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I was wondering if any one has any ideas or guggestions for some decent handles with locks for doors and compartments. I know there are a lot of t-handle, paddle and cam styles out there, but most of their locking mechanisms are easily defeated with a screwdriver. Everyone knows that anything...

Just wondering if any one has some experience or ideas on how to alleviate the build up of water, sand, mud, and rocks in recessed areas of a vehicle. Prior to starting the rework of my truck I spent many hours washing off buckets of mud with a pressure washer. Then upon disassembly there were...

I'm wrapping up the front end rebuild and upgrade on my 06 ram, and wanted to see what people's opinions on a decent place to order some King shocks with applications specific valving. To the best of my knowledge there is Accutune, Thuren, and Filthy Motorsports. Looking at Radflow, they seem...

Just looking to get some feedback on some people who have actually run with a front mechanical locker on a vehicle. I am about to do a front end refresh on my 06 Ram and would like to add a traction device while at it. The preference is to keep it simple without any wires or air running into...

After having the standard air helper bags and being quite dussapointed in the ride loaded and unloaded, I was looking at some alternatives to the double convoluted bags. In the heavy duty truck world the options all come with a huge increase in physical size plus they are rated at very high...

I am finally getting back to working on my truck and have some questions about 12v air systems they seem to be a little different from the commercial trucks or industrial setups. Currently I have a air compressor that will be plumbed into a Wabco 1200 style air dryer and a few tanks. The part...

It seems that there are a fair number of people around here who own late 2005 to early 2007 5.9L Dodge diesels. I am looking for some feedback on whats your opinion on the reliability and peace of mind on taking these vehicles off into remote areas. At first thought it seems that these engines...

Just wanted to get some insight from people who have a 24v electrical system on their campers, have there been any drawbacks of having the 24v system over a 12v one? Currently looking into the planning stages of the electrical system for a new camper, the vehicle has a 12v system, after looking...

Hello Everyone, I am back in the process of working a composite camper body that will reside either on a first or second generation Dodge 3/4 pickup truck. The goal is to have a smallish camper with regular accommodations for two people traveling down to Panama, and beyond. I have tried to...

Hello, I was wondering if any one has any opinions or experiences on a Grape Solar Fridge, the GS-UF-5-Fab1 in particular, but any input is welcome. It seems to be an economical AC/DC fridge for a camper replacement. Was looking to purchase a Nova Kool 8220, until this one came up and at less...

Does anyone have any experience on getting a 10 year temporary import permit for Mexico, it clearly states that RVs and campers qualify and trucks with slide in campers are not allowed. What about trucks with a hard mounted camper such Turtle V or flat bed mounted camper. If anyone has any...

In the past few weeks I have been looking at various motor homes, trailers and truck campers at local local dealers, one thing that stood out was how poorly they are constructed even the high end ones. Many seemed to be very flimsy with very low craftsmanship levels. Being unable to find...

I have been thinking about building a truck camper for a while, after looking it seems that a fiberglass composite construction would be a good choice for my plans. After reading about the Super Camper built by Tacodoc, using Niacore panels, I was really interested in going for a composite...

Here's a video walk through of the Unicat's Amerigo International expedition vehicle, I just thought you guys might be interested in. http://www.dezerttv.com/dztvplayer.php?vidid=1128757435&type=1