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I don't know about being a wealth of knowledge, but what I have learned, I'd be happy to share! These things are fun to build and work with, and you can make what YOU want and not just what a company thinks you should want. Having the extra interior space in a 934 body will be nice for you too...

It's not exactly related to the 'camper' portion of my truck, but I just finished an upgrade to the truck. A while back I decided that I wanted extra fuel capacity, so I added a tractor tank on the right hand side in place of the cargo truck toolbox. To keep from making the plumbing more...

Ah, I understand your question now. As long as you scuffed the tubing up well prior to applying the POR-15 system to it, I think it would stick fine. The biggest problem in my mind would be getting even coats on tubes that run vertically. The stuff doesn't go down well in thin coats, and seems...

To be honest, the only new steel that I've used it on was hot rolled sheet with very thin mill scale. This was on the patch panels that I put on the roof in this latest round - every other time I have used the stuff it has been on old metal. Keep in mind that I'm not an expert with this stuff...

I have some of the cartridge style filters like you showed, and on the package it said that they were for organic solvent particles. I think they are intended to filter out mists like with paint vapor, etc. I know that when I use those to go into the crawl space under the house, I can't even...

https://www.por15.com/ POR-15 is a system of rust neutralizing and encapsulating paints that I think actually come close to doing what they are advertised to do, which is rare these days. Their metal prep appears to act similarly to phosphoric acid in that it eats the rust away and leaves a...

I did decide to add a few minor upgrades while I had things apart. It had always been a bit stuffy inside without the AC when using the windows for ventilation, so I added in a roof vent in the main space, which actually helped the circulation a lot. I cleaned up the wiring to the TV so it...

That's one of the few sure things in life... death, taxes, and rust in an M109 van body! Like peashooter said, you can get into most areas of the M109 box, but almost every part of it is steel and will eventually rust no matter what you do. All of the effort you put in just buys time, and the...

I don't have much new with it right now honestly. The biggest 'upgrade' I have done to it was actually building a barn big enough to park it in. I feel a lot better about it not rusting away with it out of the elements. I did find a leak in the roof at the end of the 2019 camping season which...

2StateTrigger, No I did not consider putting a 'normal' camper on the back, because I bought the M109 for the express purpose of making it into a camper. I only went with the 5 ton chassis because of how cheaply I was able to get a good one at the time. Otherwise I would have continued to build...

In the spirit of full disclosure, the vast majority of the driving that I've done in the camper on either chassis was on paved roads. I've always thought that taking it over too rough of terrain would be tough on the cabinets and other wood work. When it does go off road, I take it slow, and...

It's finally started to get warm here, so I've been able to get back to work on the truck. I finally finished up the wiring on the light bar / A/C unit wind deflector unit that I made and partially installed last Fall. You can never have too much light, right? I had the overhead console and new...

It's been a while since I posted anything so I thought I'd share a few updates. I got uncomfortable with the tires last Fall when I found some dry rot cracking near the edges of the tread, so this Spring I changed the tires out for Michelin 395's that I had (on MRAP wheels). Of course that...

Thanks! That's my volt meter for checking the status of the 'house' battery. It's just a cheap China made piece so it's lower than my good meter's reading by about 0.2 volts, but it's a pretty constant offset so it's still useful. I think it may even be adjustable but I've just learned to...

Thanks! The floor covering is just peel and stick Armstrong brand floor tile from Lowes. They were cheap and give me the ability to replace them when one gets damaged. I've already had to exercise that option once after a sharp corner on my tool box cut one. [thumbzup]

The last thing I've been working on was to get the primer covered up before winter time. I'd originally planned on doing the full 3 color woodland camo, and I still may at some point, but I like the way it looks solid green for now so it's going to stay like it is for now. Here are some pictures...

When I figured out that my shutterstat wasn't working, I took it apart only to break the thermal module in the process. I'm waiting on my replacement to arrive, but while I was into the cooling system I decided to go ahead and flush everything out and add a coolant filter system. It was very...

It's been a while since I've posted anything, largely because I've been busy trying to get work done on the truck. I've gotten the interior a little closer to 'finished', and taken the truck on a few short trips. I've also gotten the toolbox made for the back. It is made from 1/8" steel and...

I've not done much on the truck in the last couple weeks but I thought I'd show what I have managed to accomplish. I mounted the first of the upper cabinets a few days ago. This one overlaps the window a bit in front of the kitchen sink, but it's where I wanted it in order to hold the range hood...

I found a few pictures of Zout's work on here as well as several useful pieces of information. I think he intentionally didn't post much about his build, which I understand and respect his decision to do so. I did use MS Paint and a side shot of his truck to get an idea of how my truck would...