Scott Brady
Founder
Next week, a small team and I will be "crossing the con" in the Expeditions West Tacoma and the new EarthRoamer XV-JP.
Crossing the Rubicon is one of the final milestones for my truck, something I wanted to do as a proof of concept, showing that a vehicle could drive 80 on the highway, be configured to drive RTW, travel to Arctic conditions and still have enough capability to cross the famous Rubicon.
The same basic concept applies to the XV-JP, but it takes another step up on the base camp comfort scale with inside shower and toilet, heater, inside cooking etc.
We will be documenting the crossing on HDV (two shooters) and with DSLRs.
I have been over the 'con a half dozen times now (4 times in the last two weeks), and know it will not be that easy in my LWB, but we will just take out time, drive conservatively and preserve the drivetrain.
For the most part, I will be driving the XV-JP, Chris (BajaTaco) will be driving my Tacoma.
Pictures soon.
Crossing the Rubicon is one of the final milestones for my truck, something I wanted to do as a proof of concept, showing that a vehicle could drive 80 on the highway, be configured to drive RTW, travel to Arctic conditions and still have enough capability to cross the famous Rubicon.
The same basic concept applies to the XV-JP, but it takes another step up on the base camp comfort scale with inside shower and toilet, heater, inside cooking etc.
We will be documenting the crossing on HDV (two shooters) and with DSLRs.
I have been over the 'con a half dozen times now (4 times in the last two weeks), and know it will not be that easy in my LWB, but we will just take out time, drive conservatively and preserve the drivetrain.
For the most part, I will be driving the XV-JP, Chris (BajaTaco) will be driving my Tacoma.
Pictures soon.