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How much departure angle do you really need at that height? Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

I reckon your rear cut-away is a complication that provides no value. I would get rid of it and lower the spare(s) to the red line. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

My solution was to shorten the habitation sufficiently to put the spares on the rear within the 60% allowed, move the North-South bed to over the cab with a "pop-top" (just over the bed) and have the seating at the rear with a huge picture window. I find many layouts to be claustrophobic...

I have found this company's advise reliable. https://www.solar4rvs.com.au/buying/buyer-guides/flexible-solar-panel-mounting-instruction-guide/ Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

We are typically 2.8T on the front and 3.6T at the rear when fully loaded. I use the chart posted earlier religiously (which came from Michelin data for this tyre). This tyre is popular with tour operators in Oz. 100,000km is the typical life of a set. Michelin would not approve it for OEM...

3075 KILOGRAMS. 80 mph is faster than I ever want to go in my 6.5T truck. Not sure about the availability. The last I purchased was 2 years ago. I prefer the Michelin, but there is an equivalent Bridgestone. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

Because of their single steel only sidewall ply, which is thin and flexible, the Michelins stay cooler than many tyres when aired down, so are less likely to be heat damaged. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

Absolutely not true. I have been running 305R7019.5 Michelin XDE2 tyres on our rig for 20 years. Michelin publish extensive data for airing down these tyres. This chart is based directly on that data, as are the pics. We would run on the yellow all the way across the Simpson, for example and for...

All 4WD vehicles that are designed as "serious" 4WDs from the ground up are super singles as designed and built. They don't generally have DRW versions of the same vehicles. That applies whether it be a Haflinger or a Unimog. The chassis width of a vehicle designed as a super single vehicle will...

We always traveled and camped in the bush in Oz, but it is clear that major expeditions into remote areas was inspired by this particular expedition. Cross Roads Alice Springs. https://www.bpvideolibrary.com/record/754 This is a 30 minute video of a figure eight trip across Australia in a Mini...

And Ford falls of the bottom of most of these stats. Tell us why? Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

Who is selling how many EVs? https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/07/world-ev-sales-now-equal-18-of-world-auto-sales/ Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

See my avatar? The crank battery is behind the cab, under the floor. I changed from flooded lead acid to AGM because the former do not survive corrugations. Recently changed to a LiFePO4 crank and reduced the weight from 36kg to 4.5kg. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

Battery prices are forecast to fall 40% in the next 12 months. Hertz has a depreciation accounting problem due to new EV vehicle prices falling causing a devaluation of their fleet. From an outsider's perspective I suggest that Ford's problem is just that..... Ford's problem. They were late in...

Think toilet "S" bend. :) It might be useful to note that the actual airflow through this system is quite low while driving. It is limited to the ram-air-pressure pushing through what should be quite small leaks in the rest of the habitat. If the leaks are large, the airflow will be...

Not sure what you mean. It is always open but it has a water trap and double wall and the entry to the inside is higher than the outside grill. Oz has a lot of stuff we call "bull dust" that some roads develop. It is the consistency of talcum powder and it flows like water. It can be half a...

That is a forward facing vent. The air has a torturous path to the interior which allows it to stay open hail, rain or shine, while stationary or while driving. It serves 2 purposes: 1. Ventilation if all the windows and doors are closed (a legal requirement in Oz if there are any LPG...

Visibility. The differences are very significant both from a driving perspective (especially as you crest each dune in the desert) and from what you see of the surrounding country due to the seating height above the ground. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

We have driven our OKA now for 20 years. It is a unique Australian designed and built forward control unit designed from the ground up to be a 4WD. Simply put, it means that it does not have the poor ride quality usually associated with forward control/cab over vehicles due to much longer than...

I am currently building another expedition vehicle. It will be mostly electric accessories and appliances (no gas). It will have 2.1kW of solar which will feed via 5 separate controllers to provide redundancy and better partial shade protection. Multiple smaller MPPT controllers are typically...