This is an excellent rig for long road trips with lots of gear! My wife and I lived very comfortably in it for 5 months while traveling from Washington state to central America and back. While not designed for off road use it does have heavy traction tires and we had no issues on muddy steep roads that are common in central America. "Smokey" (nicknamed by our friends for its smokey gray color) is a smooth ride on the highway and sips diesel at 22 MPG.
We bought the rig a couple years ago with 42K miles on it as a cargo van and had it converted at Van Specialties (in Portland, OR) specifically for our trip. It now has 60,000 trouble-free miles and excellent maintenance records. The conversion has lots of creature comforts described on the page linked below and was specifically designed to carry LOTS of toys and provide a comfortable living space. We carried two SUPS, two whitewater kayaks, two mountain bikes, kiteboarding gear, snorkeling gear, 5 wetsuits, flyfishing gear, lots of clothes, spare parts, lots of food, etc and it all stows away out of sight in the generous cabinet space and "garage" under the bed. Plenty of off the grid power with 4 large house batteries and a 145 watt solar panel. This is a rare find and a great deal for folks that like to live and play in the outdoors. We easily have $75K invested in this rig and are selling it now for $48,500.
For more information see http://longroadstt.wordpress.com/smokey/
or e-mail me at bryan.longroad@gmail.com
Thanks.
We bought the rig a couple years ago with 42K miles on it as a cargo van and had it converted at Van Specialties (in Portland, OR) specifically for our trip. It now has 60,000 trouble-free miles and excellent maintenance records. The conversion has lots of creature comforts described on the page linked below and was specifically designed to carry LOTS of toys and provide a comfortable living space. We carried two SUPS, two whitewater kayaks, two mountain bikes, kiteboarding gear, snorkeling gear, 5 wetsuits, flyfishing gear, lots of clothes, spare parts, lots of food, etc and it all stows away out of sight in the generous cabinet space and "garage" under the bed. Plenty of off the grid power with 4 large house batteries and a 145 watt solar panel. This is a rare find and a great deal for folks that like to live and play in the outdoors. We easily have $75K invested in this rig and are selling it now for $48,500.
For more information see http://longroadstt.wordpress.com/smokey/
or e-mail me at bryan.longroad@gmail.com
Thanks.
