down and dirty 80 series (urban and other) camping mods?

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anyone got any camping mods that doesn't involve buying expensive custom parts or building a full width platform (i mean i could see doing a mini platform on one side that is like 4" high but that's max)?

anyone made any kind of modular stacking system?

i carry way too much gear - tools, spare parts, camping, fishing (wish list), clothes, CPAP, camping fuel, beach gear, work papers and laptop, and all sorts of gear and it is off the chain inside when i camped last weekend.

01. I've got a used 1 UP swing out i bought that i am attaching a bike rack to.
02. i think i am putting in some kind of interior roof rack for the interior and i guess i am fabricating something that will go in place of or around the rear handles.
03. i think i am putting in a second battery.

1. suggestions on making or hanging curtains?
2. suggestions on hanging a rear upper hatch window screen or block out? last weekend i stretched towel across the top lip of the upper hatch before closing it but this is too much work.
3. anyone got any write ups or photos of wiring an "always on" USB or other outlets to the front or rear of the cabin? its a pain to hump it up to the front to turn the car in to get power?
4. anyone got portable power and if so what unit and where do you put it and how do you use it? last weekend my phone ran out of juice and i couldn't find an AC outlet and my portable charging pack was out too so i realized i need a kind of power bank to power up the portable charger and the phone.
5. anyone got any links on budget solar power (and how it works or what it does)?
6. any links to good documentation on the above?
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down and dirty 80 series (urban and other) camping mods?
 
DIY drawer system v2. Huge slideout drawer on driver's side, fridge and slideout on passenger side. When the 2nd row seats are laid down, the drawer platform becomes a sleeping area.
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100A Anderson to run the compressor (top)

Ports Left to right driven off 2nd battery:
  • 45A Anderson connector with dedicated circuit for fridge with on/off switch on the dash.
  • Dual 45A Anderson connectors
  • Cig lighter.
  • Dual USB with voltage monitor
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I'm cheap and this combination does everything I want (for now). Behind the interior panel is a remote controlled 4 channel relay built on a DIY mini version of the QMP that DeltaVS carries. I plan on adding a Victron MPPT on the QMP with an XT60 port for charging the 2nd battery with a solar blanket.
 

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