Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?

[frorider]

The turducken of RVing.

[jackattack]

This?

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are those mirrors or antennae ?

[Micol]

Currently driving this thing home from MT to Tahoe. I rode my moto here to get it bc shorter rear engine buses are rare. We're going to do a roof raise and everything. Excited!

i know this is probably not a concern for most when buying something like this, but what was mpg on trip back. good it's titled as rv, iv heard if titled as bus, it's a lot higher cost.

how the heck did u get the moto in there??

[climberevan]

are those mirrors or antennae ?

Yes. We want to lean into the antennae look somehow....

The handy lift raised up the moto easily. 2 owners ago did the shittiest 'RV' conversion ever to take it to Burning Man, so there's plenty of space inside.

She drives smoothly on the highway. Cat C7 and Allison 3000. PO (super great guy, pro truck driver) did like $3k of transmission and other service, including adding cruise control and 6th gear, which has been a huge bonus! The first mileage estimate I have got around 9.5, which is not great, but the thing weighs like 28,000#. Gotta pay to play! 90gal tank means I can go super far to find cheap diesel.

It was a Vegas bus until 4000mi before I bought it, so I have 19 pages of service records, including a HEUI pump and injectors 50k ago. It does run really roughly at 1500rpm, so I think there's a wonky injector or something, but it is smooth if you just keep it floored while accelerating and is super smooth at 62mph/1700rpm. Obviously I am going to fully dial in the motor before I take it on big trips.

I think I might just eliminate the main entry doors entirely and use the big handy door after extending it. That front space will be good for a mini split or propane tank. I'll put on one of those telescoping stair things to keep the underbody storage available.

[Trackhead]

9.5 mpg seems just fine given the size. My truck camper on my dodge only gets 10-10.5 at best.

Good times. Enjoy the build.

[jackattack]

Yes. We want to lean into the antennae look somehow....

Bring on the metamorphosis

[bamboocoreONLY]

After years of truck toppers, four wheel campers, topo toppers, etc. Me n the wife ordered one of those new Outpost truck campers so really have a cozy spot for winter ski trips. Super stoked

[Hopeless Sinner]

After years of truck toppers, four wheel campers, topo toppers, etc. Me n the wife ordered one of those new Outpost truck campers so really have a cozy spot for winter ski trips. Super stoked

Congrats!

[Iowagriz]

Any mattress recommendations for something that can be cut into a specific shape to replace or van mattresses?

From what I understand, I can buy a mattress in a box. All foam, remove the cover and cut it with a wire knife or an electric knife. Seems like something reasonably priced from online would work.

[GravityDT]

We’ve used the ‘Best Price Mattress’ brands Tri-Fold Memory foam mattresses from Amazon in our vans in the past. Pretty comfy for 150ish. That said HEST pads or mattresses are the wife’s current favorite for the van

[frorider]

I also got a memory foam mattress from Amazon and trimmed the corners for the van. $115 as I recall, no complaints

[byates1]

Any mattress recommendations for something that can be cut into a specific shape to replace or van mattresses?

From what I understand, I can buy a mattress in a box. All foam, remove the cover and cut it with a wire knife or an electric knife. Seems like something reasonably priced from online would work.

Also check RV sized mattress. I got a 3x6' for my solo ass. Solid, put camp roll pad underneath. Sleep well

[Micol]

4th vote for memory foam (had 8" twin) and cut down...been widdling one down that was used in 4 different vehicles. it's dead now as i left it inside an enclosed space which leaked and it contracted the plague in addition to mouse crap...$100 well spent many years back tho...i recommend a mattress condom...probably extended the life of mine longer than it would have lasted without....


yello bird.....
that bus rv is really good on the mpg imo, and that lift would mayb make lifting a sled inside a possibility which i would value but probably most would not desire....overalll i really like it....will be great to see what you do with it...

[davjr96]

Starlink just updated the Roam Plans. Looks like you can now use the $50/50GB plan on the regular dish, and the unlimited plan is now $165 a month.

[DanoT]

Any mattress recommendations for something that can be cut into a specific shape to replace or van mattresses?

From what I understand, I can buy a mattress in a box. All foam, remove the cover and cut it with a wire knife or an electric knife. Seems like something reasonably priced from online would work.

I have had a Froli box spring in two different RVs and imo it is well worth the price. Here is a product review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvyuuVumdvM

[Iowagriz]

We have the Froli as well. I like it, except our storage is under the bed, and when lifting the mattress up to access, the mattress cover always catches.

[Name Redacted]

I have had a Froli box spring in two different RVs and imo it is well worth the price. Here is a product review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvyuuVumdvM

We have been looking at putting some of those Froli square lifter thingies under the mattress in our slide in.

[SchralphMacchio]

If someone is full timing then Froli is probably a must. If someone has any metal door/wall or framing material anywhere near their bed, then the Froli is awesome. Same thing for an overcab extension that doesn’t get a lot of air circulation, it’s really great. One downside is you lose 1.5” to 2.5” of height with a Froli depending on which system you use.

We have a Froli Travel spring system on a lifting bed platform in our trailer, and a Tulo 6” memory foam mattress with bamboo fiber cover - the combo works great. The Travel springs are about 1.5” tall - the lowest ones they make. Our main bed has an exterior hatch aluminum door frame right up against the side of the mattress. That door frame gets condensation buildup basically every night in the winter but the plywood bed platform has zero water or mold staining anywhere on it. Our mattress is held in place when the platform lifts, so the Froli never really gets out of alignment. And actually the lifting hinges are about 2/3 of the way across the platform, and the Froli bends with the hinge just fine.

I’ve also heard positive results with Den Dry. I’ve never used or handled it but it is also designed to provide airflow underneath the mattress to prevent condensation that aids mold growth, I think with less height and less cost than the Froli. Of course Den Dry doesn’t give you the added comfort that Froli does.

[Name Redacted]

We already have two 4" mattresses stacked so height would be reduced if Froli and a nice ~4" mattress was used. Remember the old fairy tale with the princess and the pea? Yeah, that was actually written about my wife.
We have the factory mattress that came with the camper, which kinda sucks, with a Exped megamat over it. It is comfy, but takes up too much space. The megamat alone isn't great because it looses air volume as the temp drops and I don't know that it is rigid enough to be used on top of the Froli.

So anyway, we were looking at the Hest mattresses and the closes one is still two inches shorter and narrower than our bed.

[whipski]

Finishing retrofit of airstream for Wolf Creek bunk house. Replaced a window by building a new frame.
Odd angles for a round structure. Used my slope angle app on my phone to set table saw. Worked well.

[frorider]

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[byates1]

https://youtube.com/shorts/NxYfeuBD-...vHsbkf6qKuv_LT

[frorider]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a6...ender-details/

Unlike most hybrid vehicles, the Test Vehicle is a series hybrid, meaning that the combustion engine is not connected to the driven wheels, and the RV is powered solely by the electric motor(s). Think of it like the upcoming 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger pickup.

[Perlhammered]

Picked up a Skamper 060s over the weekend, looking forward to getting cozy at trailheads and parking lots all winter

[Huskier]

^Nice rig, congrats

Here's an electrical gremlin question for the self-conversion crowd:
For the past few weeks I've been noticing that my batteries aren't charging. Basic troubleshooting reveals that one of my breakers, a 60A, tripped. My setup is a tap of the main battery running immediately to the 60A, traversing under the flooring in conduit, to a 30A breaker, to the isolated DC-DC charger (victron). I reset the 60A, it tripped again.

This leaves me with one of three possible diagnoses:

1) The 60A has somehow gone bad. It's one of these deals: https://a.co/d/4IKirYe
2) I have a short in the line running through the buried conduit (this would really suck to try to find)
3) My DC charger is for some reason drawing too much current. But, if this were the case I'd expect the 30A immediately upstream to trip first? (This was the intent of my design)

Other ideas? I'm replacing the fuse this weekend, I -really- don't want to have to tear up the floor again...



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