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Jason from Bodeswell.com started such a project over a year ago... From our experience I have to say that a list of waypoints WITHOUT description has fairly limited use. We had a couple of lists from people with a small SUVs (Landrover, etc.), and half the time our truck camper didn't fit...

If body work with sheet metal would be as easy as Photoshop... (BTW: you should have moved the lock/latch of the front roller door!) I have seen MB1113 crew cabs which people have shortened, and also Magirus, but none of these have put in doors in the back, so you'd have to crawl in through the...

WHAT? So you're supposed to pay TWICE for things? First for the fittings you don't want, and then again for a time-consuming re-fit with the stuff you really want... What sort of customer care is that? I thought the RV-industry is still struggling... Northstar builds nice truck campers, too...

I thought for some readers here this might be an interesting review: Kathy and Rick Howe traveled in their Tiger Motorhome, the Traveling Tortuga, from Alaska to Patagonia in South America, through Europe and into Morocco - here's a review of their vehicle and problems with it during that time...

on Ebay in MD: Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ76 Inline Turbo Diesel (convertible!) with only 39 miles!! (entire roof ripped off during transport)

if in doubt try wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_LT

Well - 3 months is NOTHING - try for 3 years!! Our next trip will be (hopefully) around the same length, so I'm looking for something in your class of "too big", like a Mercedes 814DA or another small truck, maybe even Unimog.

Don't think there's anything currently on the market anymore... I have a NIKON Coolpix S10 for exactly this reason (I used to have the Nikon 995 before), I love it, and the image quality is quite good except under dark conditions (too much noise). It's a great camera to take photos of people in...

That's NOT a normal VW Synco - that's an LT (Light Truck) = one weight class up! These have a good reputation in general, their weak point is the rear differential, and they could do with a bit stronger engine. Part supplies in the US will be patchy, as through all of the American continent.

Sorry, I haven't read all your pages yet... Do you speak some German? Because there's an absolutely great and helpful German forum for vehicles like yours, and a second forum which has excellent advice for building your own camper. If your German fails you try translate.google.com, or simply...

I don't want to lure you away from this forum, but I believe you can find a lot of information on these 2 German forums (and certainly many ideas for stairs): Allrad-LKW-Forum and the Camper Cabin Forum :exclaim:

The car is meant for travel to South America, hence country of origin/registration/plates don't matter much! Funny you find 20,500 Dollar$ for van (which is not running) a bargain, when in Germany with some luck you can find a drivable Synchro Type 3 for around 4,000 Euros, T4s cheaper, with...

That's what I thought...

I think the idea of buying a VW Synchro in the States is dead - probably will look in Germany, where one still can afford them, and then ship to Halifax... Cheers.

I just found this unique Airstream conversion in Germany - the base is a KAT1 4x4 military truck. There's a video to it on Youtube...

Sorry to read, but probably the typical downfall with Landrovers: they tend to be unreliable, particularly when compared with Toyotas. A funny story I read the other day: in the African Sahara the chances of getting robbed and your vehicle being stolen are 8 times higher in a Landcruiser than in...

[Not affiliated :)] I just found these Mercedes Vario 2007 4x4 Chassis, and thought they might be worth posting, as the price of $2,500 is cheap considering they're 2007 models with less than 10,000 miles. Sure, they need a lot of work, yet they would form the perfect basis to build a fully...

Garmin would probably be THE choice (despite their steep prices), because of availability of third-party free maps and waypoints. The CSx 60 is probably the most popular model to fit your requirements, and you might find a good secondhand one on the Bay... From our experience it's a very sturdy...

We had on our truck (F250 + loaded Bigfoot Camper for 3 years Latin America trip) E-rated Bridgestone Dueler AT, and were very happy with them! When I bought the truck it came with C-rated cheapies from Korea - shocking. The E-rated ones improved stability on the road drastically, specially on...

Must haves: + good compressor fridge or cool box + recovery strap and shackels (+ 1 or 2 spares) + 12V rechargable outdoor lantern (better than gas light) + long handle shovel Helpful: + hand saw for thick branches (& fire wood) + axe Overrated: * electric winch (oh - I'll get spanked for...