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Warpath, Does Ryder have a web page, or do you have to go to one of their lots? If you have to go to the lot, where are they located? I figure that just about any used truck I buy will need most of the things that you mention. Jeff in South Dakota 1995 Ford F-250 4X4 PSD 1992 Skamper...

J & J, I have also been looking for something closer to $10K, as I am not a full timer, and can't really justify a more expensive rig. The Volvo's seem to go pretty reasonable, but I am looking for a Freightliner, as it will work better for my application (in South Dakota, a converted sleeper...

CM, The FRP that is sold at Home Depot type stores is fiberglass reinforced plastic, and is also used in many restraunt applications (I know, I just hung about 60 sheets of it in the last couple of weeks). It will also make a nice shower stall. I made one in the last bus I converted, just...

>I don't know what the wall construction of the Renegade is (steel framing similar to SH but skinned with FRP??). Regards, Alan< Alan, With most FRP truck boxes, trailers and such, there is no frame, just top, bottom, and corner aluminum extrusions. The FRP is bolted or rivited to these...

Geof, It's a diesel. Here's a link with couple of pics of it: http://rap.midco.net/grissop/Unimog/unimog.html Jeff in South Dakota 1995 Ford F-250 4X4 PSD 1992 Skamper Slide in camper 1984 Holiday Rambler 5er 1979 Mercedes Benz Unimog

I looked up the Webasto web page, and they have quite a few options for you. http://www.webasto-thermo.com/ Jeff in South Dakota 1995 Ford F-250 4X4 PSD 1992 Skamper Slide in camper 1984 Holiday Rambler 5er 1979 Mercedes Benz Unimog

Jim, September sounds fine, and Wichita seems like a centeral location. I'll sure try to make it. Hopefully I'll have a class 8 by then. I'm still gonna try to make it down to Angastora before you leave. Jeff in South Dakota 1995 Ford F-250 4X4 PSD 1992 Skamper Slide in camper 1984...

Matt, I was looking at a diesel fired hot water heater for a bus conversion a few years back, I think the company that made it was Webasto (it think they have a web page). It could also be used to pre heat your truck engine on cold days if I remember right. Jeff in South Dakota 1995 Ford...

Wow Chuck, that Airstream looks tiny behind your rig! Love the flame job. Thought I was the only one crazy enough to want to do that to an RV (had planned a flame job on a Flxible bus I own). Sorry I missed you when you came thru, but I was on my way to Denver that day. Jeff in South...

What makes me mad, is that they are harassing guys that are trying to pull with a safer rig, but ignore the fools out there pulling 30'+ trailers, plus a boat behind, with 1/2 ton trucks that are grossly overloaded. Living in the Black Hills, I see these kind of rigs almost every day in the...

I woulkdn't dump the airbags while going down the road, just when I was backing into my driveway, or some other such spot where I needed the extra clearance at the back of the trailer that lowering the rear of the truck would allow. Jeff in South Dakota 1995 Ford F-250 4X4 PSD 1992 Skamper...

You don't need to have a lift kit or large tires on your pickup to run into clearance problems. I have a stock F250 4X4 with stock tires, and my 34' Holiday Rambler would not clear the bed. The previous owner had to have the suspension modified to raise the axels about 2 inches more than the...

Chuck, If it will work for Jim, 9:00 sounds great to me, We decided to run down to Denver instead of Yankton, and want to try to get out of town by noon. I won't have a fancy tow rig there, but might drive the Unimog just to be different. Jeff in South Dakota 1995 Ford F-250 4X4 PSD 1992...

Well, I prefer to think of it as the center of the universe, but I live here. Morning would work best for me, if possible, as the wife and I might head to Yankton in the afternoon for a couple of days of camping at Lewis & Clark lake with the pickup camper. Jeff in South Dakota 1995 Ford...

Jim, Just let me know, I am working on a construction/remodeling project near the Flying J, so it would be easy for me to get away and meet you guys. The Honda dealer is right on your way to the Flying J, at the intersection of Hwy 79 and Hwy 44. Jeff in South Dakota 1995 Ford F-250 4X4 PSD...

Hey, if you guys meet in Rapid City, give me a call at 605-484-0783, I'll try to hook up with you. I'm still trying to get down to Angastora Jim, but have been busy since returning from Alaska. Jeff in South Dakota 1995 Ford F-250 4X4 PSD 1992 Skamper Slide in camper 1984 Holiday Rambler 5er...

Jim, Sounds good, I'm sure that I can make it down there before then. Geoff, I plan to frame it with box tubing, so it would not be easy to fill the tubing with foam, unless I drilled several holes in each section, and sprayed foam in. I don't think that filling the tubes with foam would...

Geof, The polyisocynate foam board is the other foam I was thinking of (I think). I don't know if I have seen it in 1 1/2 thick sheets, seems like it is usually 3/4 in thick. Will have to ask next time I stop at the lumber yard. I was also wondering if the steel framing would transfer the...

Jim, I was wondering if you were there yet, figured you were. Came through Hot Springs a couple of weeks ago on the way back from Zion NP and Las Vegas, but was anxious to get home, so didn't swing down to the lake. I want to get down there and see your rig, but am pretty busy this week...

I picked up a CDL handbook from the Highway Patrol office here in South Dakota, and right inside the front cover it says that you do not need a CDL to drive a motorhome, even if it weighs over 26,000 pounds (or whatever the majic number is). I don't know if it would also apply if you are...

For those of you building your own, what are you using for insulation? I would like to use rigid foam insulation (beadboard?) if possible, since it is easy to work with and does not settle. It can be cut with a table saw so it will fit tight between the frame, and comes in many different...

Geof, I have only seen a few trucks in this area with a huge sleeper. They must be more common on the coasts, and in more populated areas. I'm out in the middle on nowhere :-) Warpath, I didn't realise that is what you did to yours before adding the Showhauler on the back. That's...

After studying several trucks, I think I may look for a Freightliner. The sleepers on these are rivited, and would be easy to modify, where a Volvo appears to be welded together, and would be a lot more trouble. The Volvos seem to be more reasonably priced, but the Freightliners don't seem to...

onezman, The problem with most daycabs is that the wheelbase is too short for what I want to do, so I need a truck that already has a sleeper, probably about a 60" one. I want to end up with 100+ inches for the sleeper. What I was thinking of was moving the air bags back when I extended the...

That's pretty much what I am looking for, but since I am on a budget, I will have to build something myself. Lots of great ideas there though. Thanks! Jeff in South Dakota 1995 Ford F-250 4X4 PSD 1992 Skamper Slide in camper 1984 Holiday Rambler 5er 1979 Mercedes Benz Unimog