Vagabond Drifter Camper Buildout and Mods

Did you have the fan on?

 

I have cheap CO monitor on the wall. It's good peace of mind.


I also got some time finish the window covers and put in the LED strip on the roof.



I'm thinking I'll need some sort of cover on the LED strips or they'll get ripped off opening/closing the tent.

 

My LED strips are more inboard than yours, but I haven't seen any effect at all from opening/closing...
How did you end up handling the attachment of the rear window cover?

 

That's bigly yuuuge! But I guess the camera adds 10lbs, err gallons.

 

It is most definitely overkill.

 

Neodinyum magnets on the cover itself and glued in matching spots on the window/frame. I was worried about them looking dumb on there, but you don't really notice them. It's also such a tight fit too that the magnets don't have to do much.

 

Because CO is the same density as air, you can mount it anywhere according to Forensics manual. I wanted to mount it close to the stove so it would alert me to rising levels quickly and so I could see the visual alert that flashes before the audible alarm.

 

@White Mountains - some light reading , if you wanna get nerdy about it! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21536403

I'm personally loving having my CO monitor attached by velcro to the walls. If our daughter is with us, I move it near her bed. If not, I move it closer to where my wife and I are sleeping. Having it near the stove (or other CO emitting product) makes a ton of sense too.

 

Thank you both. Here is one of threads where folks were chatting about the issue.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ildout-and-mods.540940/page-126#post-22157318

 

About to order some 8020 for my buildout.

Do you guys recommend using the 10 series or the 15 series for the extrusions?

 

The 10 series seems plenty sturdy enough to me. Pretty sure that's what Goose Gear uses as well.

 

For the Mr. Buddy, I simply opened the vent, cracked the tailgate by 1" and all was good. The fan could be left off and still keep CO at zero.
For the Cook Partner stove, I had to crack the tailgate by 1" AND turn the fan on low. That kept CO levels at zero.

 

If anyone is interested, I posted some photos of my KB Voodoo bedrail install. So far, they have worked very well. I followed the instructions from KB Voodoo and did NOT add any sealant to the adhesive strips they provided. I have had no water or dust intrusion as of yet.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/pragmatic-overland-build-vo-drifter.638732/

 

Does anyone know if a Front Runner Slimline 2 Rack on the cab will fit under the overhang of the Drifter?

I've only seen Prinsu racks on the rigs I follow. Appreciate the insight!

 

Looks like the KB Voodoo camps will not work with the Total Chaos Bed Stiffeners?

 

They can be made to work, you just have to trim a bit off the bed caps. KB uses both the small side by side bolts above the tail light and the TC needs one of them.

stole a pic/link from the forum

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/ovrlnd-camper-ideas-and-bs.640042/#post-22764623

 

I have heard that. I am planning to install Rago Bed Stiffeners to eliminate this issue. Given that I am stuck at home, that might happen sooner than later.

 

Finished my Solar install yesterday. Seems like it should be an hour-long project, but everything takes longer than you think.

I have some install photos on my build thread:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/pragmatic-overland-build-vo-drifter.638732/#post-23098791



The install is pretty subtle from the front. This was the reason I made my own brackets, and install the panels as low to the roof as possible. Now, I just need a 50" Rigid Light Bar for the front of the Drifter!

 

Yup, it just takes a quick trim!

 

We didn’t have the gear to do a quick trim so used the rago bed stiffeners. 1 year in. And so far, just fine.