Whew, lot of questions to answer :)
1) Already ordered the 3 way fridge, done deal...always good to have options, and it can be powered off 12V too.
2) btggraphix, nice rig!
3) The floor will have 2 inches of R5/6 foam then a marine plywood layer. The walls and roof will have 2 inches of foam also. We want the headroom, so no basement per se.
4) Even though there is no defined basement, we are keeping all of the heavies very low. Fresh and gray water tanks on the floor in the back of the camper under the counters and sink, batteries down low, 6 gal water heater down low, furnace, etc.
5) Propane will be under the flatbed and connect to the camper through a hatch. Extra batteries and additional fresh water will also be under the flatbed. Idea is to keep CG very low, plus shift weight toward the rear 14,000 pound axle.
6) Generator will be yamaha or honda 2000 watt portable, stored in a LOCKED compartment under the flatbed. We will probably sometimes use the genny on our sailboat, so makes sense to get one of the $1000 portable ones....blue or red, red or blue...decisions decisions...
7) Diesel tank is 30 gallon and I am getting around 14mpg. Need more fuel...maybe jerry cans or add another tank...
8) I have ordered four of the Rieco Titan manual jacks with 36 inch lift ($614 shipped from Dyers). I didn't go with the electric version because I want to see how these work first (they are the same jack as the motorized *I think*). I may either stay manual or apply some of my electrical engineering/cnc background and add encoder based servos to them. If I do this, I plan to make them wireless, with each jack using a lithium ion cordless drill type battery. Charger will be in the garage pod. The reason here is because I will be taking these jacks off while traveling via some sort of quick connect mechanical coupler, and also I will use the same jacks to lift off the garage pod later when it is built. The four jacks will be stored under the flatbed in a dry compartment.
