i-07

dude that is epic i would love to have something like that

Vincenza V

"Im not big into gun shooting, I have before just never made it a hobby of mine. I personally would be uncomfortable sleeping on live ammo like that, though I'm sure it will be fine."-Hey, at least you are being honest. I have found a lot of people get their firearm/ammo knowledge from the only place they know-the media (gasp ).

I had a mover tell me he wouldn't move my ammo because it would "explode" in the truck in the heat (Florida). I tried my best to not laugh at him, then calmly told him I was stationed in FL and worked at the firing range. We had CANS and CASES of ammo in the heat in cages. We also had cans and cases hot swapped (meaning they stay at the post, in the heat) for months at a time. We fired it before we headed back stateside since our armorer told us not to bring it back (and for quals). Can it affect the effectiveness of primers, powders-yes. Will it explode-No. Look at how much ammo was/is being stored in tents in the Middle East. It's just something you see in the movies.

87xj2

Didn't some sniper guy lay bullets in the sun so he could bakem before he fired it.
I don't know the proper term but he's got like the longest kill shot.

rmoore1031

You're right. He would lay out his 50 cal rounds in the Afghan sun. Isn't that guy a Canadian sniper?

uber

creativity block for the moment while I try and button down a solid plan for the front portion. hinging would be a pain because of the need for a double hinged piece (would be too big to flip straight over, would hit the roof) and I don't think I could make that look at clean as I'd want it to when it was folded up. I love the form fitted look it has now too much. the other option was to make a removable solid piece for it, with brackets bolted to the storage box and the seat bottom itself that the board would lock into. problem with that is how I would stow it when not in use. sure I could just leave it in my storage when I wasn't planning on using it, but there have been plenty of times when I hadn't planned on staying somewhere but ended up doing so anyway. I'd rather have it with me at all times just in case.

the only thing I can come up with at the moment is to have a section of the roof rack flooring removable. or have something that slid into a bracket under the basket itself (when I get around to building it). a solid frame with expanded steel on it should be fine as I plan to have a mat of some type under my blankets anyway. leaning towards this idea a lot, but need to get the rack made up so I can play with it. unfortunately I don't really have the equipment to do that properly right now. at the moment I just have a cheapie flux core mig that I need a bit more practice with.

so, to keep my spirits up for now I did a couple little things I wanted to do. Keeps me motivated. so on the fresh air train of thought, I decided to add a little 12v fan I found at, you guessed it, the marine shop.. lol.. that place is a gold mine for stuff like this. I added a circuit to the fusebox I already had in the back for my hatch lights and rear power outlet. ran the wire up the inside of the pillar and thru the cavity across the back. keeps it nice and clean, and I don't have to worry about gear getting snagged in the wiring when loading or unloading. the fan itself also swings up and tucks against the roof when I don't need it. pretty slick, and cheap..





you can also see the speaker pods I mounted up there. they aren't the fanciest things out there, but they sound pretty decent and get plenty loud for me. I have another set mounted farther forward to help fill it out. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, and I can take my doors off without losing my tunes. it's a win win in my book.

while I was running wires and stuff up there, I decided to also decided to replace the factory grab handles with some ones I found at the (take a guess) .. they are sold as replacement kayak handles, and they are waaaaay more comfortable to grab ahold of. my kids highly approve! haha



so yeah, major stuff to report, but at least I'm not letting myself get discouraged right?

bheath

you have inspired me to turn my crawler into an expedition rig. first thing first, sleeping area.

Northwoods Snowman

Why not make the bed area multiple (re)movable sections like table leaves?

If you're planning on sleeping in the Jeep wouldn't you want the head liner installed so that if it rains you can reduce much of the noise?

bheath

I take it you've never heard rain on a tin roof?

CherockeeXJ

X2

uber

i love the sound personally.. but I plan on laying dynamat up there to help soften the road noise a bit. can barely hear yourself think in these damn things on the freeway. LOL

uber

still have to have a way to store the pieces, which is where I'm hung up right now. I've been trying my best to make this look like something that belongs there, and having a couple pieces of random lumber just sitting there when not in use wouldn't help with the overall look I'm after

CherockeeXJ

What if you wrapped them in some clothe like I believe you did with the drawers? That way it's slightly more comfy to sleep on and just looks like the top of the box. Then on the back of the box score a groove that helps the two latch together.

bmikes

Does dynamat do anything for hear control? I really like the build man!! Good job

bmikes

Your build is awesome so far! I really like the direction it's going, good job man! so does dynamat do anything for heat control at all?

884x4

lol, I left a box of .17hmr and 20ga. in my jeep for 5 days with it parked out side in texas, it was probably a good 130+ degrees F when I got back in and they were fine