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Agree with your assessment but in terms of luxury I think the EC meets my needs fine. Our GXV is basic and not made luxurious but you can design them that way if you want to spend the money to do it. I do value functionality more than luxury and actually prefer the EC design and materials to the...

There is still probably at least a $100k price differential and the main differences would be larger size and customization options with the GXV. We have a GXV Patagonia and at some point when we stop traveling full time and downsize our vehicle, the best option I see now would be a EC dual cab...

We have a complete Mastervolt system including our lithium batteries but the batteries are expensive...

Looks good. The main disadvantage of AGM (besides weight penalty) is the long absorption charge phase to get the batteries to full charge which is needed to be done regularly. 800 Watts solar should typically get you 200-280 AH of charging per day. Don’t worry too much about the rule about only...

Any other charge source? Engine alternator, generator?

Okay... Are you going with an AGM or Lithium battery bank? How much solar?

Safe from what?

Yes, it is clearly a right hand drive but the cassette door is not next to the entry door as is typical of the EC with the bath/toilet at the entryway. Just was wondering about the unusual floor plan which may have been used in the past...

Surprised to see the cassette on the opposite side from the entry door? No bath/toilet in the entryway on this one?

How many would they sell in North America? Probably not enough to justify the investment needed...

Interested in understanding the advantage of using the Chevy vs the Isuzu versions of this chassis? For travel in the US and Canada I expect you would have more service locations with Chevy dealers but for international travel I would expect more service locations with Isuzu dealers or would you...

Two daughters with one grand daughter each who will be old enough to go on adventures in a few years...

Yes, we will stick with a cab over truck when we get to the point where we stop full time travel and downsize our truck and the dual cab EarthCruiser is the best option I see for a smaller truck...

Our GXV Patagonia on a Kenworth K-370 (converted to 4wd) has a PACCAR PX-7 (Cummins 6.7) with a 6 speed Allison 2500 HS and it is definitely not overpowered and gets about 9 mpg. Weight is around 28,000 lb, GVWR is 33,000 lb. for the K-370.

It seems that for PSI 8.1 L gasoline commercial medium duty truck applications, as opposed to heavy duty pickups, the Allison 1000 does not seem to be used much, looks like Allison 2000 series or Eaton are more common. In any case, as you said, the fuel economy penalty is there and would seem...

https://www.ccjdigital.com/isuzu-gasoline-powertrains/ MAN, Mercedes, Fuso, Iveco, etc.

That seems like overkill for an EarthCruiser size truck to me. You would have to move up to an Allison 2000 to handle the torque I think. The 6.0 Vortec in the Fuso seems to be giving excellent performance with the Allison 1000...

Latest info on Isuzu gasoline engines and transmissions. Fuso has a 6.0 and an Allison 1000 transmission... https://www.ccjdigital.com/isuzu-gasoline-powertrains/

EarthCruiser does build on the Isuzu (with factory 4wd) in Australia so there might be some standardization advantage by going with Isuzu over here...

EarthCruiser does build on the Isuzu (with factory 4wd) in Australia so there might be some standardization advantage by going with Isuzu over here...