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I have this white one that I purchased on Amazon. Designed to run on 12v, so I have it wired directly to my BlueSea fuse block. It functions, and it lets you know, quite loudly, when the air is 'dirty'. It is on 100% of the time. Starlink Install by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

We can also do everything inside as well. That was one of my guiding principles during the planning and building phases. We've done full meal prep in heavy, wet snow or very buggy conditions. I certainly prefer to be outside though. Haha

Yes, they stay put in all but the most extreme scenarios (all 4 wheels leaving the ground type extreme, outside of what many people put their truck through). We do sometimes have the velcro'ed pouches on the underside of the smaller platform fall off and to the floor. We don't store anything...

The tank lives in between the cab and the head wall of the camper. Random Over Weeks by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr I used (3) M5 bolts, as a sort of stud, through the camper headwall, and then secured them in place with nuts. This keeps the studs in position when I loosen the (3) additional...

Exciting to see lots of details about other setups. I built mine out over the course of 2 years, and I wanted to go truly lightweight, which meant no drawers or slides of any kind. You can ditch the 40 series 8020 for the interior. Little 1" 10 series is more than strong enough. If you have...

In all of my research I haven't come across a mattress that will fit inside of the cover for the OEM mattress in an ACCC. Most all go with either the Hest or the Exped Megamat Duo L+W (what I run personally, hundreds and hundreds (maybe 1,000+) of nights) in their campers. Either way, good...

I will also chime in with another negative opinion: The design is terrible IMO. What sn_85 said above about dust, heat, water, etc. are all my opinions as well. Setup and teardown would be laborious relative to a typical wedge camper. As a structural engineer, that overall design of the...

Oof. I wish I only had to spend $78,000 on mine to get it to where I wanted it to be. Including the price of truck, I am a hair over $115,000 into my Tacoma. No YT account or free parts unfortunately. And I did 98% of all of the labor, paying ~$1,100 to a friend to weld some things up for me...

Ah thank you very much. Happy to share!

Ozarker brings up a lot of good points, reminds me of my time in the Corps at the CWMWTC in Bridgeport, CA, but the overall applicability of a military grade system to a mobile, routinely opened and closed truck camper is a bit of a stretch. For the warmth, it all depends on the canvas sides...

Dave linked my build thread above for reference, if you care to check it out. Diesel is way more effective for sure. One gallon of diesel currently lasts ~20 hours set on low. Outside air temp in the 40's, thermostat set to 75 in the camper. Periodically run it on high for a while to help keep...

You're welcome. Happy to share. Diesel heater actually helps kill moisture. The air it pumps out is so hot and so dry that condensation doesn't form in our camper, even down in the 20's. We even use it to dry wet shoes/gear/clothes, it really is that effective. Using our LPG Dickinson...

IMHO I think you are smoking something with your electrical system specifications and desires. Wife and I live, and work, full-time, in a Tacoma. 400w solar and 200ah in LifePO4 batteries, and I can't fathom trying to run an AC unit off of the setup. I pay very close attention to my power...

You said you wanted experience opinions, so here is what I have to offer: First, I see very few things in the Hardsider camper that lend it any serious credibility, and I see a lot of things that are either 'meh' or 'not desirable'. I would be incredibly wary of campers made by people who have...

Thanks for your clarity guys. I should have been more clear in my previous post: the GFC brackets did not sustain any serious damage (some flexing and slight bending). The mounts themselves were ripped out of the side of the extrusion itself (and a couple bolts sheared/failed as well). The...

Thank you. My wife and I live and work full-time in our Tacoma, so it has to do quite a lot for us!

I have personally seen an OVS get ripped right off of the side of a GFC with just 2 mounts. YMMV but (2) is definitely not enough IMO.

Coronado NF Tacoma in CNF by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr Outside of Vail, AZ Tacoma and GS by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

As a practicing Structural Engineer, this is a glaring issue I see on almost every single new camper design that is hitting the market. Even more open and honest manufacturers like Lonepeak still have absolute dogshit structures for the main frame of their campers. Folks with no technical...

Here is what I have to share: 6ft bed 3rd gen Tacoma with Alu-Cab Canopy Camper and their 270 degree Shadow Awn mounted on drivers side Wife and I have been living in this truck since 9/1/2023. We mainly reheat food during the week, but we do one large food prep day once a week (usually Friday...