AT Habitat, Atlas, & Summit Pictures, ideas, aaand BS

Ah yeah, i see that now. I doubt that would be very effective on the habitat due to the volume of the internal space.

 

Exactly, that's why I'm thinking of doing a half liner, which would end just a little past the bed and I would run the Propex heat pipe into that - but I would really like something that could heat the entire volume, that way we could go XC skiing or snowshoeing and come back to the Habitat and warm up for a bit.

 

AH that would be sweet!

 

that’s what XO did. They had a divider made and then piped heat into the half they were sleeping in. It’s in one of their newer videos with the trip they just did up north

 

Do you know what size rivnuts would be best?

 

Depends on what you are mounting but you can check the base of your center inner support pole for the size AT uses.

 

i've used the 1/4-20 steel, the length of shaft is slightly longer than 1/2 inch

 

Ok cool. And they attach to the inside walls pretty well? The surface seems like it is a fairly soft honeycomb style material.

 

on my Habitat, there is an aluminum sandwich panel, the honey comb is 'waxy' looking and easily displaced with a bit. The riv-nut crimps up on the back side of the surface. The drill size for the riv-nut is debatable imo. I found that a step bit gave me better control over hole size and depth. On a section of inside wall I placed an aproximate 24"x24" plywood panel with six riv-nuts. on the panel i have mounted several pounds of electronic devices. so far the panel holds.

 

I was kind of wondering how the panels are adhered to each other (or rather how the honeycomb is is attached to each panel holding them together).. I have some l track attached with rivnuts on inside hab wall and some things hanging from it like camp chairs and the water heater. Has been solid but in hindsight it would probably have been smarter to sandwich the two panels with the l track.

 

agree. i thought about drilling thru completely, attaching L-track both sides as the most secure means of hold down. However....my experience with drilling thru panels is that HANDHELD...I can not accurately angle the bit...to get accurate holes...therefore impossible to do. a portable Milwaukee magnetic drill press would do it consistently...but on aluminum?

 

finally got install confirmation date for my Atlas! October 27th this is about to be a long month and a half

 

Hey guys, long time no talk. Looks like I'll be getting a bigger truck, so I gotta get rid of the Habitat... where's the best place to list it?

 

Here, B/S/T and expedition portal

 

Hab makes for a great glassing platform while hunting

 

I used to roll up the window on my old rooftop tent, rest my 21lb .260 rifle on my pack, while staying snug and warm in my fart sack.

The forward end end of the hab would make a great blind.

 

It would, I had the same thoughts on an elk hunt a couple years ago, but I gave up trying to figure out if it was legal or not here in nevada to shoot from the bed of a stationary vehicle.

 

second guessing the weight of this and it sitting on the awning brackets with my atlas....https://overlandvehiclesystems.com/...lack-cover-universal/#product-tab-information

I found an old post by them in the fbook page mentioning they only recommend the batwing which is 46lbs.....my awning is 72lbs....

 

For everybody with an Atlas... Do you sleep with your head towards the front of the truck or the rear?

 

Towards the front. Mostly because its easier to climb up and down right into sleeping position. I do like the crossbreeze from the windows being right by your head with my feet facing forward. Thats my hangout position lol.