't produce just DC in order to convert to AC. So basically if you have a DC generator, you can get AC out of it "for free" or vice-versa (just speaking physics-wise)? Cool idea about just DIYing your generator. The first one I posted must be a tiny motor...

Hi all, Out of curiosity I was looking up generators to see what's out there. I'm still in the build-out phase but plan to run entirely off solar. I was looking at this genny and the numbers don't quite make sense to me. I'm sure there's some sense to them, and I'll need that to eval other...

OMG I did it. Milestone 1 complete: cargo van with 12ft cargo area sitting outside.

Sweet. The awesome thing about all of this is I can basically take the kit and put it on the sailboat we eventually plan to get. That's why the idea of the van has been such an easy transition for my girlfriend and I.

Man, I'm glad I came here... we're going to come out so much better off and for way less money. Any suggestions on rigid panels? Price be darned, best wattage/sqft. Looking at some renogy 100W panels and several others, they seem to be in the ballpark of 42"x22". Given that, it seems like the...

Man, awesome guys. More than I can keep up with. :) Ok, you're pushing more towards the rigid solar plan. GotSmart's build actually looks super stealthy. Given that the Fiberine top is 100% custom and built on the spot, I wonder if I could just get them to build a slot into it for the panels I...

Nice, much to work through here, thanks guys. Ok, so more PV. With the van roof, I'm sure I can get at least 5 Solarflex on there, possibly a sixth (41.7"x21.3"x0.1"). I understand rigid PV functions better, but the flex seems to not interfere with the function of the car. It won't put a giant...

Hi all. This will be my first post here, I figure I'll get all the silly n00b questions out of the way before starting down the road of specifics. My questions are marked by (#), but feel free to weigh in on anything. I'm planning to build out a van myself, hopefully at around $15k or less. My...

Glad to be here. I'm hoping I can find the resources I need for my van build-out, and maybe I'll learn some extra things along the way. This isn't my first online forum (previously, lasers and parkour), but I'm sure I'll still make the n00b posts that have been asked a million times before. :P...