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Join us as we explore the world in our carbon-neutral, 4x4 expedition vehicle called The EcoRoamer. We are happy to share our travel adventures, family memories and homeschooling experiences as we journey down the road less traveled.
Today we got a cab-over… And a floor… Over the next couple of days the guys will be attaching the roof, and then applying the skin & adhesives. The windows and doors from Dometic were lost for a couple of weeks. I have to commend them that they offered to air-freight them over from Germany […]
Hi All, Many apologies that the update on the flex test is so ‘overdue’ – it has been a crazy couple of months, but definitely an educational period! Thanks to everyone who has sent words of encouragement and support for our project. I am really delighted with how it is going, and I owe so […]
Hi All, Many, many apologies for keeping you in the dark over the past couple of months. It has been a crazy busy time with work and travel, and so I haven’t had a chance to update you on the progress. However, there has been a LOT of progress and it’s VERY exciting. There is […]
Originally Posted by egn I hope the thickness of the material is large enough to cover the longterm stress on this structure. Al 6061 has a strength that is only half of standard steel. Thanks, I think we should be pretty good. The floor crossmembers are made from 3/16″ c-Channels, and the external frame is […]
Originally Posted by boblynch Jay congratulations on the big milestone. What are the dimensions of the floor? What (if anything) will be mounted underneath the floor? What are the larger gaps aft of the rear tires for? Bob Hi again, The main camper body will be 17 ft long. Then at the rear there is […]
Just had to share this with all of you… After 3 years, I finally actually have a floor! It’s so beautiful to see it not on a CAD file… There’s obviously a ton of work still to be done, but it is amazingly exciting to see it actually starting to take shape! Here’s another view: […]
Thanks as always for your feedback, this time on the body mount. A couple of comments: We have built it using 6061 Aluminum. In my pictures you might be able to make out that under the frame rail tabs there are much thicker / softer rubber pucks with thick washers below, to do the equivalent […]
Hi Again, In my past few posts, I’ve included lots of updates on all the elements that are going really well. I thought I might as well share a recent but very embarrassing mistake in the hope that it will help some others down the road… “ALWAYS CHECK THE OBVIOUS” One of the design specifications […]
Hi Again, One of the more hotly contested topics on this thread (and ExPo in general it seems) is how to mount the camper body to the chassis. You want to ensure structural integrity (i.e. – it should come flying off with the wind resistance on the highway), but at the same time have enough […]
Just because you’re environmentally friendly, doesn’t mean you have to be boring… One of the other things we did over the past couple of months was to design and configure the audio/video system for the vehicle. We’re going to be spending a LOT of time in this truck, so we wanted to make sure that […]