After losing the hatch we drove straight home and built a new one and made some other improvements that are documented in this refurb journal: http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=56526
Subsequently I've traveled all over with it including a second cross country trip to the IRG (International Redwood Gathering) in 2014, and several trips halfway across the country to Michigan and to Indiana for the CRA (Crossroads of America) in 2015. Here's a slide show of the IRG trip if you're interested: http://www.jonweinberg.com/irg2014/
We're thinking of traveling out west next summer to Devil's Tower, Glacier, Seattle, Vancouver, the Canadian Rockies, and maybe hitting the IRG depending upon it's date. There were a final few things that I wanted to do to it to add some finishing touches, and maintenance on some wear-and-tear items from all the travels, all of which I got around to late this past summer. These included:
- Putting some thin diamondplate on the leading surfaces to protect them from rocks and debris, and items I've carried on the tongue that rubbed against the front and wore away some of the paint
- Replacing a few poplar trim pieces that had gotten quite beaten up and had mold on them underneath the finish
- Adding a little art-deco design element
- Adding some kind of exterior lighting to mildly illuminate the campsite and make it easy to find at night when returning to camp from activities elsewhere
- Adding some exterior electrical connections so I can plug in my folding solar panels and Indel B trunk refridgerator without needing to have the hatch open
Other than periodic maintenance like re-spraying polyurethane on the wooden sides to refresh the UV protection I'm done!
Here are some pictures of the latest mods and final state of it's development - click on any of them for an enlarged shot:
Thanks for looking!
Diamondplate on front and on the leading surface of fenders
Art-deco-like "wings" on the sides
Galley with new LED lights across the back of the top shelf
LED lighting under the "wings"
Underneath exterior electrical connections (wrapped in plastic, protected by some sheet metal, not easy to see)
Interior panorama
