Expedition Truck build

Albynsw

Albynsw

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discomatt said:
Just came across this mob , wow just wow, I think I need a second job for a while
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@Albynsw , have you looked into these ones?
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They are pretty fancy eh, get your wallet out though. There are a few mobs who do very similar builds, they are too big for what I want to do. I basically want to go wherever a Landcruiser style vehicle will go. I am not interested in all those fancy interiors, I followed a couple across the Simpson and yousee them take their shoes off and put slippers on inside,you can hear the vacuum cleaner going etc. I can understand the attraction but doesn’t do it for us.
We will have all the fascilities to be able to function in all conditions but not so fancy looking, we like to feel we are camping still
 
cam04

cam04

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Massive in the flesh. A friend of a friend owns the bronze commander with the 3 letter number plate. They like it but it was commissioned pre covid for a family lap of the planet that didn’t eventuate. Prices start with a 1.xxx and go up from there. The safety and redundancy built into them is overkill unless you are going to some wild places.
 
Albynsw

Albynsw

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cam04 said:
Massive in the flesh. A friend of a friend owns the bronze commander with the 3 letter number plate. They like it but it was commissioned pre covid for a family lap of the planet that didn’t eventuate. Prices start with a 1.xxx and go up from there. The safety and redundancy built into them is overkill unless you are going to some wild places.
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I see them the same as owning a 100 foot plus boat. As nice as they are , you dont get to moor up in the nice tight little spots near the shore but have to sit out in the middle of the bay
 
cam04

cam04

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Albynsw said:
I see them the same as owning a 100 foot plus boat. As nice as they are , you dont get to moor up in the nice tight little spots near the shore but have to sit out in the middle of the bay
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That's an excellent analogy. You are also right about them being far removed from camping in the location you are at. Once inside you could be anywhere, and you have to clean the thing. We camped with them at the beach. I wouldn't like to be cleaning it. I'd guess they don't have to worry about that sort of thing either but you never know, they were very down to earth people.
 
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boobook

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cam04 said:
That's an excellent analogy. You are also right about them being far removed from camping in the location you are at. Once inside you could be anywhere, and you have to clean the thing. We camped with them at the beach. I wouldn't like to be cleaning it. I'd guess they don't have to worry about that sort of thing either but you never know, they were very down to earth people.
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I had an offroad camper with an inside kitchen. I got it to keep the wife happy.

I hated it. It's not camping and going inside to "live" and cook was stupid IMHO. It's like taking your little home out to the bush and ignoring what you travel to see. I replaced it and never looked back.

I get it if you live permanently on the road but causal camping in "off road" caravans or tanks with their kettles, induction cooktops, inside kitchens, TV's is missing the point of getting away IMHO.
 
Albynsw

Albynsw

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A couple of years ago in the planning stage we hired a 2WD Britz motorhome and drove it to Darwin to see what it was like. The first couple of days it was great having the convenience of everything setup but by day three we felt disconnected from the outdoors sitting inside and started dragging the chairs outside.
Because of the style of vehicle it was we couldn’t get away from others so ended up parked up most nights where the caravaners were. It was interesting to note they all go indoors at dark and watch TV with the blinds all closed. That is not how we like to roll and need to be outside with the dirt under our feet and see the sky.

It was a good lesson for us to understand what is important to us when traveling
 
Albynsw

Albynsw

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cam04

cam04

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Albynsw said:
A couple of years ago in the planning stage we hired a 2WD Britz motorhome and drove it to Darwin to see what it was like. The first couple of days it was great having the convenience of everything setup but by day three we felt disconnected from the outdoors sitting inside and started dragging the chairs outside.
Because of the style of vehicle it was we couldn’t get away from others so ended up parked up most nights where the caravaners were. It was interesting to note they all go indoors at dark and watch TV with the blinds all closed. That is not how we like to roll and need to be outside with the dirt under our feet and see the sky.

It was a good lesson for us to understand what is important to us when traveling
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Same, we hired a van a couple of years running. Great thing to have in a van park for privacy but we worked out real quick that we hate van parks. I’m happiest in the swag next to the Ute. Since I built the Ute canopy, I used the camper trailer one night last year. If that continues I might ditch it and get a decent roof top tent for the canopy and call it done.
 
callmejoe

callmejoe

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Albynsw said:
You still tinkering with the travel truck idea Joe?
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Absolutely.
For now we will keep the little navara and just upgrading to a 3t off rd van caravan. Then we will see how the wife and I travel (ha ha ha) on a more permanent bases with no work in the picture.

We like to travel and then base and explore for the 1 spot. So I think we'll always have Van buy having the luxury of something capable of towing the Van, yet also provide the ability to get to more remote camps is highly appealing.
 
discomatt

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Swags and roof tops or tents are good for short trips, so are camper trailers, once you’re on the road for 3 or 4 months at a time you quickly learn a bit of cover when the weather is crap and a few creature comforts make it a whole lot easier and definitely easier to convince the cook that life on the road is pretty good.
As for inside cooking in a van, stuff that, all our cooking is outside except when the cold, wind and rain make it a punish, then it’s inside or the local pub for the evening.
 
callmejoe

callmejoe

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discomatt said:
Swags and roof tops or tents are good for short trips, so are camper trailers, once you’re on the road for 3 or 4 months at a time you quickly learn a bit of cover when the weather is crap and a few creature comforts make it a whole lot easier and definitely easier to convince the cook that life on the road is pretty good.
As for inside cooking in a van, stuff that, all our cooking is outside except when the cold, wind and rain make it a punish, then it’s inside or the local pub for the evening.
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Yeah Matt, @discomatt you can tell the wife how its such a great idea having a roof top tent, let alone a swag is.

Funny thou she'll very comfortably do the tent.
 
Albynsw

Albynsw

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discomatt said:
Swags and roof tops or tents are good for short trips, so are camper trailers, once you’re on the road for 3 or 4 months at a time you quickly learn a bit of cover when the weather is crap and a few creature comforts make it a whole lot easier and definitely easier to convince the cook that life on the road is pretty good.
As for inside cooking in a van, stuff that, all our cooking is outside except when the cold, wind and rain make it a punish, then it’s inside or the local pub for the evening.
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I agree with you Matt, we love our current setup with a a RTT and has served us well for years but it does becomes hard work with bad weather which is the motivation for the new build as we are thinking longer term when we will be on the road for extended periods of time
 
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