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I've only used ether. Off the truck too! I can't get my tyres to flex with the biggest ratchet I can find, and the bicycle tube + washing liquid I just can't get to seal :( The difference between hot and cold ambient makes a big difference and makes guaging the perfect squirt quite hard. Two...

Merv is just about almost (I think) boarding a Grimaldi ship with his Mog :) http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/79622-Port-of-Montevideo?p=1155825&highlight=#post1155825 http://www.moglander.com/ :)

If its just you then sleep diagonally on an unwidened Sprinter rear bed? La Strada in Germany meld their own rear body onto most of a Sprinter vans walls, maintaining strength but giving more rear bed width at a cost, http://www.lastrada-mobile.de/?languageid=2 New Sprinters are rear or four...

Nice thread :) Since, for example, an Alaskan will be tucked up and protected behind the cab, and its design means it can't really be made to be impact proof from branches etc, I wonder if a hard side pop-top will generally be lighter than a similarly sized hard sider? I know there are a lot...

Hi Sorry for not revisiting this thread earlier :( I would say there is no smell to attract animals after about an hour, 10mins and its mostly gone. I fully realise if there are big carnivores nearby different rules apply! But, we've been parked up with friends for several weeks at a time in...

This company's site says suitable for all wheeled vehicles and trailers. No experience just a google search. http://www.military-mobility.eu/ I had a play with a Unimog with CTIS and 395/85R20 tyres, and deflating from road pressure to about 20psi took ages! I'm not sure its quicker than by...

I was taking the mickey, note the ;), sorry!

Doubles or duals? ;)

It is fab that he is continuing :) I thought I read a few years ago they had stopped, and donated the G to Merc for their museum. I also thought there was a trip diary of some sort? Anyone know? :)

Hi I realise this is O/T as far as this thread is concerned, but many UK campsites will ask you to empty your grey tank in the hedge where you're parked, and the UK is not a particularly dry place! :)

Good to see Charlie adding some balance! :) My mog is 21000lbs, 13' tall, and also does about 8 miles per US gallon But, diesel in the UK has just come down to about £1.30 per litre if you shop around, £5.90 per UK gallon, £4.92 per US gallon, or $7.65 per US gallon today at £1 = $1.56 Its...

Hiya www.caktanks.co.uk in the UK are a good source of a wide variety of plumbing and storage, and any marine chandlers will have loos. You could look at http://www.motorhomefacts.com/forums.html to get an idea of the proportion of campers in Europe using a cassette vs a black tank. You...

Excellent finished product Carlyle! Happy travels! A few questions if you don't mind? So you ended up with diesel air heating as well as the Platinum Cat? Gas for hot water? And gas for the hob and cooker? Was the rubber mat between bed and camper different to before? Is it needed? Reading...

Mercedes Unimog promo vids, suggesting that 10cm of sinkage into soft ground represents an additional 10% up gradient with regard to the overal drag on the truck. @7.35 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17PqDnW_dCs&list=FLUmrGnz2nn5257IbwNDSKNw&index=43&feature=plpp_video Then @8.00min...

Good luck! I found this one already converted on mobile.de, with an excess of checkerplate, but its a bit pricey perhaps! (No connection) Can you change the rear duellies for singles, and what tyre sizes would fit?

Hi I bought the above magazine, and thought I could summarise the article, put together when the couple visited the UK to source parts. The trips mentioned in the blog that Bruce did in the 70's was as an expedition leader driving a Bedford 4x4 with up to 25 people from London to Cape Town...

Katadyn Micropur Forte Hiya I would think the first step would be to try to inspect the inside of the tank and give it a good scrub if needed? Milton tablets advise one tablet per 100 litres to maintain water quality. If you use their stuff at their sterilising strength you may taint the tank...

Hiya Modernity in what way? One of the reasons I hope to buy from Alaskan in the near future, and indeed can't buy from anyone else that I've found, is their traditional construction means it can be tailored to what I want fairly easily, and they are happy to do it within reason. Another...

Wouldn't a winch that big have to be bed mounted, making the mog a one trick pony? No accomodation, minimal other use due to space but a winch truck? How do you get an anchor that good on permafrost? And on a tight road how does the mog winch the trailer through afterwards? I would also...

Hiya Our camper is screwed plywood, with piano hinges giving a spread of load for doors at least. Screws do indeed need attention, but maybe with ply each joint is under less torsion so isn't that big a deal. I could well imagine using timber as you have might allow a lot of movement at joints...