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    ecological cheap compact washing machine

    6 gal plastic dry dog feed bucket with threaded top sealed with O-ring Put dirty clothes in, 1/2 cup laundry powder Cover with warm water attach to loops screwed into floor with ratchet strap drive half the day. rinse cover with fresh water rinse again 2nd half of day, driving put on solar...
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    Garmin Worldmap SD card

    Has anyone used this? What's it like for countries uncovered by Street Navigators? Like Laos, Mongolia, Central Asia republics. Charlie
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    Actionmobil for low price

    http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/showDetails.html?id=125816470&__lp=4&scopeId=MH&sortOption.sortBy=price.consumerGrossEuro&sortOption.sortOrder=ASCENDING&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&vehicleCategory=Mot...
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    CDL = comm. drivers' licence

    Well, I successfully passed my Class B CDL driving test and have the licence. Has anyone gone to Australia in a heavy (>7500kg) vehicle and found it necessary? Charlie
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    Whatcharterboat please contact me

    I'm trying to send you a PM but you have too many messages stored. Could you clear (delete) some of them please? Charlie
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    U500s for sale

    There is one only slightly used U500 for sale. Contact "coachconverter" on the Unimog part of www.benzworld.org 2002: 6500 miles, $80K, long wheelbase and 33K GVW, 280hp, hydraulics, working & crawler gears, Webasto preheater, F/R lockers, 270A alternator, at least one winch (rear 15K Warn...
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    BMW X5 diesel

    Our 09 X5 diesel is doing ~20.5mpg in-city driving on the 2nd tank. Part of that in -20F. temps. Rated at 265hp/425ft-lb, it accelerates like it has a big V8 under the hood (3.0L 6cyl 24 valve twin sequential turbos). Best thing for its' daily driver (my wife): hands-free cell phone with...
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    dual rears a problem at low psi

    I just thought of the best reason why DRWs are a problem in a vehicle that goes offroad a fair amount: If the pressure in the rears is significantly lowered the bulge in the tires will rub, potentially causing rapid heating. Does anyone have a duallie pickup and does the owner's manual...
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    2002 U500 on Ebay

    There's a 2002 U500, long wheelbase with ~10K miles for $60K. No bids yet, it only has 45 hrs left on auction. It does not have CTIS or electroautomatic shifting but it has most other necessary options for an expedition camper. It's converted to run on veg oil/biodiesel with a 25 gal diesel...
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    U4000/Labrador camper

    There's a beautiful camper on a U4000 or 5000 chassis for sale on www.mobile.de for only 189K euros, only 22000 km. Search under motorhomes, model = Unimog. Charlie
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    New U500s

    There are four newish U500s (long wheelbase) for sale on Ebay, 1-7000 miles, $70-82K. Very good prices. Last chance to get the best USA legal chassis for a large expedition camper till 2010. No problems with overloading, like certain other chassis. Charlie
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