10th Generation F-150 Overland build (The Craptor)
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Very cool build man. Probably the most thought out and improved 10th gen build I've seen. I'm still on the fence on getting another. I think my wife would kill me. It would have to be her Daily Driver with 3 kids in car seats (5, 2 and 1). Not sure I can do that to her. Other trucks are so damn expensive too
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We put our three kids in our 10th gen crew cab all the time. They never complain about it, but I don't think we could fit all the car seats in an extended cab.
The topper pass through is done and sealed. I used an accordion type seal that clips over the topper and window opening. Once the interior is installed, the seal is completely covered and this should prevent any damage from occurring when the pass through is utilized.
Next, I'll make some sort of retractable and insulated cover to close the opening while it is not in use.
This will make it much easier to camp, as well as keeping an eye on the kiddos in the middle of the night!
Next, I'll make some sort of retractable and insulated cover to close the opening while it is not in use.
This will make it much easier to camp, as well as keeping an eye on the kiddos in the middle of the night!
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Getting the family to camp in the heat is similar to pulling teeth, in both effort and enjoyment.
So, I scrounged around the lumber scrap pile and cut out a mount out of 3/4" marine grade plywood. I also had an old 5k btu window AC unit that lent itself to the build.
It looks a bit redneck, but we won't be sweating! ?
So, I scrounged around the lumber scrap pile and cut out a mount out of 3/4" marine grade plywood. I also had an old 5k btu window AC unit that lent itself to the build.
It looks a bit redneck, but we won't be sweating! ?
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Dude...I totally get it. Depending on where you are, the summer heat can make camping a miserable experience.
It certainly can, add in humidity and its a swampy mess. The other benefit is we can keep the truck cool at the track in between heats as well.
In addition to the AC, I wanted to add a heat source for when we are camping in the early spring/late fall (or up in the mountains).
When it comes to bang for the buck, the knock off diesel heaters are hard to pass up. They will output close to 20k BTU on high, and sip fuel on low.
My solution was to build mine inside of a Stanley tool box, as well as add its own power and fuel supply to make a fully stand alone unit. The battery is an AGM for a Mazda Miata (32ah), the fuel cell is a 1 gallon and 4oz gas can, and the installation pieces were included with the heater. Now, I have a fully portable and self contained heat source.
When running in 85F weather for 30 minutes on high, the internal temps stabilized around 100-115F after insulating the discharge tube. This will keep the diesel and battery warm, without exceeding a safe level.
I will add a port on the truck to connect the heat output to, and the inside will be ducted in the cab and bed area.
Run time on the battery is roughly 10 hours, and the fuel will last approximately 24 hours. I added a battery charger connector to the outside of the box, so I can plug in to the truck (or battery tender) and keep the battery charged.
When it comes to bang for the buck, the knock off diesel heaters are hard to pass up. They will output close to 20k BTU on high, and sip fuel on low.
My solution was to build mine inside of a Stanley tool box, as well as add its own power and fuel supply to make a fully stand alone unit. The battery is an AGM for a Mazda Miata (32ah), the fuel cell is a 1 gallon and 4oz gas can, and the installation pieces were included with the heater. Now, I have a fully portable and self contained heat source.
When running in 85F weather for 30 minutes on high, the internal temps stabilized around 100-115F after insulating the discharge tube. This will keep the diesel and battery warm, without exceeding a safe level.
I will add a port on the truck to connect the heat output to, and the inside will be ducted in the cab and bed area.
Run time on the battery is roughly 10 hours, and the fuel will last approximately 24 hours. I added a battery charger connector to the outside of the box, so I can plug in to the truck (or battery tender) and keep the battery charged.
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Thanks! I was going to mount it permanently to the truck, but I like this setup better as I can use it for things other than camping as well.
Its been a minute, but we were able to get out and camp a bit in the truck this week while visiting in Colorado.
We decided to primitive camp up on Yankee Hill outside of Central City, Colorado. For those not familiar, Yankee Hill is a popular off road vehicle trail comprised of sandy dirt, rock gardens, and some off camber/rutted sections.
The truck climbed all of it with aplomb, but disaster struck up one of the last hill climbs.
The valve stem got pinched between a rock and the wheel, severing it in half. It was at this point that I realized I didn't have the right sized lug nut socket (I changed to the 14mm lug nut when installing spacers, and forgot the factory lug wrench wouldn't work)
To get us out of the situation, I was able to salvage the valve core from the spare tire and install it (after coming up with a good way to break the tire bead)
Eventually we reached the summit and we were rewarded with wonderful vista's and a nice level pad to camp on. (Don't worry, Britani is just crouching on a rock ?)
We decided to primitive camp up on Yankee Hill outside of Central City, Colorado. For those not familiar, Yankee Hill is a popular off road vehicle trail comprised of sandy dirt, rock gardens, and some off camber/rutted sections.
The truck climbed all of it with aplomb, but disaster struck up one of the last hill climbs.
The valve stem got pinched between a rock and the wheel, severing it in half. It was at this point that I realized I didn't have the right sized lug nut socket (I changed to the 14mm lug nut when installing spacers, and forgot the factory lug wrench wouldn't work)
To get us out of the situation, I was able to salvage the valve core from the spare tire and install it (after coming up with a good way to break the tire bead)
Eventually we reached the summit and we were rewarded with wonderful vista's and a nice level pad to camp on. (Don't worry, Britani is just crouching on a rock ?)
