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That's good input Nick, I think if you are driving a car slowly, people will expect you to be able to keep the speed limit, but when they see something strange like any Expo truck, they are more interested than annoyed. Worst thing we found is that people would pull up next to us on an...

Having not driven in the US, I find it strange why you guys think it is unsafe to drive at 80-90kph (50-55mph) That is quite a comfortable speed for a Unimog, and if you keep in the slow lane, everyone can get around you. Surely not everyone drives at 60-65mph over there, so why do you think...

Very sad indeed, our condolences to the family.

Fast axles and an Overdrive will get you the speed you need with the bigger tyres. or you will be sitting on the rev limit all the time. An OM366 turbo motor, intercooler and some fuel pump tuning/ should get you to around 200hp, and you will need that if you want to cruise at 60-65mph (...

Yes, heavy duty canvas, with a thin plastic tube in the seams so that it fits tightly in the sail track. We have some fibreglass rods to go in the top and bottom, but only fit them if we are driving at high speed, otherwise they flap around a bit. Usually we just take them off, as they are...

I have the Webasto 90ST, it one of the biggest ones, I got it as we are planning to go to the Norway in winter to see the northern lights, so need something that has plenty of capacity. Regarding propane, or more corectly LPG over here. One 2 kg cylinder lasted us 3.5 months, still have a...

Hi Bryn, thank for the comments. If all goes as planned, I should be working for 6 months in Exmouth, we will take the truck across as well. either shipping it across on a flatbed or driving it across, but will not have time for much sight seeing. We will do a fair bit of touring around whilst...

We could not make a slide out kitchen work for us, truck floor is just too high. We have a stainless steel table which attaches to the side of the truck, and a LPG stove. I can set-up for cooking in 5 minutes, and pack away in 10 minutes as I got to clean everything and make sure it is cool...

We bought a latex mattress and matching adjustable slatted base from IKEA. We bought the one that tilts both ends as well. It is heavy, but even more comfortable than out home mattress. Make sure you have proper ventilation under the mattress, or mould will build up. We raise up both ends...

Six months of almost daily use and our cook top has worked fantastically. It does heat up the camper a bit, but we have a roof hatch directly over the cook top, opening that helps a lot. We also have lots of windows for good ventilation. We have outside cooking facilities, and use them when...

Our truck is 3.3m high, and we definitely needed protection for our solar panels etc. A simple perimeter bar worked well for me. I made mine out of 25mm high tensile steel tube to protect the solar panels, They are close enough so as not to cast a shadow except early in the morning...

Figures out how to download our fuel consumption records from our Garmin GPS. This is our second trip and just short of 19,000km in 3.5 months. We travelled over a variety of roads, from highways to very rough tracks, and we were always fully loaded, so this is a pretty good representation of...

Got the figures from the manufacturer, probably something in the scaling, could be mm not inches. The rear axle load is around 4000-4400kg, and the springs start off with 425mm height, and are now at 330mm height. The springs are progressive, so a bit more difficult to work out. The price...

A bit of an update on the modifications. First off are the new rear springs. I had these custom made by a spring manufacturer down the Gold Coast. I took the old springs in, and they measured them on a fancy press, and worked out the paring rate at the current loaded ride height with a...

I hope I never need to use the full capability of my Unimog, because that will mean I have screwed up rather badly. :) What I have found is that the tracks are nearly always suitable for vehicles with a lot less capability than a Unimog. There are places where the "weekend warrior" go to see...

I used 2mm aluminium, glued on with Sikaflex 252. The "armour" on the front leading edges and bottom of the truck is 3mm 5 bar tread plate. It was a long time ago, but I did ask about various aluminium alloys and but the price more than doubled, and the weight saving in reality would be very...

The smaller Unimog can go where the Land Cruiser / Patrols go ( Jeeps don't go anywhere here in Australia, they just break down or get stuck) I've found that most of the tracks are only used by smaller vehicles, and since our U1250 has a very similar wheel track to a Patrol or Land Cruiser, (...

WE have both an LPG gas stove and Diesel stove. When it is hot, we would cook outside on the gas stove, but as soon as it was even a bit cooler, we used the diesel stove. We found the the X100 to be a great stove, easy to use and with great control. We also have a 240V breadmaker, which can...

We are 3.3m high, but depending on what is on the roof, up to 3.6m high. If you build a Unimog, Camper, and don't take it down the small trails where the Nissans and Land Cruisers go, then you should have bought a simpler road truck with 4x4. Why use a Unimog as a base and then stick to...

Much better fuel economy, we thought we would be around the 30-35lt/100km but when we got to the last day and I had just switched over to the main tank the day before we knew that we could push on to Halls Creek without buying more at the Community at Billiluna. I suppose chugging along at...