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Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 04-18-2024, 12:46 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 556
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
Our fridge is a SnoMaster dual-zone...

Our fridge is a SnoMaster dual-zone 61qt/liter/litre.
Extremely frugal, engineered for extended expeditions through remote regions, it runs silent on the bare fumes from the batteries.
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Could...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 04-18-2024, 12:27 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 556
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
. BattleBorn owned the market years ago. ...

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BattleBorn owned the market years ago.
Today's prices favor cheap reliable racks and home-built.
But they knocked a hundred off a grand MSRP...
... while equivalents are available for a couple...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 04-14-2024, 12:57 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 10,426
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
2003, for our ExpeditionVehicle, we...

2003, for our ExpeditionVehicle, we painted-to-seal the factory floor, then laid one-inch pink-board, then half-inch marine plywood painted on all surfaces to seal.
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Our visible floor is bamboo...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 04-14-2024, 12:36 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 650
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
re : moving it 100 miles/160km annually . If...

re : moving it 100 miles/160km annually
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If I was me, I would find a retired semi-trailer.
Our latest conversion is a 40'/12m.
Our first modification was lowering the roof by 18"/.5m for less...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 04-14-2024, 12:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 387
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
Unless you prefer retaining the original...

Unless you prefer retaining the original appearance, I would frame and plate, then cut holes for standard stand-still house windows.
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2003, we did this for our ExpeditionVehicle build.
I sealed...
Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello! 03-07-2024, 12:02 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 945
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
a -- get the smallest interior dimensions,...

a -- get the smallest interior dimensions, shortest wheelbase.
This increases your options for manouveurs, fuel range... and parking.
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b -- get standard powertrain for the regions you frequent....
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 02-29-2024, 10:50 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,554
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
. Link is 404. We have Cummins 8.3 engines in...

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Link is 404.
We have Cummins 8.3 engines in two vehicles.
Your manual could be handy.
Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello! 02-12-2024, 12:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 693
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
. Semi-retired welder-fabricator here. I am...

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Semi-retired welder-fabricator here.
I am accustomed to thinking in terms of vibrational fatigue.
Over-built and rigid and stout.
Triangulation, buttresses, sky-hooks.
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And all this time,...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 01-10-2024, 10:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,792
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
Bureaucrats exceeding their legitimate...

Bureaucrats exceeding their legitimate authority... and/or refusing to do their job.
We have a word for that -- TREASON.
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 12-07-2023, 01:26 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,565
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
2003, for our new floor, I scraped the original...

2003, for our new floor, I scraped the original floor, scrapping an abundance of chewing gum etcetera.
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Chalked it, painted it, primarily to close those gaps and gapes.
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On top of the original...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 12-07-2023, 12:17 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,711
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
. Could I create my insurance company for me? ...

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Could I create my insurance company for me?
Yes.
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For you, probably not so much.
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 11-16-2023, 12:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 710
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
2003, for our ExpeditionVehicle, we insulated...

2003, for our ExpeditionVehicle, we insulated with:
* adhesive-back acoustic against the inside of the wall and ceiling, a gap, then
* one-inch pink-board, another air-gap, then
* two-inch...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 11-16-2023, 12:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,303
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
2003, for our ExpeditionVehicle, we laid one-inch...

2003, for our ExpeditionVehicle, we laid one-inch pink-board on the box floor.
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Atop that is half-inch marine plywood painted on all surfaces to seal.
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Our visible floor is a bamboo perimeter...
Forum: Short-Bus Conversion Projects 11-16-2023, 12:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,022
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
For an alternative... We carry two spare 22.5...

For an alternative...
We carry two spare 22.5 tires on wheels.
These mount on the poop-deck of the toy-hauler:
https://vanlivingforum.com/threads/expeditionvehicle-build.44908/#post-576110
....
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 11-16-2023, 09:01 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 832
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
2003, for our ExpeditionVehicle, we replaced the...

2003, for our ExpeditionVehicle, we replaced the rear roll-up door with a steel wall and steel door.
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I used 20-gauge as the exterior skin on the wall and door.
I framed with two-inch thin-wall...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 11-12-2023, 12:07 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,839
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
In our ExpeditionVehicle, we use a SnoMaster 61qt...

In our ExpeditionVehicle, we use a SnoMaster 61qt dual-zone.
It sips 12vdc.
Four years, zero issues.
And we acquired it used.
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We operate a small organic teaching farm near the outskirts of...
Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello! 11-06-2023, 04:18 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,359
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
. We are interested in your genset: * engine?...

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We are interested in your genset:
* engine?
* capacity?
* liquid-cooled?
* sources?
* photographs?
... etcetera.
Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 11-06-2023, 04:06 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,211
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
. Agreed. . 2003, we built our...

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Agreed.
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2003, we built our ExpeditionVehicle on a 1996 Ford CF8000 commercial truck.
Over two decades full-time live-aboard.
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We got stuck twice, both times on the farm we workkamp.
In...
Forum: Classifieds | Buy, Sell, Swap 10-07-2023, 11:14 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,747
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
I could see pulling the body, transferring it to...

I could see pulling the body, transferring it to a modern frame with modern suspension and brakes.
4x4?
Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello! 09-29-2023, 01:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 691
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
a) Let's begin with your RequirementsStatement....

a)
Let's begin with your RequirementsStatement.
This gives a reference for your use, souls aboard, your destination(s), your preferred duration of boondock, various and sundry.
Your...
Forum: Cummins Drivetrain 09-10-2023, 07:46 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,645
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
. I saw your '2nd', and my tiny brains read it...

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I saw your '2nd', and my tiny brains read it as 'tuned'.
* "I think you need a tuned opinion!"
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Accordingly, here is my tuned opinion:
In-frame the block?
Sleeve it, replace the bearings,...
Forum: International | Navistar Drivetrain 09-07-2023, 05:19 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,118
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
. I saw your '2nd', and my tiny brains read it...

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I saw your '2nd', and my tiny brains read it as 'tuned'.
Weird, eh?
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 09-01-2023, 01:05 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,602
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
. Cripes. You have the patience of a saint. ...

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Cripes.
You have the patience of a saint.
I salute you... a better person than me!
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a)
If I dislike the answer from one bureaucrat, I go back another day.
If that branch is staffed by...
Forum: Titles, Insurance, Registration and Money Matters 09-01-2023, 12:36 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,602
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
. Well, I guess we are just lucky! . All of...

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Well, I guess we are just lucky!
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All of our vehicles are registered in various made-up fictional names.
What might these be?
How about:
* Doug Fir
* Tasmani 'Tassy' Tiger
* J. Urassic...
Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello! 08-31-2023, 08:31 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,106
Posted By LargeMargeInBaja
re -- value of non-runner . * I bet a...

re -- value of non-runner
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* I bet a home-steader would grab that in a sec.
* Can you imagine a mother-in-law cottage for a retired hippie or a rustic bed-n-breakfast?
* A food-truck with a...
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