Good job , I know Im maybe obsesed whit the kg, by my professional ocupation,but as much light you can keep your camper beter , by my point of view . there is many points to talk about, one I felt big difference is in the consuption of diesel, and another is the balance on the off and on road, whit coil springs instead of leaf this trucks dont love to much to be heavy, some of this trucks has rear bars on the axles, and it makes much more beter the fight whit the moviment on the road, at all there is a big effort to keep this truck light specially for the money side, many aluminium an expensive materials are required, On the rims for example is a good place to save a lot of kg, the original ones are very very heavy, enjoy whit your camperWeight - fully loaded with both passengers in, 190 litres of water, 360 litres of fuel, tools, recovery gear, food, etc, etc. we are at 6,850kgs or 15,000 lbs. The GVM is 7,490kgs so plenty to spare. Bear in mind, we are weekend warriors so fully loaded we go off grid for a week to 10 days max. The new camper and subframe with all of the extras, furniture, batteries, electronics, etc is about 400kgs (880 lbs) lighter than the old Binz box. Given that my walls are almost 2" thick and heavily insulated plus the extra weight of a full pop top it's not a bad outcome. Everything in the build is heavy duty so no real risk of offroad damage. Having said that, the old Binz box was very strong. I tested that!
CragMog, so what was the weight of just the shell, pop top and canvas???
I've just learnt today that i'm able to purchase a 4x4 MB Sprinter Cab 4.1T GVM MWB Single rear wheel chassis with the opened rear cab from new, basically the cab that the motorhome converters are able to buy for their conversions.
So, I'd like to explore this, a little more than building another camper on a Van Chassis.
cheers