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thats a really nice setup. the dowel sounds like it makes it really sophisticated, and i never thought of the magnets to screws idea. some folks in steel vehicles use magnets for blackouts, screens, and shades, and i discounted it because of the fiberglass/aluminum cap. but it didnt occur to me...

The Cab Redesign: We never have passengers, and (unfortunately) don't have dogs, so the rear portion of the supercab was reconfigured into designated storage. You get a significant amount of room back by removing the seats, and I turned the rear wall into modular storage. For a look at my...

yeah. the irony is that a lot of the 'stealth' thinking that goes into this is basically a waste of time (for me). mostly fueled i think by my distant past where i spent years living out of a car. at that time i cared a lot about whether someone could pick me out in a parking lot. while it is...

I have definitely considered that. I have watched videos several times on the 270 awnings and they are obviously awesome in terms of upgrading the QOL, especially in sun and rain. our current setup is pretty sh*tty in the rain, as anyone can imagine. like future divorce court kinda' stuff:)...

1) does not matter. forscan with mm entry is easier. 2) can use various calcs for new tire circ. tiresize.com/calculator gives 2520 for your new tire not sure what the actual mm you should put in, but it will be smaller than 2520. (0.967*2520)=2437mm may be a good starting point per prior...

well, you predicted my size on the dot. so in my book you're still a magician. but if people post up their data here i can keep compiling it into a master sheet for future reference

The cab electronics: Nothing exciting here, but we did make a few small changes. 1) Weboost 'drive reach' cell booster. this was a pricey upgrade but we find it markedly improved our signal driving across the country, in the boonies, and camping. This is occasionally helpful for entertainment...

yeah. thankfully we basically never camp where anyone can see us these days, so it hasnt been an issue. if i was doing it, i would probably cut black black-out cloth to size, and sew a strip of hook velcro to the edges. then put adhesive loop velcro on the glass casing. this would allow a tight...

and WHERE were you three days ago?! four unnecessary trips to the highway and a lot of bugging my wife to read me GPS live numbers when you knew the end result down to the mm without even trying. damn. ill go through a couple of the other numbers other forum members came up with. if that...

Given how many people are changing tires, and the ease of just putting "mm circumference" in forscan to fix speedo error, I was surprised about how every thread I read seemed to suggest there was a lot of trial and error in getting the circumference right to actually match GPS speeds. I...

I am definitely NOT going to show my wife that picture, lest she get any ideas. She would happily trade me in for two or three dogs, now that the truck is built.

The topper / camper shell / cap whatever you call it. Well, we would have preferred an SUV but the ones that could do the stuff we wanted to do were too expensive and got junk gas mileage. Or a minivan, but the offroad capabilities were inadequate. So how do you live in the bed of a pickup...

Power and bed lighting: This is also fleshed out somewhat in a previous thread. To go to the discussion on our solar setup and primary-battery-to-bed wiring is here: https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/truck-bed-cap-camping-storage-build.8358/post-162527 Notes on that, now that we have put...

thanks! one note on the eye nuts. (good call. 'eye nuts' is more accurate than 'female eye bolts'!) i am not sure how the roof tracks are installed, but it looks like the bolt comes from the outside in, and goes throguh track, then a rubber sealing gasket, then fiberglass shell, then on the...

my 32" tire fits (255/75/17). i have read here that a 33" fits. i have a steel spare wheel but cant see any reason why a standard wheel would change anything.

7' bed would be super cush. I'd have to get a couple dogs to take up the extra room;)

Sleeping: We have a caveman's version of the sleep-number bed. Under the driver side of the sleeping platform is my wife's yoga mat and my thin camping inflatable mattress. On the passenger/wife side of the platform is my wife's thick inflatable camping pad. On top of this, covering the entire...

The truck bed is the core of the build, which I detailed here: https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/truck-bed-cap-camping-storage-build.8358/ This above thread discusses the bed architecture. The general layout is that there is a plywood raised bed that is basically a sleeping surface and...

First: the truck. We have a 2019 XL Ranger FX4 supercab. The basis of this project is that you can sleep IN the bed. So the supercab is the only model that could work, because the short bed of the supercrew would allow only children to sleep- even diagonally. If you are considering the...

This isn't really a build thread, in the typical sense. We have a stock truck, and it looks 100% generic on the surface. But over the last six months our 2019 XL supercab has matured into a fully functional offroad/overland rig, best suited for folks like us who 1) also use it as a daily...