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Buy decent cloth, if its directional cloth lay it up in different directions to add strength. For small projects I prefer to wet up the cloth with resin on a work surface old piece of wood or cardboard and then transfer it to your rig - less messy. For vertical and ceiling projects add a thickener such as wood microfibers added to your resin. Practice makes perfect. You can use wax paper to prevent any surface from adhering or to add pressure and force out air bubbles during curing.

Congrats. Looks to be in great shape!

Good stuff, great your getting out! Getting stuck is all part of the adventure. I've got my over cab area windows and all panels redone so I'm eager for some long weekend trips, I don't work Fridays. I love the retro door design on your chinook, has that Star Trek look to it! Happy trails. Another trick is to air down your tires on soft roads and to get out of a hole. Of course then you have to carry a method for airing back up!

Pretty much finished all the panels now on the front cab over area! The side panels were the toughest ones to do. I ended up using some old maps I made years ago (needed a large piece of paper to hold up to trace the wall and window outline). Then I cut them out and traced back onto the new panel. At $26 dollars a sheet I didn't want to make too many mistakes. I initially just traced my old panels I had kept from demo, but they didn't fit well and I wasted a panel. Check out the photos. Still have to order some window trim and I might get some of the bead trim in black too. Anyone know what that is called? I also plan to rip out the shower panel in the cab over area and build in a small shelf into that wall (there is wasted space here) and also add a USB charging port and a built in pistol safe. But that will have to wait. I'm going to shift gears and work on the rear vehicle panels, seems there was some leaking going on at some stage of the Raders life back there. While I'm at it I'm going to add some sturdy wood so I can attach a new external galley box and get my generator stored outside on the back bumper.

Very cool, got a favorite store in Ballard that stocks them? Next time I'm up that way ill crash in that part of town. My old brown trim was pretty beat up, I might try and paint some of it, cause it ain't cheap, thanks for the tip.

The lighting was just right. It was a picture perfect day!

Here is a Shasta and if you buy it for asking price $6k you get a free Suburban too! http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/4413616476.html

Thanks Linda Ill shop around

Thanks, ill be painting my rims black to match them. Panels are designed to easily be removable and give me access to windows and wiring. Where can I buy black trim to go around my cut out window panels? My old panels had them?

This is a great downunder beer prank (I can relate I'm a Kiwi) a husband and wife come home and find their entire house is plumbed with beer!! Go for it do the Yota beer mod!! I can see a temporary mini keg install would be a great addition, just make the tap non reachable to the driver! Im thinking an exterior galleybox on the rear would make a perfect summer beer tap/bar. I'm ordering up a couple or rear storage boxes.

thats a cool link, like the converted 2 shipping containers into a home neat stuff. When I finish my Sunrader I want to build a mini home with mini garage for my mini toyota!

think I'll stick with flushing with windshield washer fluid, a lot cheaper. Nice concept, another option is to incinerate it, like they do on sail boats. We have the on board propane already!

I ran into this home away from home at Mt Baker Ski Resort, very well built house on a what looks like a car hauling trailer. OR is a great company, they make MSR stoves, tents, and other products. They hit the road with this house trailer as a marketing strategy. Serious powder hounds, they beat me to the ski lifts, their home was all locked up at 830am - I wanted to check out the inside and get some ideas.

A little more progress on the paneling: I decided to panel around the front windows, took a lot of measuring, and trimming, and test fitting, plus I glued in some fabric where the mattress meets the front window wall. I'm about 80% happy with it and will use it this summer, then redo it - one of my countersunk screws pulled thru and I missed the wood on another. Also whilst waiting for my stain to dry I refinished a few of my exterior access doors, and sanded the rust off the furnace outlet, and painted with metallic heat resistant paint. Check out attached pics. Next I need to finish the last ceiling panel, and the 2 side panels.

This is on my list of improvements, thanks for working out the flasher issue for us.

This would be a great project for someone wanting more room https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/rvs/4387024465.html Blue seats, it's got character all right!

Not mine, looks in great shape, no mention of which rear axle? http://skagit.craigslist.org/rvs/4405846598.html

Could it be as simple as your not opening the hot water valve? Some on off valves require them to be in-line but some require you to screw all the way open, lefty loosely? Just a guess I know my tank drain valve requires me to turn all the way lefty loosely to allow water to drain.

Might as well buy two while your at it, as your going to want more of them!

Nice blog Anthony. I'll be heading to Florida next March to do a 300 mile 6 day kayak sailing race. Everglades challenge. Not sure if I'll be driving the Motorhome though.

Here is a new origami folding kayak that is pretty cool! http://www.orukayak.com/

I have an inflatable SUP very durable and I usually leave it inflated all year long, I throw it up on my stock rack on top of the Sunrader. If your inflatable lost air it's a defect, send it back. Mine's been inflated for 2 years now, just give it a few pumps to top it off every now and then.

We just got back from a great 3 days of skiing at Mt Baker. We loved these very compact battery powered backpacker lights which we strung around our bed at night. Gave enough light to read and added a romantic touch, with the right music and..... I bought them for actual backpacking, but we loved them in the camper and plan to buy another set for the over cab area. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003N8BP28?psc=1

Sounds good Corbin, I just blew thru Seattle on the way back from some great skiing at Mt Baker. I'll take u up on the drink later this year. Note to self don't go road tripping when your side windows are only held in with butyl tape from the exterior! One window started to separate! I suspect it was too cold when I set it. I'll have to take them both out and reapply. Skiing snowboarding and camping was great though. Tried out our oven for the first time too, worked great.

I was up on mt baker ski rader camping and we got dumped on too. My 4 wheel drive saved me! First time I had it in 4 Low! As for chains I do the fronts only. Someone told me about Lacede chain manufacturing in Vancouver wa. Lacledechain.com They make dually chains. I've been meaning to call them to see if our minimal dually clearence could safely work. Maybe only cables? Look up dual triple truck chain I think. http://www.lacledechain.com I eventually want to winter travel to national parks and chains on all tires are required. Downside is dually chains would be heavy to haul around!