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Sure, hard is the wrong word, how about "affects". Which affects mileage more? a flat panel mounted on a brick shaped vehicle or the alternator drag on the engine? 6 of one half a dozen of the other. I want my solar panels available to charge at all times.

Cab access? For me no cab camper access is a deal breaker. Consider dropping at least two steps inside the box. This is enough to get in and out (with a little stretch) without deploying the steps. It also avoids the ridiculous long scissor steps that extend 5' out from the side of the truck.

Charging off your alternator is also hard on fuel mileage.

It makes it easier but it is hard on the door hinges.

So an expedition truck, (completed as an expedition truck 25 years ago) that is 25 years old will be seen as a motor home. 2.5% duty. A new habitat on a 25 year old chassis will be assessed duty in 2 parts, 25% on chassis and 2.5% on the habitat. Thanks, Charlie. There must be someone on this...

You can use the front bumper too. Good spot for 600 lbs of spare tires! Uyuni, Bolivia

The MAN Kat 8X8 is not a good choice as a base vehicle. There will be many places you are too big to access. As for putting a brand new camper on a 25 year old chassis and trying to call it a 25 year old motor home... forget it. It will be a "new" motor home Plan to pay the full duty as a truck...

I want to try to keep this thread focused on the duty. If anyone has imported an expedition truck to the USA please let us all know what was the duty paid?

You can expect 36 Amp hrs on average daily charge. How many Amps does your furnace draw times the number of hours you run it plus all other draws need to be less than that, don't forget a 10% efficiency loss from the batteries.

Why from Australia? It will be left hand drive and more expensive to ship than from Europe.

Wheelbase is way too long.

Yes turbo No locking hubs, full time 4X4.

Are you sure you want the Kat 8x8? Absolutely terrible base for an overland camper, unless you plan to drive to the desert and stay there. My understanding on the vehicle type is it has to be a motorhome that is 25 years old. This is to stop avoiding import tax by changing a truck chassis (25%...

It is a good little set up. We have a two stroke water pump with a filter and a ton of hose. After 5 years we have never needed it. Water supply has never been an issue.

We have a full shower with 750 liters of water capacity, probably not a teardrop option. One of the campgrounds in Baja had shower huts. The "shower" consisted of a bucket filled from a solar water heater and a plastic cup to pour the water over yourself. It was quite pleasant. You could heat...

I don't see an upside to a "ginormous" truck with a tiny camper. A ginormous truck with an 18' box with all the comforts of home, that's different.

Altitude is not an issue for the vast majority of these units. The high altitude visiting overland vehicle is a tiny percentage of the market.

Fair enough. It is not a good solution for popular spots.

If everybody did this the area around boondocking spots would look like a plowed field. On top of that the second pic is the fecal matter within 20 yards of a watercourse(seasonal). A composting toilet is about the same size, can go for 3-4 weeks for two people and leaves nothing in the wild.