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Let’s be clear. You poop a lot.

I'm with you on the oven, it's one of my favorite things in our Sunrader! Baking cookies, bacon, re-heating meal preps...I'll never own another RV without an oven.

Congrats on the Sunrader! Just drove our '86 18' Sunrader from AK to AL in June, and I've been living in it since. Just want to say that your channel of less than 200 subscribers has better production value than most channels on TH-cam. Keep up the good work! And thanks for putting me on to ACC, going to reach out to them about some future projects I have planned with my Sunrader.

The good thing about at least it’s a Toyota & the reliability is there & very well engineered. The thing it is efficient. If I was ever going to live full time in a RV I’d seek out a Toyota motorhome . I’d would at least get one with a V6 .

Sure would be nice to stick one of those on a Tacoma Sigh

Two words: Silicone Spray. Makes slipping anything over anything else soooooo much easier. Silicone-based so it doesn't deteriorate plastics, rubber, etc. the way petroleum-based lubricants will. A little silicone grease is good to have on hand as well.

Bless you. I just bought a 1980 Toyota Sunrader micro MH. It is my “bug out” vehicle in case of fire here in Roundup MT. In fairly decent shape considering thieves broke a bunch of things trying to steal it at some point. Water system is kaput. Ok, since I may have to bug out in winter, that might be a plus since I won’t have to winterize the system. Growing up in Alaska some 77 yrs ago 😬 we spent summers in a dry cabin at the famous Kenai Lake, I can deal with that. Heat water, bathe in the bath area, use potty bags if necessary, haul water, and all is good. Tune up going well on the 22R engine, interior in decent condition, so brightening it up (all that dark paneling and ugly shag carpet) with white paint - so far so good. I’d like to get the water system fixed at some point, so this is helpful, not to mention entertaining. 😁

This was amazing! Except for the very end. But good on ya for figuring everything out. Oh, and you're fresh water gauge actually works! Mine does not on my RV manufactured in 2019.

I really want one 😔

Don’t feel bad I’ve been a mechanic for almost 20 years and I always been electrical guy. I always start off same way looking at everything (building a diagram in my head) and going WTF is going on around here. 😂 it always seems daunting at first but chip away at it and you’ll get your desired outcome.

Fun video! I'm considering a 1990, but have concerns about a wrinkle in the fiberglass, by the side door. What do you consider a good price on something that you know is going to need work? It's a V6 with a rebuilt engine.

Great rv I have one sunrader that I haven't drove like 6 year everything work I'm going to paint it

Nice Toyota sunrader congratulations I have a 1985 Toyota sunrader and they are amazing it has the same set up as yours thanks for the video

I am watching these for ideas. I bought a 89 Toyota dolphin 2 weeks ago. It is a 6 cylinder. I didn’t name it, but… maybe I will. I was surprised the bathroom is so big. The windows are all big windows in it with all the screens like yours. That to me is a big deal. Today it’s down at The Service Center till next week. It passed the safety inspection, but I’m having them do the brakes. They are passable, but I want them safe, which is probably a smart thing to do. it had the engine and the inside rebuilt in 2005, 2006. It’s dated and it’s not perfect but I like it and I’m going put a little money into it. An inside paint job, new small fridge (I don’t want to mess with the propane fridge, I only want use with the stove and the water heater), I’d like to have a countertop put in or revamp up the old one and the booth turned into storage then I will be content till next year. at least there’s no nasty carpet or upholstery to mess with. And some of the ones I’ve seen are nasty inside. This one was not, but it needs a cleaning. It has a one piece shower in it, air conditioner works, but I really don’t want that. I don’t want to have to hook up to electricity most of the time and II do want to have solar in it., but for now, I have a few solar devices of different wattage, which is the biggest is 1800 W down to 300. I hope I know what I’m doing. if not, I’ll sell it. I had to make up my mind that day because I was the first one to see it, ahead of two other parties and it would’ve been gone. I wish mine had that kind of shell on it. Was i that crazy to buy it? I keep asking myself that. 🥴

Now I want to look at the inside inside of the Sunrader I want to buy...

Thank you for a great video. I found the exact model that my neighbor has owned since 1988, and I am on my way to convince her to sell it to me :) Meanwhile, I got to use it whenever I want to!

Great video 🎉

Cant wait for a full tour

I would love to find one….to buy

So.... what happen then? No more videos? Come on, man, upload them, I wanna learn too haha. This kind of videos always make my day, gathering knowledge for some future reference.

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This made me laugh out loud multiple times. 👌

very good ~~!!!! lets watch more ~!!!! please ~!!!! thanks ~!!!

I'm only marginally conversant with watts and volts and amps as well, but looking at what you have in situ....I think you gotta pull everything and start from zero. Looking at the "connections" that include just a massive wad of electrical tape, or worse - those blue "wire-tap" things....yikes! Plus, given the amount of corrosion at the negative (I think?) post, there's probably corrosion through a decent length of those wires. So, even if it works, the power draw is going to be much greater (the poor little electrons having to fight their way thru the corrosion)...and more resistance (heat), which is not your friend. As a stop-gap, how about just plopping in one of those Bluetti (or whatever brand) power station things (e.g. Bluetti AC200L just to throw one out there). They can be charged off of alternator 12V, solar, or regular house current); LiFePO4 so it's fine with repeated deep discharge (the major downfall of lead-acid) - at 3500 (10 years, almost daily) full discharge, you should still have 80-85% of the original 2kWh that this thing comes with. Run extension cords from the A/C outlets on the power station in place of where all of the current (no pun intended) wiring resides to where you need outlets; 12V outlets on it as well for your 12V appliances. Stupid-expensive? Yes. But...either you sell this in a year or two and get back maybe 70% (certainly no worse than half) of what you paid if/when you get around to installing a bespoke solution; or you keep it as additional power (I get the sense that electrical capacity in off-grid living is like RAM and computers - there's no such thing as "too much". 😃)

As a camper van owner, I am very very jealous of your rig's one seam. I am still trying to track down a water entry point in my Roadtrek Simplicity (RAM ProMaster).

This is the greatest Toyota Sunrader thread of all time :) Wocka Wocka Wocka!!! Was cool to see those ACC guys on there telling you in fact you *didn't* make a terrible life decision. Looking forward to more updates.

Welll ok so it is growing on me. We love our Toyota's! Love the video! Can't wait to see it in person, however not in front of my house. ha ha

Two comments: 1. Man - I wish all car videos were this well-produced. I guess it makes a difference when an artist makes a car video vs. a car guy making "art". 2. While I have no need for one of these, I now have a burning desire to retrofit an early-00s VW TDI into one of these bad boys. Easily get 30mpg with 300lb-ft of torque with the added bonus that if you run out of fuel, you can just steal some cooking oil out of the pantry. 😃

You are my hero. When I grow up, I want to be just like you. Awesome video.