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Thanks for this. I really didn't know what to expect when opening it up. It's one thing for someone to say, "these things aren't complicated", and they're not, but if you've never seen the inside... So, I laid several sheets of paper towel on the ground. The ball bearing had created an...

In the first pic the casing is flush. In the 2nd pic you can see that the casing is pulled out a little, maybe 1-2 mm. In the 3rd pic the handle arrow is pointing to a place that is outside the normal arc where you would turn it. and the handle is supposed to turn freely inside the arc that is...

Recently I had new wheels/tires put on and the hubs are far more exposed than they used to be. I had a shop install these almost 2 years ago. Due to my trust in them, the previous wheels having a center offset, and my never needing to adjust the hubs, I may have missed this if it happened some...

Another source for wheels: https://militarytires.ca/product-category/offroad-4x4/wheels-only-offroad-4x4/

Why go through the snow when you can go on top of it? They also make systems you can drive a wheeled vehicle onto, strap in, then take off. Should have included this, they make these things for bigger trucks too, so, put some on your MV

There are UV coatings. However, due to the issues in Texas recently, all plastics are through the roof - seems there's lots of chemical plants in a state with (usually) low electrical costs close to oil production. Metal will keep going up though at a certain point it will level off when it...

Thought I'd post a link to another source for wheels. This place has 2 differnt budd wheel types and 2 different non, all 6 x 8.75.

Y'know I was in a different place, financially, when I bought my Deuce. MTVR would be real nice for my goals. With your 7 ton off-road rating, you can pretty much use anything. Another MTVR thread here, the builder estimated the wood weight from building at 1.5 tons. I have seen those FRP...

Yeah, that is cheap stuff. I was looking at fencing some land recently and corrugated metal was cheaper than wood. Not sure how to seal it though. Most of the roof will be covered with solar panels so the material can be pretty thin, I just need it sealed off from the elements.

Yeah, the exterior cladding I'm still not sure what it's gonna be. I'll probably use 5052 aluminum for any exterior, it has the best corrosion resistance (of the 3 grades that I see commonly sold). 5052 is also cheaper, though I don't know the metals market and maybe there's a reason for this...

Not sure this is for me. I don't want to say I'm building on the cheap, because in some areas I'm spending a lot, but in some areas I don't want to spend too much either. After all, this is all going on a Deuce, not a Ford F750. I have ~250 sq/ft of exterior wall to cover. Looking at an...

I have no plans to bend any tubing. I plan to cut and weld steel tube. Essentially, I'll be building a framework. The sub-floor will be an aluminum box contained inside this framework. I plan on riveting the outer skin (material still to be determined) and the sub-floor box. Haven't decided...

120 miles away, cost savings might be offset by travel. I'll look at them when I make my big order, when I finalize my plans. I've already changed my layout, yet again. Wanted the align the sink, shower and gray water tank better. And I'll be building my bed out of a combination steel tube...

I have a whole thread on it, in Deuce Mods. It's a commercial wheel/tire set up for the Deuce. They're custom 24.5x8.25 wheels with 11r24.5 tires. They are budd wheels, now and tubeless, though I suppose I could use tubes if I wanted. I bought blank aluminum wheels and took them to a machine...

New shoes.

Looks like plenty of room for chains on the outside, couldn't do inside. On as side note, now I know why there are so many scallops cut out around the outside of truck wheels. And I'm glad I had a second one done opposite, though I didn't think it would be for this at the time. To get at the...

They look like steel because they were uncut when I bought them, then I had 'em anodized black. Normally they're made for the lifted pick-up market and someone would have some funky custom design done, but I didn't care about that, I just needed a blank wheel for the lug pattern. They're not...

So, this particular sub-project took about a year. Drove home tonight, only got up to about 50 mph, but it seemed ok. Not like it'll go much faster so, it'll probably be fine on the freeway. The shop had to buy a hub socket, I'm paying for it but I told them to keep it - I already own one and...

Actually, my plans are to have a perpendicular motorcycle holder and one of these: Won't necessarily use that specific carrier, but you get the idea. That motorcycle is 7' 2" long, it'll fit behind nicely.

TLDR: Stuff about my camper build, if you have problems with my threads, you might want to skip this one or look at the pretty picture and shake your head about all the stuff I'm doing wrong. Thought I'd write up a little update. Like many on here, life takes us in many directions and my time...