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But only if the engine has a problem. They don´t know anything about the truck.

I agree with Christian. You won't find a vehicle which is at least similar worldwide. I traveled through Africa, Europe and Latin America in a AWD Transit. In 10 years and about 100,000 miles I had one technical issue where I needed a part. After many river crossings in Africa a wheel sensor...

There are no Tundra outside North America. US pickup trucks are extremely rare outside North America. The F 150 is sold in most countries in Latin America, an older version of the F 250 was sold in South Africa. Parts would therefore have to be shipped from the US. My experience with Ford...

If you have the intention to travel in 3rd world countries you should not take a diesel truck with modern emission control systems. Either take a gas engine or a diesel without emission control systems. The second question you should decide before looking at specific trucks is the size and...

Depends on where you want to go. North America or worldwide?

KCT are the gold standard. Very heavy and very expensive. They are too heavy to install in a composite panel without reinforcements. A cheaper compromise and lighter are the Outbound windows ( http://www.outbound.eu/en/index.php ). The big advantage of glass windows is that they don´t scratch...

I have a 2015 F 150 with the 400 w inverter. I tried to hook my 15 A Victron 110 V battery charger up to it. In theory the inverter should have handled the load easily. 15 A at 14.5 V are about 220 w. Every time I plugged in the charger the inverter signaled overload and stopped working. Even...

We have a crew cab. Everything we can not store in the camper is stored in the rear of the crew cab.

Great write up. I own one of the prototypes. It appears that all the little issues the prototype had have been taken care of. From experience I can confirm that the softwall insulation actually works. No comparison to the Hawk I owned before. Have fun with your new camper.

Interesting project and itinerary. One suggestion though. Try to ship to Port Elisabeth in South Africa instead of Durban. It is a much smaller port specializing in vehicles. There are 3 car manufacturers near Port Elizabeth. I shipped there twice and the whole procedure was super easy and...

Right now I'm traveling and don't have access to good internet. But off the top of my head the gearing of the first gear seems to be very close to the first gear with low range of the Sprinter.

The European Transit had a 6 speed manual with a very slow 1 gear. I could drive up hills at 6 mph at about 1800rpm. I only had a 140 HP diesel. I don't know how a 10 speed EB would perform.

I have had an European Transit AWD without lift and 225/75R16 At tires for almost 10 years. With this I've done almost 100,000 miles in África and the entire Panamericana. Believe me I have driven tracks which were a lot worse than the ones on your pictures. You will be fine. Because of the...

I have driven the Panamericana and I think the Ecoboost would be the better engine. The additional power and the turbo help a lot at the extreme altitude. Furthermore EB parts are easier to get. The Transits in South America have European diesel engines and manual transmission. But the F 150...

If you put in an air con or electrical heating or cooking I would check whether the ac wiring is thick enough. You may also need an adapter for the ac outside plug or replace it. Same for interior ac plugs.

That should be fine. The ac-dc charger will probably charge with 20 to 40 Amp max on the 12 v side. This is between 1.8 and 3.6 Amps on the 110 v side. Not really a challenge for any wiring.

The only electrical component you would have to exchange is the AC-DC Battery Charger with plug and the plug for the connector to the trailer plug. Propane would be a bit trickier. You would need a different regulator and you would have to check whether US 10 or 20 lbs tanks fit into the...

I have used all sorts of latches and locks to keep the doors of my cabinets closed even on bad or very bad tracks or off road. The only ones that worked reliably were the southco latches https://www.southco.com/en-us/c2 .

No Euro 5 can be a problem. It has a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and a ECU which controls all the emission control systems. It will put your engine in limp mode once it detects a problem in your system like a full DPF. The problem is that the ECU is only programmed to optimize combustion up...

It is difficult to comment on your trucks without knowing where you want to go. I would not take the Unimog. It is a very rare vehicle worldwide and parts are difficult to get. It has a lot of parts which are not standard MB parts. From experience I know that it is in its stock configuration not...