Hello r9k

Backing the truck under the house cage

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Are robots still interested?

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Yes keep posting!

Yes, please keep posting. I know this more suited for /o/ or /diy/, but this is a quality thread compared to everything else.

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yup, been a dronefag for a long time now, and a mobile operation center is something i'm planning to do

Okay.

Yes, well, that, and also I belive the topic - no, the lifestyle - pertains to robots especially.

Maybe I should jump ahead a bit. Here is what the exterior of the truckhouse looks like mostly finished.

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yea keep posting lad

How do you poo-poo/pee-pee?

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Total investment?Where did you get all the steel from?

In a toilet. What are you, a savage?

Actually though I like to pee in the sink.

On the left there, that's an on demand instant hot water heater. Fucking instant hot water, off the grid, no electric bill. Bitches.

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the absolute mad man has put a front door on his truck

How long did this take to build? Who's property were you using to build?

not gonna lie, this looks dangerous to drive at highway speeds

Where do you get electricity from?

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Where do you hook it up to dump it?

Post tha wholeness

bump for interest op, this seems comfy

Roughlyabouts $25k American. That includes the cost of the dump truck and all building supplies.
A steel supplier. Like wtf.

God damn it why is my shit sometimes upside down. Stupid accelerometers.

Well, yeah. It's the front door of my house!

I bought the dump truck in June of this year. All contruction progress you may see has been since then. So, 5-6 months. I built it on a family member's property.

Prior to this, I have been living the same lifestyle, off-grid and traveling, out of a giant camper van, for four years. I needed somewhere to do the work. The van can be seen in the background of some of these pictures and I have posted threads about it here once or twice before.

>looks
Based on no evidence. Cool.
She'll do 90 easliy.

...insulating the truck house with two part, closed cell spray foam

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probably solar panels

Were you able to do all of this work by yourself? I'm interested in doing something like this but I have no one to help me. What really concerns me is I'd have no place to store all my shit while building, which is why I asked you where you did this work at. I was hoping you'd say some junkyard or park.

Is the 'house' heavier/lighter than the old dump body?If it's heavier,does the chasis still hold alright?Did you take it out for a real trip yet?

Currently, my electrical needs are satisfied by a bank of 6v golf cart batteries wired in series, to the vehicle alternator, via a continuous duty solenoid.

As another poster pointed out, solar is the obvious solution, which I will soon add. I have had solar in my previous vehicle house for several years and will add it also to this house. In the interim I've used 0 gauge aluminum cable to deliver a good current from my alternator to my house batteries.

>hook ups
Ha ha, good one user.

Okay here's a more current picture of the interior.

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damn that looks comfy, i wish i could build stuff

Your most efficient option might be a solar system combined with a small generator. Using the alternator of the F450 will waste a lot of energy. Maybe in the overhang you built above the cabin you could house a generator and route the exhaust through a pipe to the outside

I have done every inch of the work by myself, with the exception of spraying the insulation, and the aluminum welding (both require specialized equipment). Everything else I have done by myself, solo, on my own, including all of the steel welding.

As someone who has lived off grid for years I understand why you would hope to do this in a satellite location. A build this thorough does require somewhere static.

The house as is weighs 13,380lbs. Roughly half of that is the weight of the original truck The truck is an F450, formerly a dump truck, and would usually carry a load of stone or whatever heavier than this, so chassis/suspension is not a concern. The better question is how did I get this past DOT and DMV for registered weight!

I am taking the truck on a real trip now, with minor technical difficulties.

Better picture of insulation.

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Start!

What the fuck that's my Cali King size bed up there, I'm not putting a generator in its place.

Also, I object on principle to the use of generators. They're loud when solar is passive and free (after initial investment).

Also,
>using the alternator will waste energy
What? It's surplus energy when the vehicle is running.

God damn upside down picture bullshit.

...picture is a messy shot of the overcab with cali king bed in it.

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Nigga you should be an engineer or some shit.

I'd rather get drunk on the beach and fuck college girls.

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So you built a camper that looks like a box truck

>well okay then

I think you are both using quotes wrong and understanding the point wrong. Did you have a question?

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Pretty much this.Engineering schools are full of spoiled babies who never built anything in their lives/have no imagination.The people who would actually be fit to become engineers are free thinkers who just go and build stuff.

Why did you feel the need to do it? Is that your permanent home? Have you always been into metalshop or did you have to learn everything?

>Also, I object on principle to the use of generators. They're loud when solar is passive and free
You might get only 300 watts from a large solar panel, in the best conditions. But it doesn't look like you have a lot of electronics to power anyway. Do you have a minifridge?

absolutly bumping this thread. i salute you OP. you browse /diy/? you should post there too.

Hear hear.

And here's a picture of me torching the countertop to create the burnt finishe seen in one of the earlier pictures.

Like I said before, I've been living this lifestyle for years already - just with a factory built class b RV. This is my custom built home. Yes it is my permanent home on wheels.

Why I started it is a long story I usually only tell after the second drink on a first date. But in short format I came to appreciate being self-contained and self-sufficient, and realized this lifestyle enables people to reach opportunities they otherwise may have not.

And I'm actually a better carpenter than I am a welder, but I always figure out what needs to be done.

You're really gonna argue with me as if I don't know what I'm talking about

A 300 watt array is what I had on my previous house (a class B van). That was plenty to run my lights, laptop, refrigerator, water pump, and anything else I needed.

Modern DC compressor refrigerators may draw only around 35 watts or so -- many variables exist here, but they are way more efficient than older designs.

And you're still thinking about it wrong. It's not strictly about solar input. It's about energy storage and how it's used. If I have a 210ah battery bank I know I can use half of that without over discharging the batteries, but that also means I have to replenish the top charge before using the full extent of their capacity again. You only need enough input (via solar, or the alternator) to charge your batteries before you've depleted their usable capacity.

Here's a short list of things you can't easily do with off grid solar/battery set ups:
>cooking
>heating
>air conditioning

That's pretty much it for the short list. Everything else can easliy be done off grid in a DC set up with no generator or inverter.

...my counter top after burning and polyurethane

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Sorry, I'm a bit drunk. I meant to include this burning picture as a precursor to the finished picture.

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are you the vanchad that posted here before

Is it the 7.3 6.0 or a gasser? Also is 4x4?

Thanks

I've been on the 4shits since they began, but never posted on DIY. These days I mostly stick to r9k and wsg.

Here is the form for what would become my colored concrete countertop.

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>carpenter
>dosent lurk or post in /diy/
gotta say, i am disapoint

At the time of my previous posting, people did call me "vanchad." Yes. It is not a name I solicited.

7.3 4x4 dually stick shift
booyah

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Can you get the commercial registration removed from it and have it titled like a regular vehicle since its been fully converted?

I mean if we're honest Jow Forums is pretty much dead at this point. I come to r9k because it's one of the last places on the internet that still has a unique community and vaguely original content with an anonymous user base. Though I do wish you'd all shut up about not getting laid.

...concrete counter top getting an epoxy coat

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Dude you did your homework. You have the bulletproof rig. 7.3 with the zf6 in 4x4. You built a 25k earthroamer. Fucking impressed bro

Where is the shower?

OPs fucking cool as shit what the fuck

This what a cool idea.

Excellent question! Short answer, yes. Now that it has a body that cannot be loaded with cargo, and has instead a body that includes amenities such as a source of heating, cooking, etc, I have had the vehicle re-registered as a motorhome.

For a motorhome, weight is not relevant. Eat my shit, DOT.

This is no longer a dump truck or an F450. It is a car. According to the DMV, as registered, it is a plain ol' car. Which happens to have a motorhome body.

The fact that this car weighs 14,000lbs and can tow a full load of stone? Not relevant. It's a car with a registered weight of 6,999 lbs and is not subject to roadside weighing.

That was the idea!

Here. Where's yours?

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I-in my bathroom...

Thanks brah

But I do mean it. Anyone can live this type of lifestyle.

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What year is the truck OP?

2001

I wanted the older body style, but it's surprisingly difficult to find the combination of
>7.3
>4wd
>standard
>11' bed

So I had to settle for something relatively new.

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godspeed op that is the fucking shit and you are living my dream right now

It's not a dream, it's a reality for anyone who dares to step into it.

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>had 25k to pay for all of this

noooorrmie. looks good though OP.

>>had 25k to pay for all of this

Don't be fooled so quickly. I had a few grand in the bank when I started this, yeah. However I took $9k out of a 401k account to be able to buy the initial vehicle. Most of the rest of the financing, when not repaid by my earnings, was on my credit card.

Right this second, I have about $2k in the bank, $13k debt on my credit card, and $2k in an old 401k I can't easily access.

When I sell my old van ("vanchad" posts, anyone?) I'll be able to get around 12-14k for it, which will mostly absolve my debt. But I can do the same by working. I'm not worried about money. Depending on where I am I can charge between $25 and $65 per hour for competent carpentry work.

Right this minute, I am lower than usual on funds and in need of some repair. But I'm not worried. Because my house is with me, I know what I'm doing, and I have no other expenses.

Picture related. It's of a deteriorated serpentine belt; a belt I already replaced earlier in the evening. It deteriorated because an oil leak is causing it to stick all over the pulleys. The oil leak is most probably the low pressure pump, which I will have to replace before traveling further.

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This is fucking cool op. Please keep posting

The problem is that these "free thinkers" can't do elementary school math like algebra.

Okay.

Hmm? What are you accusing me of exactly?

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Incredibly cool, OP. I wanted to live in a van for a while, but I'm not so sure if I want to anymore. Wifi is the biggest issue, but electricity is also bothering me. I live in washington, so solar panels might not be a viable option.

Freely thinking.

I have found wifi not to be that big of a concern. I pay for a Verizon "unlimited" jetpack; it is 4GLTE for the first 15gigs, and unlimited after that. I pay $90/month. Although "unlimited" is a farce these days in mobile data this plan has been adequate for me to stream netflix any time I want beyond the 15 gig throttle threshold, so, that's adequate for me.

>I live in washington so solar blah blah
Fucker I'm from Vermont. Or maybe you didn't see the plates. The advantage of living on wheels is that your house comes with you.

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just read the whole thread OP thanks for the quality content and thanks for sharing.

Keep on truckin!

AAAHHH MY EYES
for the love of god use warm lighting

besides that.... I love it!

Doesnt the water fall out if it's on the ceiling?

But I prefer lighting at 65k or higher

Yes

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its nice I guess but its also one of the most unaerodynamic designs I have ever seen.

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Quality thread, OP. I want to eventually do some off the grid projects myself. I'm one of those ex military, gun hoarding, ammo stocking, tin foil hat wearing, preppers. Looking to start off with a tiny home and see about making something more mobile like your build or converting a van.

Wow this is so fucking cool...

Is that a running trap? Don't let the inspector see that, buddy.

This, and it seems like 25k (even though it includes the truck) is a kind of a high price, and it also has this soulless look.

Imagine meeting a girl and telling her you live in a truck. Are you planning on staying virgin forever?

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>my entire self worth is based on whether or not I can get laid
not everyone's a lil insecure bitch like you

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How do you control the temperature? Does it ever get unbearably cold or hot?

>t. butthurt engineering student who hasnt built anything

good shit
can you post pic of your previous house?

Vanchad is a cute
Marry me

I have a transit connect high top. Want to do something neat with it but it is a bit too small

Couldn't you make a direct connection from the house to the driver's seat?

On the list of things I was concerned with when building an unprecedented off-grid rolling house, aerodynamics did not register.

Do it. I'm also a gun nut, incidentally, but I don't carry my collection with me due to different state laws.

Thanks!

I like to live dangerously.

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>he only talks to garden variety whores
to each their own i guess

Soullessness was also part of the design.

You have no idea. Girls salivate between the thighs for all this tinyhouse shit.

I have a diesel fired stove. It cranks out heat with no electricity used.
And if it's too hot, I'm probably out swimming.

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It's the van in the background here

I live in a truck now.

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There have been plenty of builds done with those. Look em up on YouTube.

I did. Was really fun to get drunk and sawzall through the cab and bench seat too btw.

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Looks really cool OP. I think I'd feel very lonely and disconnected in that lifestyle but I know it works for some people. Where are you heading to now?

I was headed to San Diego, but for the moment I'm stuck in fucking Ohio. I developed a massive oil leak. I think it's the low pressure pump.

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Hey op, did you plan out the layout of the house part and figure out dimensions and sizing before construction? Do you have it documented? What made you pick certain sizes for structural framing?

I had the dimensions and floor plan figured out, yeah, but it was all in my head. I didn't put anything on paper. The build is documented only by pictures taken while I was doing it.

As for the size of the framing material, I just took a guess at that. I went with 2" because I estimated I should have 2" of insulation. I considered using 1x2 steel because it would be cheaper and lighter, but decided 2x2 gives me more surface area on my welds at joints, so I went with that. I made this decision in about 6 seconds while standing at the counter at the steel supplier.

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The biggest hardship I had with living in a vehicle (Pacific Northwest) was a lack of insulation and all the problems that come with it (not just cold nights, mostly condensation causing corrosion and mold if I wasn't dutiful about cleaning.) It looks like you used about an inch or two of sprayfoam for insulation, is that correct and how does it perform? Are interior surfaces covered in condensation in the morning?

Also, where do you park? I assume this beautifulbeast isn't your daily driver, right? Do you pay for parking, park at a friend's house, or what?

The truck sounds awfully heavy to have much off-road capability, but surely it can handle Forest Service and logging roads. Do you take it innawoods much?

Most importantly, as a fellow tradesman (when I was vanliving I was a structural metalworker) how do you keep that thing clean? If you're a carpenter it must be a fair amount of effort keeping such a small place from looking like a hobo camp, right?