Hi chosen, (bet there's a story with that name ????)
Hi... would you believe it was the only one not taken at the time? LOL
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Yes it did have a large shower and separate macerator toilet cubicle. Check out the Global Warrior photos on the allterrainwarriors.com.au website.
I'll check it out in further detail, thanks.
This was a standard Global Warrior module with the option of the drop-down bed over the dinette/double bed. The top bed was a little short and narrow for two adults but a couple of kids was fine. As the roofline is narrower than the middle of the body, the length of the upper bed was a little short. I'm 5'10" and was fine laying up there by myself but I reckon any taller and my feet would have been pushing out on the soft sides. I guess you realize the Global Warriors are only 2150mm wide for clearance reasons in the bush. Many will run camper bodies out to 2400mm but clearance on our bush tracks will be effected....I guess it depends on your needs.
Didn't think about the top being more narrow than the middle bed. I wouldn't be comfortable running a wider camper body. The previous camper body I built was based on a hilux and was only 1800 wide. It was pre baby and now it is passed on to someone else to enjoy as it would not suit our needs. Wanting to take the whole family away, having access to the cab through a crawl through for security and carry everything we require for extended trips of several months to years has led me to trucks. Especially considering the fact that a V8 landcruiser dual cab costs very close to a 4x4 isuzu/fuso/or even iveco new... why would anyone consider anything else?!
Sorry hope I'm not taking the thread offtrack but building a rig for a large family requires special consideration. If it's for Australia, I reckon focus on getting as much outside as you can.......kitchen and shower for example and keep the inside for sleeping and lounging. ATW built an awesome MAN crewcab XL Scout a few years back. I think there is a youtube clip of it somewhere with me driving it around the bush behind Yandina . Check that out.....especially the external features. The owners loved it. The main bed was huge and up top, with a dinette made 2 queen beds. Mind you, that body was 5200mm long and 2400mm wide.
Have you contacted ATW about any options?
Kind regards John
At your recommendation a while back, I made contact and spoke to the other John (very helpful) about the options for vehicles regarding suspension and wheel upgrades. Getting a whole vehicle built including camper would be out of my budget, although am very impressed with the work that ATW do! This leads me to the only option of building it myself - and I like a challenge!!!
I don't mind cooking outside. The last camper had a shower outside and kitchen/cooking set up, no toilet though as we just dug a hole. Not sure that washing in all locations would work if outside, certainly a inside toilet would be my preference. I appreciate your experience and advise with this though.
I have been working my way through your ATW build thread and have seen the MAN crewcab XL scout. The vehicle is huge and being a man, not only would it be smart, but strong - pardon my humour! Don't think I have seen any internal photos though.