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Herk72, Very nice... The tradeoff between rear storage and interior storage is the design decision that drives a lot of the rest of the layout. We decided to keep the extra 2 ft in the rear and added the underbed storage cabinet with access from inside. I can appreciate the advantages of...

Thanks, I will be in Nixa next week to make the final tweaks on the locations for table mounts, grab handles, etc. We are getting close. Still needs to go back to the paint shop for final buffing. What configuration is your build?

Interesting, I didn't know a Host builds vehicles for EarthCruiser. What vehicles are they?

Very true but I was referring to the weight difference between carrying full fuel tanks, 200 gal of diesel, vs 100 gal of diesel fuel on a 20,000 lb + vehicle in which case the extra weight of 100 more gal of diesel would likely not be a determining factor on whether you get unstuck or not...

Kenworth #3, our build, is scheduled to be delivered at the end of July or first week of August. Kenworth #2 has been delivered and is shown on the GXV website... http://globalxvehicles.com/patagonia/patagonia-on-kenworth-2017/#

Hope it works out for you, Brad was great to work with. We also had an approval for financing our GXV build from a loan broker who collects a fee for finding a lender but the loan from Brad was a better deal with no broker fee.

Here are some photos at GXV for that UXV Max on the International... http://globalxvehicles.com/2017-uxv-uxv-max-gallery/ and a couple photos here showing the motorcycle stored in the rear...

I expect it will sell pretty quick at this price. I saw it under construction earlier this year when we were at GXV getting our Kenworth build contract finalized. As noted earlier the truck was available for a really low price with a bare interior so that helped keep the build cost down.

You did ask why someone would want one, not why someone wouldn't want one... :) As noted by someone else, getting and storing the methanol fuel is a major issue. They also don't produce that much power compared to a generator.

Methanol fuel cells are quiet. They only exhaust water vapor and a small amount of carbon dioxide.

Incredible Bank is where we got financing for our GXV. They have specialized in financing high end motor coaches on Prevost bus chassis but are expanding into financing for expedition vehicles. Incredible Bank is part of River Valley Bank, Wausau WI. Very good experience with them, smaller...

This was at Overland Expo and it is now posted for sale at GXV... http://globalxvehicles.com/globalxvehicles-for-sale/2012-specialty-van/

These Caframo fans are pretty good... http://www.caframolifestylesolutions.com/products/marine/

That Volvo looks like it is this one done by GXV... http://globalxvehicles.com/gxv-patagonia-4x4-rv-gallery/patagonia-on-volvo-chassis/#

Herk72, It is pretty hard to find a new K270/K370 at a dealer, I expect most are special orders and they generally don't keep them in stock at most Kenworth dealers. You could also look to see if there are any used ones for sale near you.

Herk72, My only experience was a ride and test drive in the first Kenworth when it was close to completion back in January. I have no prior experience in a truck this size so factor that into my comments. I found the ride to be smooth and had no trouble in terms of comfort/ergonomics. The...

I am not documenting the build but will be glad to try to answer any questions. I will post some photos after it is delivered in June.

Daurie, We were last there at the end of January so we didn't see anything on your build. We are in the Detroit area. I will look you up on Facebook... Greg

Hi Daurie, Been wondering if the owner of the second GXV on a Kenworth might show up here. Our cabin just came back from painting and the Kenworth arrived at GXV from the dealer this week. I guess we are about a month behind yours or maybe less. Nice to see you here...

Is this your conjecture or do you have examples of used GXV vehicles that sold for half of what they cost? How old were these vehicles? Just interested in understanding if there is actual sales data behind your statements...