Awesome Possum Van Works and Recreation
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Just an FYI in advance here. Our rates are going to change slightly beginning on June 1st, 2021. This is a result of increasing utility rates and additional dumpsters as well as ongoing facilities upgrades which by June 1st will include camp showers and toilet facilities so we are expecting increased water usage. Shop rates … Read moreRate changes effective June 1st 2021
Vehicle Name : ProjectsFreshly completed fabrication project here. Customer came is with a Class C RV and 300 pounds, 2400 watts of solar panels. The roof of the RV was not structurally strong enough nor did it have enough room to mount the panels so I custom built a trailer with fold out wings for … Read moreSolar Trailer
Vehicle Name : General important infoHere is a dimensional drawing of the 3rd gen frame for easy reference when converting to 4×4. More coming soon
Vehicle Name : Ford 6.0, 6.4, and 6.7 PSD enginesThis seems like a lifetime ago but it was just 3 years. I was managing the powerstroke rebuild shop in MS and I assembled these babies every single day. I hadn’t even dreamed of Awesome Possum yet the day this pic was taken. This was a … Read moreflash back to the year before I began Awesome Possum
Vehicle Name : Ford Econoline General InfoHello Possum People I am here today proud to announce a step forward in our 4×4 conversion kit we’ve been working on which I think everyone will love. Due to a chain of events recently and then a really good country night and some clear thought in a smoky … Read moreOpen Source Econoline 4×4 Project
Vehicle Name : The BoondockerAwesome Possum is a place to do DIY projects. It is safe, kid friendly and beautiful. This video is a family taking a walk around the property to show what it looks like. Great people and a good influx of DIYers coming and going. Check them out at www.youtube.com/travelingwithjrp The video: … Read moreJust a walk around on the property with Traveling with JRP
T-Rex is about to roll out of here and picked up some heavy duty casters for the engine hoist I’m about to build to get Alice’s engine swapped. We sat and watched the sunset and waited for pizza to arrive. Our local pizza joint has a great pizza called, The Texas Heat. It’s topped with … Read moreRandom stuff that was done today
Vehicle Name : General important infoThis is a very important post for anyone coming to Awesome Possum. Let’s talk about reality vs YouTube and expectations vs shop and labor time reality. And this is mainly for customers paying the shop to build but it needs to be considered by full DIYer’s as well. All too … Read moreExpectations vs reality in regards to cost and time of a build
Vehicle Name : General infoHello everyone, I am here to promote our boondocking location for the completely self contained here at Awesome Possum. Are you looking for a safe port in the C19 storm? Are you escaping the cities where riots and draconian laws are breaking out left and right? Have you had enough of … Read moreAvailable Boondocking at AwesomePossum
Vehicle Name : all modelsI watch the bus and van groups daily and I try to notice the most common struggles everyone deals with and enjoys least so I can offer options they would prefer to pay someone else to do. Gutting a bus or any vehicle is one of those things that I see … Read moreEasy options for for gutting your bus, get the dirty work done