Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-09-2021, 04:12 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-06-2020, 10:00 AM
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I don't think that backing up would help...
I don't think that backing up would help tremendously and I say that in part because backing out is how I climbed out the way I came in. I think it's better to keep my rear axle downhill. Rather, I...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-04-2020, 01:03 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
07-26-2020, 11:22 AM
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it takes soooo long
When I started working on this project, I never thought it would take so long to reach a "finished" state. Over the last few weeks, Polar Bear ha consumed dozens of hours of my labor purely on the...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
02-05-2019, 05:15 PM
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Most of the photos I placed in this thread are...
Most of the photos I placed in this thread are hosted on my old Flickr account. Recently Flickr announced that you can only host 1000 photos unless you get a paid account and the deadline for that...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-07-2018, 04:06 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-01-2018, 10:35 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
07-30-2018, 09:07 PM
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Try'n to keep it roll'n...
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Try'n to keep it roll'n...
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/851/43704963442_76ca86d96c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/29A4mYs)[/url]
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/855/43753469611_359f9d09b5.jpg...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
07-17-2018, 12:53 PM
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Little by little! I finished cutting up an...
Little by little! I finished cutting up an overhead shelf and built a box to contain some switches and wiring on the top shelf. I also left room to install the thermostat up high. Then we tore it all...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-28-2018, 01:10 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
07-09-2017, 06:05 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-17-2016, 09:27 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-15-2016, 12:45 AM
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Thanks98Scotty =)
My biggest news with this...
Thanks98Scotty =)
My biggest news with this post is the addition of a battery charger. I cut the sidewall and dropped a 110v plug through to the inside that connect to a power strip and a genuis...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-25-2016, 09:37 PM
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So it's been a long time since my last post. I...
So it's been a long time since my last post. I moved to Seattle into an apartment complex and had to park in the parking garage. I wasn't able to do any work there. Recently I've relocated to a house...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-26-2014, 09:41 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-04-2014, 01:51 PM
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Re: Polar Bear 1
That is a beauitful rig... absolutely beautiful... so you've still got it? I haven't seen it around.
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-02-2014, 09:32 PM
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Re: Polar Bear 1
Hey REF, I'm not sure I totally follow your reference. Sorry.
Yes, I'm lucky to have access to the shop I use. I get it on the cheap as it's a shared space, but it's also challenging working...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-01-2014, 11:44 PM
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Re: Polar Bear 1
So, believe it or not, I still work on Polar Bear from time to time. The biggest current project is the installation of the furnace I bought from NomadCat back in 2011!!! The tank is mounted, the...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-26-2013, 05:41 PM
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Re: Polar Bear 1
Mad - Here are the LED lights I picked up:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008BQ ... UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008BQ0HVW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Probably...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-21-2013, 10:37 PM
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Re: Polar Bear 1
First day working on the van since I returned home from that party in the woods...
Tonight I worked up some brackets for some led flood lights I found cheap on Amazon. The existing brackets were...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-14-2013, 01:43 AM
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Re: Polar Bear 1
Radioactive Polar Bear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVIMav0zjVU
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-11-2013, 09:29 PM
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Re: Polar Bear 1
Not sure how much, would guess in the 4" range... I'm running 33" tires. They rub when I'm really twisted.
Here's another shot from the last trip:
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-10-2013, 04:04 PM
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Re: Polar Bear 1
I would definitely dig that!
Meanwhile, I caught a nice shot of the bear as my Apogaea base camp last week:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7425/9008871134_7ea6d2f5c1_m.jpg...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-29-2013, 07:18 PM
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Re: Polar Bear 1
Thanks WVvan, I don't always get things right, but I sure try to get close.
Here's a quick video showing the new cushions. I messed up one of the flip flaps (hard to explain) but I think I can...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-24-2013, 11:28 PM
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Re: Polar Bear 1
I got the first cushion cover put together. Sewing is hard work and I can't seem to find someone to pay to do it... The next part will be a lot more work but I'm happy with how the first cushion...
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