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The Michelin XZL tyres are quite strong in the side walls and dont want to belly until they are under 18 PSI from memory on my lightweight rig But on split rims with a tube they start to rotate on the rims around 12 psi even with the Canter's moderate HP I think I used to run around 15 psi in...

I agree on the tyre pressures, I have driven on more sand tracks and beaches than 99.9999999999% of travellers (gees I even lived on a sand island for a year) so I could write a book on that one. Plus its a great way to cushion your vehicle on heavily corrigated roads and helps prevent...

Thanks for the vid, though that system doesnt gel with my minimalist approach, neither does carrying a dirty big winch I cant really see a problem with unwrapping a spectra rope and it is so light and easy to store If you havent guessed I really dislike added weight to my rig and Lynn why...

maybe he has a winch already, I have often wondered about wrapping a cable or spectra rope around the rear drum/wheel joint vee (only if you run singles) and then securing the other end forward or rearward and using the spinning wheel as a capstan...off course I realise the opposite wheel needs...

Yes Alex I still have my truck, I finished building her in late 2000 dont get away as often as I did once however, she is pretty much the perfect 2 person rig

....the front ends up looking like this and the rear like that please excuse the dirt but my truck does get used

Just wondering how heavy your rig is, first thing I did was order some longer springs from Gympie and turf the helper spring pack in the waste bin

then there's obstacles like this........... Landrover stuck in track

I would like another Cape trip but 2 weeks is not nearly enough time, especially if you go sidetracking Yes a lot of the tracks are narrow or off camber so you blokes with sticky out mirrors and backs wider than the cab be warned

Found some more pics and a couple of the inside

did you notice that the treads are always parallel to the ground no matter what the ground height, the side rails are 38mm high and from memory I think they weigh less than 5kgs excluding the bearing carrier that runs under the floor that you cant see.

...been waiting for some of you blokes to catch-up ps Vid playing OK now.

Thanks mate, I may be new to this forum but I see there is a pic of my camper on page 1 of this thread.

Here are a couple of pics from our 2011 trip