Bomar
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Not sure why he took them out, but the struts work well with the weight of the tent. Its a solid platform and I've made some changes and I'm still going to rewire it with the 7 round plug and junction box to pull power off the truck to charge a battery to have an onboard power source.
I'll put it through its paces over the next two weeks riding with ntsaint and bloomer in Colorado before hitting HIH7 in Silverton.
It had a deep cycle battery and an electric lift that I put the on so that my wife/kids could safely access the cargo area. Not sure why the guy took them out as it worked slick but to each his own. Does it still have the water tank and protective bulkhead? I also put a new master cylinder for the surge brakes, put new bushings in the swivels, and extended the hydraulic lines by the same distance as I stretched the tongue but really never got around to making the surge brake function properly. Shouldn't take much at all to get that sorted.
fountainhead
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I spy:
...someone getting their road trip on!
Hope they dont have to use that spare. #oldasf*ck
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Omg. No.
Well now that the #BBT is all one color I can proceed with getting it #EAF ready and head to Colorado. I had the drawer system thrown together good enough to go to Big Bend but not finished out.
I had the drawers all in on the 1.23 mile long full extension sides and since I made the decision not to sleep in them I needed a way to organize all the #overland gear like fancy quick dry underwear and my coffee gear, I needed some dividers or some sort of totes. The proper size of said totes evidently don't exist on this planet. So since I have a cabinet shop somewhat available to me after hours I just decide that I'll build them. BAD DECISION. Those damn things took me longer to build than the whole drawer system!
They had to be light but sturdy so I used 1/4" maple plywood with alder pieces cut on 45 degree angles to hold everything together in the corners. Copious amounts of glue were used as well.
I had the drawers all in on the 1.23 mile long full extension sides and since I made the decision not to sleep in them I needed a way to organize all the #overland gear like fancy quick dry underwear and my coffee gear, I needed some dividers or some sort of totes. The proper size of said totes evidently don't exist on this planet. So since I have a cabinet shop somewhat available to me after hours I just decide that I'll build them. BAD DECISION. Those damn things took me longer to build than the whole drawer system!
They had to be light but sturdy so I used 1/4" maple plywood with alder pieces cut on 45 degree angles to hold everything together in the corners. Copious amounts of glue were used as well.
And yes that is a compound miter with the saw rotated to 45 degrees cutting a double bevel on 31.62 degrees.
Since no good #EAF rig is worth exploring in unless it has onboard air, water and electricity, those features have to be added. The front of the drawer system was opened up and a 13 gallon water tank along with a water pump, airpump and a deep cycle battery will be added. As soon as it goes back into the truck the side wings will be installed and I'll leave to @beno land to run the mountain passes around Silverton and Ouray.
Bragger
He's damn sure patient I'll give him that
Which piece of wood has blood splatter and finger flesh on it?
Bomar
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nice work.....
More progress!
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