[tech1234]

So looks like I'm another New Hampshire person here. Just bought a 2015 3500 ext to serve as motorcycle race hauler(summer) and back country snowboard base camp (winter). Let the build begin!

 

[keeponvaning]

Welcome to another "Live, Freeze & Die(er)" as RD would say. Where in NH do you call home?

 

[Curvesdragger]

Welcome Tech1234. I'm starting to build my for motorcycles hauler + weekend camping (trackday).

 

[RDinNHandAZ]

Welcome to another "Live, Freeze & Die(er)" as RD would say. Where in NH do you call home?

And if KOV and I don’t manage to give you enough bad advice here we can share a load in person! I live in the van when traveling on the road and carry the M/C(s) on a trailer set up for the purpose if they go! We can meet- unless you are up in KO-OSS county of course!

 

[tech1234]

Welcome to another "Live, Freeze & Die(er)" as RD would say. Where in NH do you call home?

I'm in the keene area

 

[tech1234]

And if KOV and I don’t manage to give you enough bad advice here we can share a load in person! I live in the van when traveling on the road and carry the M/C(s) on a trailer set up for the purpose if they go! We can meet- unless you are up in KO-OSS county of course!

I'd love to meet up sometime. I live just outside of Keene

 

[tech1234]

So a little about my set up. I have a 6x12 (aluminum) cargo trailer I pull for motorcycles events already. I has a fiberglass shower setup and a camp toilet in it. This is going to go behind the Promaster as a "tag along" garage/bathroom. Van will be the living quarters. The van will have a high (queen) bed in the back with an equal size space for my dogs under it. dog crate material on the front with a latching door so I can lock them away if needed. I have 3 large dogs that go everywhere with me. (trailer also converts to dog duty)

I'm thinking about a mount for my honda 2000 generator for inside the cargo trailer (fire proof and vented) so I can charge while driving.. not 100% on this yet

Also because I usually camp during extreme weather (summer hot no shade parking lots at races and winter snowboard mountains) I am thinking I need extreme insulation. The van is a high roof ext with no windows. (I'll prob add a couple small port windows) I was thinking of going with spray foam about 3 to 4 inches think. But I hear over insulating can be not worth it/cause heat and ac short cycling. I'm planning on a gas webasto and a portable 2 hose a/c unit

thoughts?

 

[RDinNHandAZ]

Use GaryBIS insulation calculator (he spray foamed his van) to understand the insulation need. The heater will put out about 8000 btu so that is what you can loose in cold weather.
https://www.builditsolar.com/References/Calculators/VanHeatLoss/VanHeatLoss.htm
Driving you should not need the generator running
The AC will require the Generator. It is less well researched here.