Recent content by jhl99

I would think a large piece of plywood could be used on the interior as a backing plate and use large washers or flat plate to spread the load bolt load into the plywood. Plywood as the advantage you can shape with a rasp or other tools to match the contours of fiberglass shell (assuming they...

Something that is new in the last couple of years is that there are cell phone apps that can use QGIS files. I've been using QFIELD for a couple of years on my Android phone. The cellphone app can synch data with your PC based QGIS file, it maintains the same visual formatting as the PC based...

I have a Chinese 5kw heater and need to run a 15 amp fuse for it. Finding a cheap 15 amp/DC switch is tough. I ended up using a Harbor Freight battery disconnect as a low cost solution. There is a primitive key that is used to operate the switch that will make you stop and think (hopefully)...

I would like to offer a counterpoint to using 80/20 or steel framing.... If you are going to enclose the space under the framing, why not just build with plywood? >The plywood is both the structural and does the enclosing. >Easy to work and join. >Not really thermally conducting. >Easy to...

What is your use case? How long are your trips going to be? What will the weather be like? How many occupants? Does the shower drain connect to a fitting that penetrates through the step? Or do you attach a drain hose and leave the sliding door open a bit and route the drain hose out onto...

Make sure you can refill the tank on the heater without spilling the diesel (maybe remove the unit from the truck?). The diesel stink from spilled fuel may not be that pleasant for some. I have a 5kw unit with separate fuel tank version installed in my van. The reason the combustion...

It seems to be Plethora's style to be somewhat understated.... for those who missed the comment about the cave rescue, Goggle: Google News: "caver rescue turkey".... the rescue effort was a huge international effort, and ironically, the guy who was rescued was himself an expert in cave...

I did a basic build thread here: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/promaster-light-duty-multipurpose.170529/#post-2279819 There are more pictures that may clarify the location of the wheel well and give a better picture of my layout.

I have a Ram Promaster and put a 5kw Chinese Diesel heater in my van in the fall of 2022. I've maybe run it 16 hours since install (mainly because winter has been a no-show for ski trips in the mid-Atlantic). Here are my thoughts: If you can fit a 5 KW unit, I would go with it. My van some...

Not that I have any expertise, but I wonder of the piston failures are fatigue failure because of a high number of cycles. I don't recall in the thread if they were ever replaced. The crankshaft failed a while back, probably a fatigue related failure. A search of 'cummins cracked piston'...

The Cummins Canoe was at Seneca Rocks, WV!

It looks like that Van roams in 'Almost Heaven' West Virginia..... the Seneca Rocks poster... a pic near Bear Rocks in the Dolly Sods part of the Mon. NF.

I got my tech license a year ago and and a 2730 shortly after. It took a little bit of time to get the hang of programming the 2730 manually, it really isn't that bad. I've programmed about 50 frequencies in different banks without issue. I will say that I found the naming of the functions...

The Promaster rear axle ground clearance is very limiting. (Square tube axle mounted below leaf springs) The van is BIG, even the low roof is very tall. I memory serves, 7.5' There is no low range. No creeper gear. I own a 136" low roof 1500 PM, stock, except mild camper interior. I would...

I'm also wrong in my formula, area of circle = Pi * D^2 / 4 Forgot to divide by 4, but since the end result is a ratio of areas, Pi/4 drops out of numerator and denominator.