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And now my truck can hang with the big dawgs...lol. Installed 50 amp service today. Mounted an external box and wired it into the breaker panel. Not the prettiest in the world, but effective. Whole thing, wire (380) plugs (100) box (40) was 600 bucks...give or take. And that is what the wire...

I agree it would look nicer. But I don't have the prettiest rig on the planet, and never intended it to be. So the connection box I got for it will work. 50 bucks, and I have plenty of plumbers tape and sealant from the roof vent to watertight seal the back of it. Overall, the project is coming...

Wanted to add my experiences to the list. The show I work for is traveling in Texas atm. I went to the people at the county tax office and I was done in 15 minutes. Very simple and straight forward process. Pictures, weight slip (so they know what to charge you) an inspection (I had a 'green...

This is 99% accurate. There is one small detail that is not quite correct. the 26k limit is not for class A. Class B is any straight truck over 26001. Any trailer over 10k is an automatic class A. But Bob is quite correct that anything over 10k and you need to follow the regs, just don't need a...

Little worried about that ad. Seller does not even know if its a 9 speed or not.... not to mention the fire. You cant always see the damage fire can cause to metal.

Going to make a couple lead lines.. a 50 footer and a 100 footer, with a small 3 foot female/female connector in case I need all 150 feet. Which just shouldn't happen.. but who knows.. lol. Decided to put a box on the outside of the truck to connect/disconnect to instead of wiring directly to...

check the eBay store for Temco... I am sure they still have some at that price. 2.20 a foot for SOOW 8/4 cant go wrong. Showman's Supplies wanted over 4 bucks a foot. And that wasn't happening... I don't care how badly I wanted that hot shower working.. ;)

Quick update on the wire situation. Found some 8/4 wire on eBay for 2.20 a foot new. Company was Tempco. Will post later on the quality. I suspect its cheap because I am buying the leftovers from a spool...which is ok with me. 175 feet total is way more than I will ever need. And more power than...

Our shop truck has cabinet doors that were made the same way. I will give it some thought. I might just leave the small doorway open instead. hang a full length curtain in the door way in case the back is open for whatever reason. Ordered the wire the other day..it should arrive this week. 175...

Looking good Doc. The pass thru to the back (or is that the closet?) Looks like you made the door from plywood and some 2X3? I am still stuck on what to make my pass thru door from. Ordering a custom door for that is stoopid money. Progress on my rig is slow, but getting there. this month I am...

That paragraph is very specific. It says any unit *towing* a 5th wheel RV. So, you could change the 5th wheel plate on a semi and pull your RV with it. Here's the catch. You take the RV off and you better have at least a class B CDL.. not to mention what happens should you cross state lines..

Update. So the show suprised me. The setup here is almost the same as the circus I worked for. 3 gennys 2 for the show and one dedicated for the RVs. And I can pick whatever size cord I want to spend money on. Now I just need to size the wire and install it. Going to install a couple boxes under...

So I looked into the whole heating/cooling thing a little bit, and Bob had a great idea with the mini-split system. Couple people have them. I think Doc has one, and he and I have similar trucks. Initially I balked at the price, but I noticed a couple on eBay that is are in the 500-700 dollar...

So I havent posted in a little while, couple pics for an update. Work is slow when you are living in the truck....lol Sink is in. Think I posted about this earlier, maybe not. I got a great deal on a double sink I was originally going to put in. Turns out, it didnt fit. My countertop is 24...

Welcome to the FUN that is truck conversions. :) Doc and I have very similar trucks (his is finished nicer than mine. But like you, I work on diesels, so I get covered in crap daily and no point in spending a small fortune on the inside only to ruin it a couple months later). I posted a couple...

Here in southern Texas, there is very little rain. So I am not worried so much about rain as I am about letting the heat out of the truck. It hit 90 a couple times so far, and it was waaaarm in the truck, lol. I am thinking about a cheap wall mount AC unit. I think it would look fairly horrible...

As an owner of the truck you are talking about (my box is slightly larger) I have a couple thoughts. First, while you do start out 'ahead' by having the insulation already in the walls, you are forgetting something important.. electrical wiring. Unless you are planning on running without it in...

Never occured to me to use a fuel tank as a grey water tank. Interesting idea. I imagine you have a filtration system for the drinking water in the rig to screen out anything that might have been left over in the tank. I wonder how long one of these tanks would last as a water tank...

I would think *any* type of piping that isnt flex pipe would be subject to the problems of vibration eventually... even black pipe. But I am new to the RV world. All my experience is with homes, and stationary installs of whatever I was working on, electrical, plumbing, etc

The heater itself isnt really a problem. I like my portable unit. The only real problem (and not really a problem overall) is the tanks. Building a box for them under the truck (I have plenty of room) and then running lines up through the floor to the inside. I thought about copper and also...

I can certainly relate. My kitchen counter is 1" plywood. You wont see that kind of construction in today's motorhomes. I had hoped to finish the inside before heading back on the road, but the show changed it's starting date, and I will be arriving late to the show as it is if I head out...

Yea, I was thinking vertical tanks. Perhaps two tanks inside a box. Using the same type of tie down as you find on the front of travel trailers. Accomplishes same thing, and it isnt like we dont have massive amounts of room under our trucks. Ground to crossmembers is 42" on my truck.

So I continued to work on the 'kitchen area' and ran into a minor snafu. The sink (which I got for cheap..30 bucks including faucet, mounting hardware and piping) just wont fit. I wanted a single bay sink, but this one was really cheap so I thought I would make it work. No biggie, I will use the...

Everything you said is true. But this was a temporary fix while I decide what to do. Kind of what Congress and the President are going to do about spending. A temporary fix and let the next guy fix it, lol. But on a more serious note, yes the 20 or even 30 lb'ers are much cheaper after the...

And that is the only other thing that I dont like. I had forgotten about the slightly off odor that propane gives when burned. Not enough to give me a headache, but annoying. I have not tried it again since installing my first roof vent. It went in without any issues, just waiting on some rain...