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We did a year in South America. 10" Samsung Tablet, Garmin InReach mapping. Maps.me was by far the most accurate and easy. Works seamlessly with ioverlander.

The Mitz and Izu are both light trucks. Have a look at Mercedes Benz 917 and up Medium trucks. They will all be deisel. https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/search.html?fe=FOUR_WHEEL_DRIVE&fr=%3A1997&isSearchRequest=true&ms=17200%3B%3B%3B%3B&ref=dsp&s=Motorhome&vc=Motorhome

100% on Android tablet. We had all of North and South America Osm maps on out 10" Samsung with room to spare. I believe topo is now available with osm.

We broke a spring in Patagonia. A parabolic on a Mercedes 917 (9 tonne 4X4 truck). We have airbags that could handle the load. I think we limped into Rio Gallegos. The Mercedes truck dealership sent us to a truck spring shop across the street. The spring shop said they did not have springs for...

Trucks break springs all the time in Patagonia, they will have no trouble getting a replacement.

interior height?

Open street maps is very up to date and shows everything including hiking trails. I have used it from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. It works off line. It is a fantastic resource. By the way I ran it in parallel with an In Reach and Delorm's mapping. Open Street map was by far the most accurate and...

Buy a cheap Android tablet with GPS. Buy a RAM mount. Install maps.me. (open street map) Done.

So never dump at a camp spot, boondocking site etc. Make use of rv dump sites, there are lots in US and Canada. Dump on remote dirt roads while driving. An electric dump valve is the easy way. Bio friendly soaps etc.

We had a similar system on our truck. The external supply is extremely vulnerable to damage. After ripping it of twice that was the end of the system.

How thick is the shell? insulated?

The front wheel bearings were replaced in Chile along with the tie rods when the engine was rebuilt and clutch replaced.

Redundancy is nice.

Chains work extremely well in mud. Sand tends to be deep and chains will just dig a hole

The first Pic reminds me how our truck started! That dream design needs a cab/cabin access.

Something I have been caught out on is assuming a mechanic sees that it is a 24 Volt vehicle. I would add some large lettering by the fuses. 24 VOLT VEHICLE

One note on voltage drop, Quality charge controllers will have a separate voltage sensor at the battery, the charge controller then uses that to adjust charging voltage. Bottom line though the charging wire cannot be too short or too big.

Pulling 100 Amps out of a 200 Amp/Hr Lead deep cycle battery bank is pretty brutal. You must be exceeding the battery manufacturers discharge rate.

We travelled with one of the sister trucks to that one. The only issue they had with cold weather was having to remove ice from the lower ledge before lowering.

I installed kill switches on both my Frontrunners that cut the fuel pump. A thief can try to start the vehicle and it will turn over but not start. If a thief turns the key and nothing happens the first thing they will do is look for a kill switch. On the Mercedes truck we has a hidden valve...