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Glad you enjoyed it!

good luck on your project

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal Thanks!

Awesome! Thank you!

All the employees I asked about it back then at Lowes, HD, Ace... all said it was covid's fault, but when products started becoming available again here in California they had new labels stating that they complied with new emissions standards, so I'm thinking it was new government regulations. EPS must have still complied, but XPS had too much pollution during manufacturing.

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal I'm in SoCal. Weird that the govt cracks down on foam but lets everything else go to ruin.

Haha. I've considered offering a guided overland trip in Baja, but even with the nice group of folks we had on this trip and no real problems arising, it was still challenging to keep everyone stumbling in the same direction 😅

😂

yep

@TheTravelingTogetherJournal we flew and was in costa rica for a week. Want to do the drive with our 4 boys soon. Looking to move there lol watching all your videos

July. Yes, lots of rain

We did visit Northern Honduras and Isla Utila on our way back north to USA. We had a great time!

I go into camper weight, and new vehicle curb weight in this video: ua-cam.com/video/Bwbfe8-MII0/v-deo.htmlsi=ljeKHpqwONtNBWww&t=76

I think you answered your own question, but if something is unclear, let me know

That is correct. I'm sure there is some amount of flex technically. But when I was crawling around up there with or without a mattress I couldn't feel any flex, and when I'm looking at it from the outside and Amie is moving around in the cabover I can't see any flex.

It’s noticeable but not bad. It would probably be more annoying in a modern, quiet vehicle. But this old truck is already fairly loud anyway

He tackled a lot of tricky elements and it came out great👍

I had planned on using XPS, but when I started the build I couldn't get it anywhere in California or online without buying full pallets and paying a lot in shipping, so I considered alternatives. The pour foam I used results in a foam slightly stronger than 25psi xps with similar closed cell structure and it adheres itself to the sheathing (wood) so I didn't have to deal with trying to bond the foam

@TheTravelingTogetherJournal awesome thanks, I'll be using this video as a reference guide to building a hard sided pop up. Very cool!!!

@@darcybanasiak7293 Awesome. Good luck with your project

My dad had a ram with the same paint job when I was a kid. I think his was an '84. Single cab, but I remember our whole family (5 of us) riding down to the river in that thing... simpler times I suppose.

Yeah. He did a really nice job and didn't shy away from adding some style to the box

not the cheapest thing possible, but compared to pre fabbed composite panels or laminating your own?

I've seen a few U-haul campers. Seems like a good idea. what truck are you attaching it to?

It is unlikely that the border agent will speak english at most central america border crossings. I've learned some spanish, but its pretty limited. The process at each border is pretty similar (except mex-USA) so you kinda have an idea of what you are trying to get done/what they will want from you and I would struggle through with my bad spanish.

Thanks for coming by and saying hi, Dave. Glad our paths crossed

You do need to fold it to the right size so it fits in the bag. If you make your folds too long or too short it won't zip up. But once you get used to that it's pretty easy. We have the drop-stitch floor in ours and I leave it in the kayak all the time. It still fits in the normal bag. I believe the normal floor would fold up a bit easier/ smaller.

I'm averaging 15.25 mpg after about 5 tanks of gas. lift system is still working well. I did try to pop it up while parked in a very unlevel turnout and that didn't want to come back down very smoothly. Took a little finagling

Hi Flo Your dog is supposed to have an up to date rabies vaccination and you need proof of that vaccination from your vet. That is the rule, though I have never been asked for it crossing the border in either direction.

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal okay thank you so much!

IN MY OPINION... I don't think it's any more risky than it has been in recent years. Traveling with dogs, sleeping in separate tents, traveling with more vehicles all makes the logistics of robbing you more difficult and therefore less attractive to a would-be criminal. I stopped spending much time north of el rosario 10 years ago. Last time I tried to spend time over there I got a bad vibe from some young men on the beach and decided not to stay, then had some drugged out guy crawling on my hood at the Pemex. I prefer to go further south anyway, so I have been going down highway five and just skipping that part of the pacific coast.

Haha. Easy relief makes the entire experience more enjoyable. The Big Sur area is every bit as beautiful as it looks in the pictures. We got lucky with sunshine the entire trip and must have spent hours just staring at the water and cliffs.

Thanks for sticking with us! Link to the chair: amzn.to/3wpzw4q We got our a few years ago, so it looks like they have made a couple small changes, but I can say they are comfortable enough to fall asleep in 😅