Growing family, big plans....Smaller Budget

[Korey H]

Well, in a surprise turn of events.....the wife has green-lighted the purchase of a new truck at least! Found a used 2015 Ram with 209k miles on it for a decent price, 4x4 with the 6.7 Cummins drive train, and a 11.5 ft flatbed on it in the rear—should be a beast!

for now, the plan is to finish out some small renovations on our airstream and start gathering components for the new adventure build—hopefully by the spring we’ll be constructing the box for the back and building out the interior!

from a mechanical standpoint, for now we’re going to stay bone stock, run duallies in the rear, etc. we’ll be using it to pull our airstream for now also. Maybe super singles in the future at some point.... once I have the truck in hand I’ll throw up some photos!

Congratulations! Can’t wait to follow the family build!


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[Matt Baker-White]

Okay, been a while since I posted--
Here's my update! Bought the truck, it's pretty stiff with an empty flatbed! But, its in good shape, runs like a top (so far) and renos on the airstream are 99% done now. So that's great!

I had one mechanic take off the 99 gallon diesel tank (didnt realize it had that when we bought it!); It went into a shop today to weld an over-cab bed section. Once that welding work is done is when I'll really get into building out the living space. For now, it's really just a solid platform to build off of!

 

[Matt Baker-White]

Okay, so I’m moving slow on this project, BUT—first major step of the build is done. Structural framing is set, next step is sheathing and sealing. That can over is SOLID, I weigh 230 and can hang off the front with zero flex. Very stoked about it!