Roving Dentist's cool rig

**Lynn** · 05-31-2008, 02:43 AM

Resurrecting this old thread. For some reason this guy came to mind today. See follow up post #13.

The Roving Dentist is building a really cool overland rig based on a FC101 LandRover, with the mission to bring dentistry to areas underserved.

Pretty neat rig.

I hadn't seen this rig before, so please forgive me if you have. Also, the Forward Control LR doesn't really seem to fit in the LR subforum, but, mods, feel free to move it if you disagree...

**Lynn** · 05-31-2008, 02:52 AM

I emailed him an invite to join the forum, in case he hasn't.

**kcowyo** · 05-31-2008, 06:17 AM

I'm liking it!

What a great gift and skill to share. And that truck! Awesome....

I'll leave this here. I agree this is more of a custom camper than an everyday LR.

**travel dodge** · 05-31-2008, 07:34 AM

very cool truck and very cool to offer dental care in remote areas.

**Lynn** · 05-31-2008, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by Lynn

I emailed him an invite to join the forum, in case he hasn't.

I sent the first email to his 'info' link, and it bounced. I forwarded it to his 'contact' link, so hopefully he'll get it this time.

ADDITED: For his demountable camper box, he lists the camper jacks as being manufactured by Hi-Lift, along with a link to the site. Could that be a mistake? I didn't know Hi-Lift made camper jacks, and couldn't find any info on thier site.

**FlyNdrive** · 05-31-2008, 02:46 PM

I came across that rig going up the Imogene Pass in Colorado last July. It didn't have the box on it, but still looked cool enough to stop all out FJ's and watch as it passed.

Enjoy,

**rovingdentist** · 05-31-2008, 04:11 PM

My web designer made a mistake on the hi-lift jacks...you can remove the camper with 4 of them, but I use regular camper jacks as you can flip them over and leave them on...it protects the body from rocks and trees.

-Sean

**Lynn** · 05-31-2008, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by rovingdentist

My web designer made a mistake on the hi-lift jacks...you can remove the camper with 4 of them, but I use regular camper jacks as you can flip them over and leave them on...it protects the body from rocks and trees.

-Sean

Welcome to the site!

Got any more photos of your rig?

What's the status on your dental mission? From your site I got the impression that you are still in the prep phase?

**Lynn** · 05-31-2008, 04:44 PM

Oh, and is your exam room / trailer canvas-sided, or hard-sided? Any more pix of it?

**haven** · 05-31-2008, 04:59 PM

The camper shell uses an aluminum frame, with Nida-Core FRP panels bonded to the frame from the inside. Several photos of the build process can be found here http://rovingdentist.com/thebuild.html

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