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I'm not sure. I dont know if I've ever actually seen a S250, and I dont know anything about them (steel or aluminum?). The CBC is nice and made specifically for the 105 trailer, but it is fiberglass which has its pros and cons. They are also rare which kind of stinks since that makes them both more expensive and harder find. If I had a choice, I think I would prefer an aluminum Box setup constructed similar to that little playhouse thing I built in the post 102 (not sure of the model of that shelter, its only 5' wide, and 6' long). The CBC is quite a bit bigger obviously as it takes up the whole M105 trailer with whatever dimensions they are again (6' wide, 9' long?). I honestly dont even know enough about the shelters to know what versions out there fit well in the M105 bed.Nevermind...a CBC just as I suspected. Looks nice. What do you think about them compared to the S250's?
Thats a pretty cool looking shelter. Are they steel or aluminum? I was curious about a couple items on your shelter, what is the bracket assembly on the right (passenger) side of the shelter door for? Also what is that hump thing on the front top Passenger side of the shelter box? Thanks for the education.Click on the links in my signature box to see the S250 in the M105A2 trailer (and my truck..which is different on the inside now). Ignore the link about the newer 109 box because that just ain't happening now...unfortunately. At least the 109 box on my truck only had one small rust spot which I fixed.
Also I certainly know about changing the inside of these 109 boxes as you mentioned. Its probably not a bad idea to set them up somewhat temporarily one way and then use it for a while to figure out what you really end up wanting to do with it before putting too much time into making it one way and then wishing you would have done something different.I just changed some of the signature links around the first is the inside & outside of my M109A3 before I changed the inside.
Sorry for the delayed response...I just noticed it. I don't really come on here too often anymore. Anyway...the are made of high-tensile steel. As far as the bracket is concerned I'm not 100% sure but I think at one point it had a communication satellite dish of some sort...or maybe a radar system. I can honestly say I'm not sure what it is exactly but I think it covers other brackets..of which there are many. Here is a better image of what's up there.Thats a pretty cool looking shelter. Are they steel or aluminum? I was curious about a couple items on your shelter, what is the bracket assembly on the right (passenger) side of the shelter door for? Also what is that hump thing on the front top Passenger side of the shelter box? Thanks for the education.
As far as the interior is concerned...I have a feeling it is going to be done in a sort of hillbilly way as it was before due to lack of funds. I initially wanted to have a mixture of military issue equipment blended together with a classy & modern decor but with the bottom falling out of my personal economy and the more pressing need to finish some other projects (this weekend a buddy of mine is going to help me get the Air-O-Matic installed) I am thinking about selling off many of the unnecessary items (like my brand spankin' new AN/VVS-2 Night Vision Periscope I had intended to have a custom mount created for to be able to take it in and out of my hardtop) so I can ensure I have on-board solar electric power for lighting, a 20 inch and/or 37 inch LED TV, my laptop, & Kllipsch computer speakers, & A/C (which has been a catastrophic failure) as well as a small plumbing system and a wood stove for heat and hot water. Originally, up against the wall toward the truck cab I had wanted to put cabinets & a kitchen counter with a stove and small fridge under the counter top and the sink in the center under the window, a wet-bath on the rear drivers side, this awesome wood stove called the Sardine (which is only 12"x12" and has a brass rail for when cooking in a moving vessel...but it's $1000), and either a side-folding bed/couch or one of those bed/gun-safes (which are rather heavy). I just had this image of a house wife standing at the counter, utilizing the kitchen, and looking out the window into the back yard at (use your imagination to insert image here). I intend to become a traveler (like the Scottish/Irish "Gypsies"...not Romani Gypsies), which is happening at a much slower rate than I had anticipated, and I wanted it to be as efficient, EMP proof, and female friendly as possible which would have been done by Christmas but now I'm just hoping to make it livable before the nation erupts into chaos. Thankfully I have more time to deal with the A/C issue since the weather is finally agreeable. It's always much easier to heat the 109 than it is to cool it .Also I certainly know about changing the inside of these 109 boxes as you mentioned. Its probably not a bad idea to set them up somewhat temporarily one way and then use it for a while to figure out what you really end up wanting to do with it before putting too much time into making it one way and then wishing you would have done something different.
One of the biggest things we learned from our first attempt interior was that having the side facing couch/futon bed was not really fun to look at the wall right in front of you and it felt like it took up way more space. We changed it to what it is now with the couch/bed on the back wall and the view now looking outside the back doors is much better and room feels much better also. (can be seen in posts 11-17)
You can get them from 2 of my favorite places to shop: McMaster.com or eBay. They almost always come in yellow (plastic) so I just sandblasted it, brake cleaner, then painted with the Rapco 383 green spray cans (along with most other green add ons I made).Where did you get that green handheld box