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Dude, there isn't enough rain in Southern Africa for a real wet season. There is enough to turn the pans into bottomless pits, but you won't be driving on a pan unless you simply love digging. And even then, it probably won't help. FWIW, Kalahari sand is actually quite dense (unlike Sahara sand)...

Had a camper based on a 2013 Chevrolet 3500 HD. Have a camper based on a 1990 MB 917. Driven both across the US, and back, more than once. Why would you consider an Izuzu to be more capable off road? And where are you going "off-road" with a house on your back? Building today, would go with a...

Having this conversation with someone else. You will NEVER regret building on a 550/5500. Watched Tiger go from 250 to 350 and my 350 build was overweight. Had the conversation with GXV - their answer is "We won't build on less than a 550." Watched XPCamper build on 350s. Listened to XP owners...

Take your best estimate and add 1-2,000 kg. You will be close. :p

This remains the classic discussion: http://www.silkroute.org.uk/equipment/choosevan.htm Agree or not as you choose. The bigger/longer/heavier you get, the more comfortable you will be and the more digging you will do. ;)

FWIW, I had a Norcold (Dometic), two door refrigerator. By the time I bought the camper, the thermostat and the cooling unit had been replaced at least once. I then replaced the thermostat myself, at least once. Always at an authorized Dometic dealer. When the unit failed again, I contacted...

You can almost certainly get much more, for much less than the cost of a Jackery or similar.

These slides are a bit dated as they do not discuss lithium iron options (short answer, use a B2B), but they do discuss your earlier questions about paralleling. https://cookfb.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/dual-battery-slides-2016.pdf Comments: -- A 35Ah lead acid battery is simply not worth...

Free advice. Don't plan on adding anything. There is not that much room and, outside of Europe, mechanics have not parts/experience. This based on my efforts to find a way to mount a belt driven air conditioner compressor. The LN2 folks will tell you that the belt drive system is weak. I have...

FWIW, if you order a new alternator, well worth getting a 100 or, better yet, 150A unit. Bit tricky and, depending on the year, will probably require that you acquire a new plug and do some minor rewiring, but well worth it, especially for camper use. My original alternator was only 50A.

I had a standard, US garage air fitting installed. I can use it to inflate tires/run wrench. When I broke down en route to OEXPO East last year the tow truck used it to pressurize the system allowing the parking brake to release and the vehicle to be towed. (Did drop the drive shaft for long tows.)

If it is the alternator, call Holly Nations at Nations Starter and Alternator. (Giver her my best.) https://www.nationsstarteralternator.com/ It ain't easy, but she found an alternator for me. You will have to crosswalk a ton of part numbers and they cannot guarantee that it will fit. Best wishes!

If it has been on a ship, it probably has dead batteries. In extreme cases, salt corrosion. But you said 70 miles. Did it start, let you drive 70 miles, and then not restart? Tow starts can be hard. There IS a way to disable the parking brake so that you can tow start, but, in practice, it...

OK, the beast will draw over15A for a few minutes! ;)

Bravo Zulu on all of the above and yes, would LUV an owner's manual! Is the JDB BMS the same as used by Overkill Solar? If so, the 120A units have worked well for us.

This is a great truck/camper and the upgrades are exactly the ones you want.

I have the same door that is on the Earthroamer. Mine was warped and cannot be straightened. Looks OK, but there is a very small air leak. Get something else. More to the point, get a door that is large enough for any appliance or fitting that you plan to install. E.G., refrigerator. Mine has...

What is the amp draw? You could use a transformer - possibly a small one. (I have several in the basement available at VERY good prices!)

Have you confirmed that the over the counter model sold in the US is not 110/220v? And amazing number of things are.

I agree with Joe917. There are always exceptions, but ... I ran a Chevrolet Blazer in Africa for years and would offer some observations about exotic vehicles. And now, for my sins, I have an old Mercedes Benz that was never sold in the US -- You have to stock your own...