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I have been working with them (very preliminarily) to see about getting one of their cabins. I have found them very responsive, and they are good English speakers. They seem to be willing to consider building on several different appropriate trucks, and a quick check of the costs suggested it's...

1988 + 25 = 2013; 2013 < 2015. Relatively easy importation to the US. Have at it, Right Coasters. :sombrero:

Thanks for the kind words. I've regretted not having any good build stuff to report lately, but I can't think of anything remotely useful left to do.

I dealt with this five or so years ago when I was interested in a Canadian Unimog U140L. I got the very strong impression that it was "one and done." The official wording reads: The part about "There is no exemption or extension . . ." seems to rule out your plan, and I was told that it was a...

Good observation. $156,500. Good grief.

I really like these trucks, but they sold new for about $90K, and about 2009, dealers were discounting them to get them off their lots. I know "they're not making any more of them," but still . . .

In the years I've been around Sprinters, I've only heard of Motion Windows (a.k.a. Peninsular Glass in Vancouver) making easy-to-source opening replacement windows for the T1N (2002-06) North American Sprinters. The German company Seitz makes appropriately-sized dual pane acrylic windows for...

There is a way to get a "matching" model vehicle imported legally into the United States, but it works for only a small number of vehicles where the manufacturer petitioned the US NHTSA saying that the imported model "is substantially similar to a motor vehicle of the same model year that was...

I'll just add that standup height is as huge benefit if you'll be spending much time actually living in the truck. If you just sleep in it and do your cooking and sitting outside, not so much of a problem with a shorter roof. The confusion about the Sprinter in low traction situations is, as...

Worth checking with these people, I think: http://www.longrangeautomotive.com.au/products/detail/10-jeep/flypage/62-wrangler-jk-2007-2011-38l-petrol-4-door.html?sef=hcfp

On behalf of your lonely motorcycle, welcome home. :)

Well, the key thing here is EarthRoamer made about a dozen of these, most of them seven or eight years ago, and then, as the recession hit, basically stopped making the model. So there are no new ones to buy and there's no updating going on these days. As I just wrote on the for-sale thread you...

As they come from Australia, and the Australian dollar is down to $0.80 from being better than parity a while back, it may be a good time to fetch one. It is undoubtedly in the top three good things done to my XV-JP. I certainly feel fortunate to have it.

The windows are great for this type of van. They came from the German company Seitz, and there are several threads about them on the Portal forums. They are expensive compared to plain ol' RV windows but cheap compared to most dual pane alternatives. As you can read in the other threads...

Glad to see someone taking advantage of all the money spent by the taxpayers to get the Gichner shelter. I inquired once many years ago and the allowed as they could make me a civilian version for just a little under six figures. I trust you got a discount. ;) A very nice build. Thanks for...

Here's my tiny instant awning . . . It's not the same thing as being considered here, and it's not rocket science, but a silicon nylon tarp can be hooked over magnetic hooks attached near the gutter rails of a T1N Sprinter and combined with two adjustable poles to come up with a fairly credible...

That's a good analysis, Ward, and as you noted, they each have advantages. I believe either would be acceptable if done right, so a lot of it would be personal preference. Two things from my experience: Rather than using the cabinets to increase wall rigidity, you may want to consider the...

I don't believe there was a "new" GVWR established. I suspect that ER figured that the tires and suspensions they offered had a more-than-adequate safety margin, but I don't know of anything they did to get a formal number. If they did, they didn't tell me.

It''s interesting, but a 7,000 pound XV-JP can be as steady, stable and safe-feeling as a more normal highly-built Wrangler (which can easily hit 5K). The tires have more than enough capability, well over 3,000 pounds each, and the current heavy-duty suspension (nth degree; now AEVs) has plenty...

I agree on the stop breathing advice. ;) Beyond that, no real solution except keeping the inside cooler than the outside, which isn't too practical either. Condensation didn't form on the double pane windows (like Seitz acrylic windows) I've had, so in my Unimog and first Sprinter, which had a...