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So true, and I'm still catching myself forgetting this. One of my travel hobbies is trying side tracks, just to see where they go. I'll spend all day in an area exploring all the little "roads". Most of them peter out, so I end up having to turn around in tight places. With anything much longer...

I'm one of the people with a rattly shaky Aluminess standalone rear tire carrier. I've nursed mine along over the years, but have never been really happy with it. http://octopup.org/sportsmobile/reartire

Very nice! Just read your whole process thread. I've been thinking of building something very much like that: Ford E-Series, Spartan box, 4x4 conversion. Anything you would do differently next time? I know you mentioned this being fine early in the process, but did you ever end up having any...

You are leaving me hanging here...! What did you experience at highway speeds? How was the wind noise? Or do you mean something about engine power? I did try to get some highway speed testing in, but there weren't any straightaways in the Bend area long enough to get the Fuso up to speed...

I just posted a couple write-ups from my recent EarthCruiser / Fuso test drive: EarthCruiser EXP from a Sportsmobile Perspective EarthCruiser/Fuso Driving Experience from a Sportsmobile Perspective

These are my impressions from test driving the 2020 Fuso FE (EarthCruiser EXP) with the gasoline V8 (GM L76) and Allison 1000 6-speed transmission. My current vehicle is a 2004 Ford E-Series Sportsmobile 4x4 conversion van with the gasoline V10 engine and a 4-speed transmission. Visibility -...

Different philosophies.... The side door is narrow. The feature I am most afraid I would miss by switching to an EarthCruiser is the double-wide side doors on the Sportsmobile. The Sportsmobile's large doorway, combined with fold-out door-mounted cabinets and work surfaces, enables a merged...

My van and I visited some overlanding cousins recently, the EarthCruiser family in Bend, OR! I'm not going to go into minute detail here describing all the features of the EarthCruiser. Mostly I'll talk about some of the differences I noted between the EC and my Sportsmobile (a 2004 Ford...

Looks similar to something like this, with a buy-it-now price of $31000 on govplanet.com auction. I wonder if the above truck has significant improvements...

https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/hvo/d/hemet-1961-mercedes-unimog-404/7194082223.html Never thought about having a "convertible" RV before.....

Hi Brian! Good to hear from you, too! I have convinced myself to move on from my Sportsmobile for a variety of reasons, but solutions to the Sportsmobile 4x4's rough ride and bottoming out would still be interesting to me. Mostly what I do for washboard is air down and drive fast, and that...

[The EC looks "tougher" without its lower cladding! And for some reason the box looks a bit higher than I was expecting.]

Sure... It looks like the dual-cab / crew-cab version adds 899 mm (35") to the EarthCruiser. The extra 3 feet brings its length to about 23' long, still a foot shorter than the GXV Patagonia's 24' length. Turning circle diameter is increased from 40' to 49.5'. pictured: GXV Patagonia, SLRV...

OK, challenge accepted :) Looking at the website, I see that the Adventurer is listed as having a 4600 mm long box on the 3365 mm wheelbase Isuzu NPS 300. So, it's similar in size to the EarthCruiser (at least the taller fixed-top EarthCruiser FX), with a little extra hanging off the back...

I've come to terms with the idea that the EarthCruiser will be noticeably slower than my Sportsmobile with its V10. I think the gasoline V8 in the current EarthCruiser will be sufficient. I do plan on eventually traveling worldwide, after I spend a few years tweaking the systems with...

waveslider, I did some reading of your posts here on EP. You say your box is 18.5' - so I am going to guess you have the 170" wheelbase K370 (?) I made a little mockup to see what your vehicle would look like in comparison. (Yes, that's from one of your photos!) Seems similar in size to the...

Here is a super geeky document I made to help me gather a feeling for the size of the EarthCruiser EXP/FX compared to my Sportsmobile, and some other Expedition vehicle ideas out there. The larger vehicles help comfort me with the idea of increased size with the EarthCruiser over my Ford...

After many years using LT285/75R16, I changed to LT305/70R16 - same diameter but almost an inch wider. The ability to run lower air pressure with the larger tires dramatically improved the generally terrible ride quality (on bumpy roads) of my Sportsmobile.

I tried an electric chain saw (a little Ryobi one), but the chain oil eventually leaked all over the place - making a big mess. I now carry a sawzall.

I'm having trouble finding hard numbers on exactly how tall the Earthcruiser FX is. How much taller is it than the EXP? Perhaps this is a crazy notion, but -- if I take the wheels off an Earthcruiser FX and slide it in with some kind of dolly, is there any chance it might fit in a 106" high...