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Wow! Thanks for sharing your travels & pic’s!

Thanks for sharing the pic’s & memories! I’m late to the overlanding party, but I find it encouraging and inspiring every time someone posts up their experiences.

Actually I have been doing research. But I’ve done enough projects to know there are a lot of hidden costs. And no amount of looking at online catalogs, pricing things out separately will account for those. And since I’ve never done this before, I ask questions of those who have. Isn’t...

Nice, congats on getting the truck! Do you have a plan for the box?

New turbo install looks great! I may have missed this, but have you done anything on the air intake side of things?

For DYI, it is a major engineering project. How to seal the top/bottom, both while raised and lowered, can it take the twisting of off-road if the habitat is in 2 pieces? Windows/doors? etc., etc.

Ha! I was looking at hydraulic cylinders today! I would like to do a lifting roof on my build as well. But I don't even have the truck yet, so a long way from it. The outfitters that build boxes may be a place to start to get some ideas. I am not aware of anyone who produces a 'kit'. To...

I have neither :) But I will share that my research echo's what has already been mentioned. MOG is the max off-road king, sucks on the highway. The MB truck is good off road, sucks less on the highway. How much time are you going to spend crossing sand dunes, rivers, mud flats, etc, VS...

This may or may not help, but in line with MOG's suggestion. I may acquire a crew cab. My thought was I could use this area for more than seating. I would like some fold down seats for guests. But day to day there is a ton of room that could be used for storage, battery's, additional bed, etc.

I am looking forward to seeing this project develop!

I'm still getting some info; Front axle ratio 38.8 / rear 47.9 Front axle listing says: A50 FRONT AXLE WITH INCREASED CARRYING LOAD Based on what I've picked up on other threads, these are medium fast axles?? Good, bad, indifferent?

Well the obvious answer is to get 2! The TW200 is extremely easy to ride, even for beginners. But if that is not in the cards, I can only say you won't be going anywhere fast with 2 up on a 200cc bike. 350lb would be close to their limits. But I'm not an expert, not even a regular rider, I...

I thought about flying over to look myself as well. What held me back was my experiences in shopping for cars here in the U.S. When I am looking for something in particular, it may take a while and lots of driving/flying from one place to another. I would be booking flights and hotels, renting...

Well, I had a motorcycle and inflatable boat on my pack list, now you're making me think about aircraft...;)

Has anyone ever used a land anchor (or 3)?

Great questions and great answer! I to am wondering about the possibilities. I've never had to self recover (because I drove a LC 100 series, of course ;)) But I imagine you could set a system to run tow line out the front or back from a hydraulic winch(?) My pack list includes a small...

Great, that's what I thought the switch/PTO was for. But I'm not afraid to ask questions about what may be obvious to you guys. :unsure:

I didn't ask about a PTO. What would I use it for? Can you use it as a winch? Does anyone know what the 4th, larger switch is for? I translated it and it says only use the switch when the engine is at a standstill. It has a hill icon on it, is this the switch for the 2 speed transfer case?

Well, I received a couple more pic's this morning and a little more info. It does indeed have a front locker, confirmed it's an Allison trans, and it has a Webasto heater for the cab. Things are looking good for this deal.

Perfect, I am electrically challenged. On my current Porsche build , I am using wiring that is labeled every 3 inches of what it goes to. For example, if a line is for the front right headlight it says 'front right headlight' every few inches. Makes wiring and trouble shooting SO much easier...