[christover1]

I was having withdrawal symptoms from trailer building.
So I dodgied up some mounts for my recently acquired tablet.
Mount is part a bought ebay car mount, and part left over hinges.
Big bro' updated his tablet, so I won his old one
Mount also acts as a stand when it is on the table at home.

[zukenutter]

mmm technology

[christover1]

Tablet barely charges on usb outlets, have to switch it off to get it charged.
May get a proper car charger for it one day.
Apparently it is a Samsung thing.

[henno]

christover1 wrote:

Tablet barely charges on usb outlets, have to switch it off to get it charged.
May get a proper car charger for it one day.
Apparently it is a Samsung thing.

It's not a Samsung thing, it's an amps thing. Get a 12v usb outlet that can move 2amps+ or so; many of them are only 500mA and some even as low as 200mA which is never going to charge a tablet. Obviously make sure the cable can handle that as well.

[christover1]

The outlets are rated at 3.1 amps, but being doubles I'm guessing 1.5 amps each.
The original 2 were only 500ma.
Will get a better outlet for the tablet, but good enough for now.

[pezz]

nice job chris..

i second the samsung tab... with a 2amp+ usb mine charges great

[christover1]

People have been asking about sizes, so have stuck this up.
Linked to a larger pic.

[BearX90]

Great job on the Van and the posts.
Thanks for all the updates and good photos of the work.
She looks like a great little Van and I hope you get years of camping out of her.

Suzuki X90's rule!
BearX90

[christover1]

I just ordered new power points for the bed area.
The hi tech ones I have, with switches and LED's to indicate power on and off, are just too bright for sleeping.
Didn't bother me till I was away from city lights, then they felt like 1000W spotties
Even though they are low current draw, they still flatten my tiny battery when its locked away in the garage.
(I have been pulling the fuses out lately when parked)

I got motorcycle waterproof no frills power sockets to fit now.

I will be upping the reverse lights quality at some stage soon, too.

[christover1]

I have been tinkering again, can't help myself, bit of sunshine spurs me into action.
The rubber backed carpet was a bad idea, though it seemed like a good one at first.
It was trapping moisture beneath it.
I thought the door must be leaking in a huge rain storm, but it was from condensation dripping down the pvc dangly bits. So I replaced the dangly bits with fly wire screen, should breathe better, and the wet area floor matting should allow errant leaks to escape better.
I don't for one minute think my door has a perfect seal, and wood tends to move around a fair bit, too.
Years of Mokes taught me not to try to keep water out, but to let it escape

[christover1]

Finally got to do some proper off road testing with some Zook Club mates today.
Very happy with it.
Though driver needs to learn better bog hole techniques

[pete_79]

Great work mate, good to see it went so well.

The vit goes pretty good too.

[christover1]

pete_79 wrote:

Great work mate, good to see it went so well.

The vit goes pretty good too.

Thanks.
I'm missing my rear locker, but it it still does well.
Vits do most work with the front it seems.

[atari4x4]

trailer definitely looks the part chris, what's it like to sleep in with the solid walls/roof compared to the RTT & i've been saying that for years... the front end is what needs to be locked in a vit, even better if it's selectable.

[christover1]

Feels like a 5 star motel to sleep in, though I think I need a thicker mattress, or a skinnier butt.
No room for for acrobatic sex though, thats best on the roof.
When I lost my front drive earlier this year, the Vit became a useless piece of crud off road.

[zukenutter]

Thanks for sharing Chris, this has been a great project to watch and seeing it out on these trails is cool

[christover1]

zukenutter wrote:

Thanks for sharing Chris, this has been a great project to watch and seeing it out on these trails is cool

I was a tad nervous after all the work, but I got over it.

I need to beef up the sliders on front edge of wheel guards, though
The ouch disconnected one of them

[zukenutter]

let's call it R&D

[christover1]

Yep, need to boat side the mudguards.
Even though wheel track matches Vit, the guards are actually wider than needed,
so they get a bit close to stuff.

[missmyljdaze]

"No room for for acrobatic sex though, thats best on the roof."

zukenutter wrote:

Thanks for sharing Chris, this has been a great project to watch

jeez 'nutter, even though they were on the roof - you could at least turn your back and give them some privacy


stephen

[christover1]

Is ok, I perform better with an audience

[lost]

your teardrop trailer looked good looked like it tows sweet

[christover1]

View from Waynes camera, which don't have sound, so has tunes.

[suz_rolly]

Well done ive enjoyed watching the build
Even better to see it getting used and abused

[christover1]

It has been off roaded and camped in, now to combine the two and go touring.
Once I fix the ouched mudguard.

[christover1]

I managed a tight wad Christover solution to the guards hanging too low and getting OUCHED,
thanks to some left over galv strips a mate (Steve125) gave me at start of the build,
and some repurposed rubber mats I removed from the inside a couple of weeks ago.
Only needed to buy a few cutting discs.
Didn't even need to buy any screws or paint, sometimes ya win
Tar paint don't look very pretty, but it is tuff and functional.
I think its kind of boat sided guards now,
trimmed to be same height as original side sliders at the front, with a beefed up edge wrapping around the side.
With the rear roughly matching and longer mudflaps.
May get fancy mud flaps one day.
Or not

[christover1]

The Zook Camper Gods smiled upon me.
Looking for something else, I stumbled upon some new rims (in a wrong section of ebay).
Right place, right time, good price.
Good use of Birthday money I reckon.
These are closer to being the same as the cars rims. (7's too better than 5.5's)
Fills campers guards better, better for the tyre width, and trailer will be more stable.
Track is about 20mm wider than the car now (10mm each side).
But I don't think that will be a concern.
Extremely happy with these, and they are better suited to fit on the car if needed.
Sometimes Ya win

[tonyevans]

That looks the Duck's Nut's now Chrisover

[christover1]

tonyevans wrote:

That looks the Duck's Nut's now Chrisover

Thanks, it needed better rims, more than grinding the mudguards down

[zukenutter]

Yep, thumbs up. Nice eBay score