Expandable truck
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New member, new to the idea of conversion as well. I began looking at ex-military vehicles as a possible solution for travel on the difficult roads of Latin America. I found this: https://picasaweb.google.com/1143766...CJr6gNTV5Z3baA I wouldn't know where to begin with a conversion, but one problem became apparent right off, namely how to handle areas with plumbing, as slide-outs run full-length each side. Ideas? |
I think there's a web site for converted military vehicles isn't there? Something like steelsoldiers or something. I'll try googling it.
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Hunt around on Steel Soldiers
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plumbing and electrical in a slideout are apparently doable, as many new rv's now use a full kitchen slide out. Seems a bit complicated to me, simpler to put the furniture in the slide, but they are doing it. Go to your local rv dealer and "shop" for a 5th wheel and make sure to check out the mechanicals on the slide.
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kitchen slides
My sister has a 29' "traveler" motorhome made by Holiday Rambler and her entire kitchen slides out. Yes the sink and all. And yes she has had a water leak caused by plumbing that rides in a wooden track getting snaged while the slide was going in or out. I don't remember if it was a supply line or the sink drain. I think the sink drain line is a white ribbed plastic setup.
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I believe I could make do with an outside shower, lightening the load on both the slide & waste tanks. The kitchen sink could be handled in a similar fashion. Putting the sink adjacent to the toilet but separated by a bulkhead would obviate the need for a separate bathroom basin. Waterlines, gas lines & wiring shouldn't be too challenging. I'll have to learn more about the load capacity of the slides. I have no idea at this point what the original application of the vehicle was. |
Update on load capacity.
"The M820 variant Expansible Vans transport electronic base stations into the field. In the traveling position, van truck bodies are 17 feet long by 8 feet wide (5.2 meters long by 2.4 meters wide). When in the field, van sides are expanded to give a width of nearly 14 feet (4.3 meters). They may serve as communication stations or electronic repair stations. The vans are designed to carry up to 5,000 pounds (2,270 kilograms) of equipment into the field. The M820A2 expansible van is equipped with a hydraulic liftgate, which makes it the preferred vehicle to use when heavy, delicate electronic equipment has to be moved in or out of van." Gettin' excited now. Is this the best place for this thread? |
We have been using the Incinolet for a while and I would suggest looking into it for a toilet in a slide. the only problem would still be a sink.
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