Comments on: 3 Things you think you need in your Expedition Truck, but …

By: Terratrotter | Nicole

Terratrotter | Nicole — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:59:24 +0000

We hope that the waiting time is not too long anymore. Or convince them to sell the truck to another buyer, and hit the road with ours. You still have a chance to purchase it 😀

By: Terratrotter | Nicole

Terratrotter | Nicole — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:57:34 +0000

Hi Barry,

Good plan of instilling a larger water tank. You will not regret it.
We’re doing both well. Many projects in the pipeline. And we still plan to do some traveling in between 🙂
Hope the two of you are doing well too!

Nicole & Elmer

By: Terratrotter | Nicole

Terratrotter | Nicole — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:51:56 +0000

Thanks Gavin!

By: LargeMarge

LargeMarge — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 03:24:25 +0000

Our rig == 1997 Ford CF8000 ExpeditionVehicle.
Our situation == boondock exclusively since 2003.

We share our time between Baja Mexico and Oregon. We schedule our travels to look around RecreationVehicle shows and RecreationVehicle rallies on the way.

In our limited experience of only a few decades of full-timing, we experienced American RecreationVehicles with three sinks. Why stop there? Another two could be fit someplace.

If a RVers’ goal is to replace the cat-lady from the front-page of the daily fishwrap, an even half-dozen sinks ought to put them in the running.

I know they get my vote.

By: Roland

Roland — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 19:01:03 +0000

Good summery. Agree to most of your points accept less volume for fuel. Space for fuel help you to be more economical when it comes to different prices along your trip. Picking up cheap fuel to overcome regions which are expensive will save a lot of money. Cheers Roland

By: Thom Metcalf

Thom Metcalf — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:10:12 +0000

We are in the USA and here most, if not all, motor homes come with a generator and AC. Why? Is a good question. Many of the campers are campground queens. They don’t really stay off the grid. They only time they are unhooked is when they travel from one campground to and other.
When we started to rebuild our van camper we ran into the very stuff that Nicole talked about. Why do we need a sink in the shower area. With 300 watts of solar panels, we really to never use the gen set that came with the coach. We also can charge our house batteries with the engine running if we need to.
I would add one point to Nicole’s list to keep in mind, Weight! This is one point many forget or ignore. Weight even if you are running a with 10,000K carrying capacity will bite you in the end. Weight is fuel cost, weight is limiting as to where you can go. Try crossing an old bridge on a back road made from old timber that use to only carry horse carriages now you what to drive a 10,000K coach over it? How good is you insurance?
I’ve seen overlandes carrying TVs, stereos bigger than you would find in many homes. OH, if you think the sound of a generator is bad, try having to hear head banging sound for 24 hours at 65 decibels.
Let’s add the four wheeler and the skis. Then the bikes, hand glider, and the one meter long outdoor grill.
To sum up, I agree with Nicole, you really have to think hard about why are you out there in the wild and what do you “Really” need in you rig.

By: Heinz Peier

Heinz Peier — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:17:42 +0000

very good school of taught……which comes from experience

Thank you for sharing Nicole and Elmer …. have you sold your truck ?

Still waiting fro Krug to complete my Project

By: Barry Wilson

Barry Wilson — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:03:45 +0000

Hi Nicole and Elmer,some very good points there, we have a tip up sink in our bathroom which I hate I’ve never been a fan of them. If we are staying in a remote area I take a bowl of water outside to get washed in, we also have an external shower that I make use off complete with blown air heater vent to keep you warm when getting dried off.
I hate generators as they are too noisy.
In the next few weeks we’ll be getting a larger water tank made and fitted in the van as the present one is too small.
We never carry a tv or a microwave, and we don’t have an air con system.
We hope that you are both fit and well?

By: Gavin Wehlburg

Gavin Wehlburg — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 07:40:04 +0000

Thank you for the tips, these are always useful.

To assist, please check Top in 3rd para “…… it was a waist of money and space” it should be “waste” 🙂