After making a feather rufflling comment I found the Army's new recon concept vehicle, the CERV. Sorry I'm technologically impared, just goggle it.
A dune buggy on steroids, all wheel drive hybird, electric for sneaking around, gas for flying over the desert at 80 mph.
What brought me to this find was a search for the Special Operations dune buggy used for years.
Much talk about a 2wd vs 4wd/AWD, and I made a comment that if a dune buggy gets stuck, just pick up the front end and point it in another direction!
A rail job can have a body added pretty easily. That flat area behind on the CERV might make a bed space, pottie behind the passenger seat and fridge behind the drivers seat, canvas covered top and a hard body below, rack on top or and on the rear provide space for an RTT.
While the CERV isn't in production, looks like an easy build. I recall a guy here that put a VW Type 3 (wagon) on a jeep with some wheel well trimming.
I;m not seeing much interest in custom builds for overlanding, compared to what we use to do in the 60s, probably due to the many platforms available with much less work. But the idea of a small, bullet proof, custom seems to be appealing. Be it 2wd, 4wd or AWD, a realitively inexpensive build seems not only possible but a great way to go.
They won't ride like a G-Wagon, I use to race buggies and my head put a dent in the roof, rode in the VW rail in the Army, but the fun is hard to beat for the money.
The CERV has a great appoach and departure angle with a forward driving position. How would you go about building a specialized vehicle similar to the military scout vehicles? If you have the trim and interior skills, you couldhave a plush, comfortable vehicle, simple mechanics, well supported with parts, very good MPG, quick on the road and off. You'll be looking at light travels, but probably fair capacity for the trade offs.
What do you buggy/overlanding types think? Has anyone built a small, mean, green machine?
A dune buggy on steroids, all wheel drive hybird, electric for sneaking around, gas for flying over the desert at 80 mph.
What brought me to this find was a search for the Special Operations dune buggy used for years.
Much talk about a 2wd vs 4wd/AWD, and I made a comment that if a dune buggy gets stuck, just pick up the front end and point it in another direction!
A rail job can have a body added pretty easily. That flat area behind on the CERV might make a bed space, pottie behind the passenger seat and fridge behind the drivers seat, canvas covered top and a hard body below, rack on top or and on the rear provide space for an RTT.
While the CERV isn't in production, looks like an easy build. I recall a guy here that put a VW Type 3 (wagon) on a jeep with some wheel well trimming.
I;m not seeing much interest in custom builds for overlanding, compared to what we use to do in the 60s, probably due to the many platforms available with much less work. But the idea of a small, bullet proof, custom seems to be appealing. Be it 2wd, 4wd or AWD, a realitively inexpensive build seems not only possible but a great way to go.
They won't ride like a G-Wagon, I use to race buggies and my head put a dent in the roof, rode in the VW rail in the Army, but the fun is hard to beat for the money.
The CERV has a great appoach and departure angle with a forward driving position. How would you go about building a specialized vehicle similar to the military scout vehicles? If you have the trim and interior skills, you couldhave a plush, comfortable vehicle, simple mechanics, well supported with parts, very good MPG, quick on the road and off. You'll be looking at light travels, but probably fair capacity for the trade offs.
What do you buggy/overlanding types think? Has anyone built a small, mean, green machine?