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Staying the course!
I keep thinking it’s because I’m over the hill and drive like a grandpa, but every once in a while I’ll punch it when I’m alone and it surprises me.
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~ $165. here's most of the parts:
Builds - The Big Bad Rad Dad LX (Dissent) Build
I think these plastic/fiberglass things just have a limited service life. For $250 a spin you can afford to get 3-5 years out of one and then move on. I use mine for four days every winter (snow trips) and it's made it 7 years, but I don't think it has too many more years in it, maybe 3? I...
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I went with schedule 40 on the end caps so I could pressurize up without fear of explosion. (there's a different type of 6" cap made for waste low pressure....
6 in. PVC Schedule 40 Cap | Ferguson
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10' of 6" pipe was $50, and the two end caps were $20 each.
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Shoot. I was hoping it was more like $250 so I could justify the cost of buying a premade one off eBay.~ $165. here's most of the parts:
Builds - The Big Bad Rad Dad LX (Dissent) Build
I think these plastic/fiberglass things just have a limited service life. For $250 a spin you can afford to get 3-5 years out of one and then move on. I use mine for four days every winter (snow trips) and it's made it 7 years, but I don't think it has too many more years in it, maybe 3? I...
I went with schedule 40 on the end caps so I could pressurize up without fear of explosion. (there's a different type of 6" cap made for waste low pressure....
6 in. PVC Schedule 40 Cap | Ferguson
Shop for 6 in. PVC Schedule 40 Cap At Ferguson. Ferguson is the #1 US plumbing supply company and a top distributor of HVAC parts, waterworks supplies, and MRO products.www.ferguson.com
10' of 6" pipe was $50, and the two end caps were $20 each.
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Which ones are $250?
I actually have 2-3’ of leftover pipe that I’ve been letting the kids balance on. Thinking about making a smaller 5 gallon version now that I have the RTT...
none but within spitting distance of $350. . . .
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Homemade ones or waterports / roadshowers?
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I did not get the insert, got the whole replacement that fits a large nalgene, normal bottle and phone. It was worth every penny.
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something like this. An aluminum 5 gallon tank is $130 so I'll probably just start there and add on some fittings.
Amazon product ASIN B0743L7NDJ
Ah. I was looking at eBay but Amazon was where it was at. Still 130$ more
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Amazon product ASIN B08HHNCC8N
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I finished up a few small projects and then we took a quick 2 day camping trip 1.5hrs north of Houston.
- I had initially built my drawer box/ Sleeping platform to the height of the back of the 2nd row seats, but it put me at a weird incline that wasn’t very comfortable. I managed to break apart the sides (wood glue
) and raise it ~1.5”. The exped was able to mind the gap without having to shove anything in there 
- I permanently mounted the inverter, LiFePO4s, and Victron dc-to-dc and got everything wired up.
btw, how many positive leads is too many on the stock Pos stud?
- I had initially built my drawer box/ Sleeping platform to the height of the back of the 2nd row seats, but it put me at a weird incline that wasn’t very comfortable. I managed to break apart the sides (wood glue
) and raise it ~1.5”. The exped was able to mind the gap without having to shove anything in there - I permanently mounted the inverter, LiFePO4s, and Victron dc-to-dc and got everything wired up.
btw, how many positive leads is too many on the stock Pos stud?
Grab one of the Slee terminals 
lots of places to run cable off of.
lots of places to run cable off of.- Thread starter
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They are nice and all, but $200! Maybe I’ll wait until my stock stud melts offGrab one of the Slee terminals
Oh I meant the old ones! Didn’t realize they didn’t stock them anymore.
THey went to billet to avoid the corrosion issues.
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I have this deal with my wife where I try to build her something every time I build something for myself. She got a window bench when I built the platform, and I just made her an 8' tall laundry cabinet. I would normally build drawers with 1/2" birch, but I had 3/4" scraps and figured an overbuilt drawer would go well with the beef (500lbs load capacity) drawer slides. I completely overlooked how massive these things are (20lbs!), but 
I spent 30 minutes on her cabinet and nearly 2 hours gluing, filling screw holes, edge-banding, and sanding the drawer
kid tested, mother approved!
Now I just need to paint it and maybe find a way to make a drawer face to accommodate those slide locks.
In hindsight, i should have gotten the less expensive amazon ones that @grinchy found:
Amazon product ASIN B08BPBK5SW
These are the ones i used:
I spent 30 minutes on her cabinet and nearly 2 hours gluing, filling screw holes, edge-banding, and sanding the drawer
kid tested, mother approved!
Now I just need to paint it and maybe find a way to make a drawer face to accommodate those slide locks.
In hindsight, i should have gotten the less expensive amazon ones that @grinchy found:
Amazon product ASIN B08BPBK5SW
These are the ones i used:
30" Heavy Duty Locking Drawer Slide, FR5400-L, 5611
The Fulterer FR5400.L, 30" Heavy Duty Locking Drawer Slide, can work as a lock-in only, or lock-in and lock-out drawer slide depending on the orientation of the slides. All you need to do is swap the left and right sides and the locking mechanism will operate in the other mode.
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Nice work. Just made a console for our living room using same techniques. Amazing what some plywood and edge banding can do. (Also, sorry to muck up your build thread. I can remove if it’s distasteful, never sure about the etiquette on these things.)
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Hey @radman - you should send your kids to apprentice with @lx200inAR for a couple of weeks then you can get out of the woodworking business altogether
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bring it! what do you use to trim off your edge banding? I just ordered one of these:
Amazon product ASIN B000WUI0N2
