escadventure
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Finally, a bit of progress is going with our project…
The plan is to build a reliable overland vehicle of a brand that has worldwide factory support, and with budget discipline. Decisions like this are also a degree of compromise. For the past few years we have used our FJ Cruiser with RRT and loved it, but finally consented to the reality it is just too small and the RRT is a pain when the weather is bad. Having prioritized realities of size, weight, storage, comfort, ease of repair, reliability and cost- we chose a 2000 F150 with 60k miles.
What it looked like when we bought it in FLA.
My job has us living in Germany, so we sent it to a friend's shop in GA for some mods (to avoid hefty shipping costs of big parts), before having it shipped to us. So, after a UTE bed, Weatherguard boxes and wheels/tires…
Now in progress is the custom bumpers. The rear was relocated and has shackle mounts that will be part of the mount for the custom caamper cabin being built here in Germany. The front is getting new mounts and will have a reese hitch too.
The camper is from a small German company called Fernweh Mobil. The build quality is flawless and the design is a result of years of R&D from personal use by the owner. In fact the goal is to have our camper (Serial # 26) done by May because the owner plans on driving his Hilux and Fernweh camper to Mongolia. So far here is how it's coming along.
More to come- hopefully soon...
The plan is to build a reliable overland vehicle of a brand that has worldwide factory support, and with budget discipline. Decisions like this are also a degree of compromise. For the past few years we have used our FJ Cruiser with RRT and loved it, but finally consented to the reality it is just too small and the RRT is a pain when the weather is bad. Having prioritized realities of size, weight, storage, comfort, ease of repair, reliability and cost- we chose a 2000 F150 with 60k miles.
What it looked like when we bought it in FLA.
My job has us living in Germany, so we sent it to a friend's shop in GA for some mods (to avoid hefty shipping costs of big parts), before having it shipped to us. So, after a UTE bed, Weatherguard boxes and wheels/tires…
Now in progress is the custom bumpers. The rear was relocated and has shackle mounts that will be part of the mount for the custom caamper cabin being built here in Germany. The front is getting new mounts and will have a reese hitch too.
The camper is from a small German company called Fernweh Mobil. The build quality is flawless and the design is a result of years of R&D from personal use by the owner. In fact the goal is to have our camper (Serial # 26) done by May because the owner plans on driving his Hilux and Fernweh camper to Mongolia. So far here is how it's coming along.
More to come- hopefully soon...
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