Hi All, So for the long delay between posts, it’s been a busy couple of months. Lots of interesting progress on the truck though… Tulsa finished with the chassis & 4×4 conversion, they did an amazing job. I cannot recommend those guys highly enough. Then we drove the truck up to Indiana for some final measurements […]

Originally Posted by Jeep Jay, how do you intend to fasten the Alucobond to the camper structure? Are you concerned with linear expansion and how will you address that? Thanks, Mark The plan is currently to use aluminum square tube for the camper frame, which should hopefully expand at the same rate as the aluminum […]

To all those who have had some interest in the Eco-Roamer project over the past few months and/or have offered advice… Thank You & Merry Xmas! May you and your families have a very happy holiday season. Thanks for visiting my thread. Stay tuned next year for more details of the build…

Hi All, Thanks for the various suggestions about the Warn Winches. I absolutely take your points about the capacity of the electric winches vs. something hydraulic or a PTO option. However, as we’ve already bought & installed the Warn’s I’m going to go with them for the moment and see where we end up with […]

Originally Posted by DaktariEd Hey, Jay! Where’s your website? The link in your sig line gives me an “Invalid Host Name” error…. Ed, We’ve been having “technical issues” with the server for a few months. I’ve just changed it over to GoDaddy and it’s back up now. Still the old truck though… ;-( We’ll get […]

Originally Posted by Joaquin Suave What transmission are you using? <<SNIP>> I wanted to bring up another issue that I think you should be aware of… ECU’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does your motor and trani have them? You might be wise to see if you can replace the pump for a strictly mechanical one! I know this seems […]

Hi All, First of all let me just say that I love that this project has stirred some interesting conversation and passions on ExPo. If we do nothing else but get people thinking about how Expeditioning can be more environmentally friendly, then already we’ve accomplished something… That being said, I thought maybe I should finally […]

Originally Posted by Kermit Great build, it is coming along nicely. You wouldn’t be related to a guy named Ari, that has a smoothie shop in Tucson would you? Probably a long shot, you guys have the same last name, and from the Bay Area. NOPE… Though I like smoothies, so if he offers a […]

Originally Posted by spencyg An amazing amount of work. I hate to be too forward, but I’m sure I’ll ask what everybody is thinking… How much is the budget on this thing? Just the parts and base truck alone have got to be over $150k at this point, and you’re paying for labor too! Woudln’t […]

Originally Posted by Bayou Boy Most of the time you size a winch for double your vehicle’s weight or 1.5 times the GVWR. Why did you go with the “small” 16500lb Warn on a 30000 pound truck? Couldn’t you have used some kind of PTO or hydraulic winch that would actually be useful in a […]