EarthRoamer XV-HD is Announced

[TomH]

New web site look, new monster EarthRoamer:

http://www.earthroamer.com/

Here's the XV-LTS in front of and dwarfed by the XV-HD, which looks like some terrestrial aircraft carrier:

http://www.earthroamer.com/model-overview/



The Jeep Rubicon based XV-JP is completely missing from the lineup, not mentioned anywhere on the site that I can find. Over the past year or two, Bill Swails has mentioned several times here on ER that they are also working a new unit based on a 3/4 ton pickup. I wonder if that will be meant to replace the XV-JP.

[dwh]

Awesome...but 13'6"...ouch.

[shellb]

I would have rather they offered a 1 ton version vs. going even larger. Oh well!

[howell_jd]

The XV-JP is identified in the "About Us" section. Making things smaller is frequently tougher than "going big" - there are certainly enough build threads here that capture the all-too-often over-GVWR consequences of an old Army saying..."One is none, two is one" or one of my personal favorites, "I don't know what this thing is...I need two."

Jonathan

[jgolden]

The new rig looks sweet.
Any interior photos or layout options?
thanks

[Drew80130]

Couldn't find photos or layouts. I did notice under the XV-LT tab that they show a new Super Stretch Cab that is even longer than the body for the current XV-LTS, but it is only available with a regular cab truck. They also show the standard length body on a regular cab truck. Interesting new options. Would have thought a smaller more economical offering would make more sense than the new XD.

[Ford Prefect]

You might think that about the XD vs something small, but the GXV people are getting a lot of interest as near as I can tell in their larger builds, so it is logical for a competing market to want to do the same.

Besides, this is America, where we only get big, right?

I too would very much like to see how they intend to appoint the interior, as well as price concepts for this behemoth.

[Drew80130]

Yeah, my thought was that a smaller rig could result in greater sales volumes, but the flip side is that the XD offers a lot more room for customization, and therefore profit. I'm also curious to see what they can do with that much room. The regular sized models already utilize the space so well, I can only imagine what they could do with more room. It also looks like there are storage boxes hanging of build in to the undersides of the bodies, so there is an advantage to the size increase already. My other thought about a smaller sized rig is off road ability. I can't picture the XD in a lot of the places I like to go here in Colorado, but I can see it in Alaska. I guess the solution is multiple Earthroamers.

[jgolden]

I too was wondering about off-road ability. Between size and ULSD it greatly limits your travels options? Don't get me wrong, I love the thing.....it's pure beauty.
But for the cost (or should I say expected cost) you could buy 4 or 5 really nice adventure rigs all for different purposes.
If you owned an Earthroamer HD what would you use it for? I'd like to hear everyones opinion.
Again, this is NOT a debate about big vs. small or a jab at the Earthroamer, it's just honest curiosity of how the new XV-HD should be / could be used in real life exploring.
Lastly, I want to congratulate ER on their success. I've been drooling over their products since 2006!!!

[EMrider]

IMHO the market for this rig are families or other groups of 4-6 who want extended off highway travel capability. If I were going to hit the road for a year with the entire family this would be on my list of potential vehicles, along with GXV's offerings.

My guess is that the XV-HD could go 85% to 90% of the places I have taken the SMB. Not bad given the extra space and comfort it would provide.

I hope this does well for ER.

R