Red Mistress Posted November 7, 2024 Share Posted November 7, 2024 Best of times :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted November 11, 2024 Author Share Posted November 11, 2024 Got back from camping, one night we had constant 45mph winds, had to take down the WilderNest and sleep in the closed up camper. But here is the shower at work, the dogs loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 11, 2024 Share Posted November 11, 2024 That looks like it worked pretty darn well. Real good water pressure. Any changes that you want to make now that you’ve slept in it with the WilderNest down? Or was the room good enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted November 11, 2024 Author Share Posted November 11, 2024 It was very cramped with the WilderNest down. My wife slept on the truck bed (on the mattress) with one dog and I slept on the drawer (foam pad) with the other dog. There isn’t much headroom on top of the drawer but it is what it is. The only change I would make is keeping stuff a little more organized making the move down quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 I replaced the bumper mounted hitch receiver with a Draw-Tite MJ hitch, it was too unstable/wobbly feeling. I flap disked it to bare metal, gave it two coats of Por-15 and two coats of Rust-Oleum satin black. Used 1-1/2” inch zinc plated perforated square tube as spacers and bolted it to the WilderNest. The support jacks will now use the hitch. Also got a dual hitch extender so I could offset a foldable step (think I need to extend it to the left a little more) for entry into the WilderNest which folds up for travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 I got tired of scraping my hands on the wing nuts that secure the hi-lift jack so I made a couple of knobs for it. I couldn’t find M12 knobs but luckily had some M8 ones from a previous project so I pressed out the nut, drilled it to the smaller diameter of the M12 nut, heated the nut and pressed it into place. Not very technical, but makes it much easier to install/remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I always like reusing stuff I've got on hand. (though amazon has the knobs you need) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 That’s where my M8s came from, but I didn’t want any more than two, better to use the six leftover from the previous project. Also, I’m probably the only guy without Prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 34 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said: I’m probably the only guy without Prime. No. I canceled my subscription when the struts for my washer was delayed for no reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 oh, I don't have an account. you don't need one to use it. besides, I prefer ebay for my random cheap things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 I cut apart the dual hitch and extended it by 8” from 7” to 15” using the leftover perforated square tubing from the bumper & hitch installs. I used the 1-1/4” tube inside the 1-1/2” tube, that sucker will never deflect! Also cut down the part that slides into the receiver and drilled for the hitch pin. I like it much better offset so the step doesn’t interfere when I’m opening the drawer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 And you can still see the 0.0 Litre badge over it still. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana Offroad Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 That thing is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 3 hours ago, 89 MJ said: And you can still see the 0.0 Litre badge over it still. Fortuitous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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