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All of these companies make good windows, doors and hatch doors (except I don't know anything about Seitz). In the end I chose Outbound for my live aboard full time needs. Some things to consider: - Outbound and KCT are around double the price of Tern - Took me about 7 months to get Outbound...

I think it really depends on your travel goals. All the truck dimensions can limit your travel and so we all have to make the trade off calculations. Once my Unimog U500 is fully outfitted it will be right around 24,000 pounds (with a GVWR of 33,000 pounds). So that means I'll be routed around...

Looking forward to this video. Thanks Iain.

Well it turned out nice because I used quality products like Total Composites and I used a quality builder in Overland Adventure Trucks. Thanks for making great stuff!

Thanks Billiebob, yeah it just seemed safer to me. I'm an old guy and I want to stay in this lifestyle until I'm a really really old guy. A fall could spell the end of my Mog adventures so I sacrificed a possible 3rd fuel tank. Trade-offs on every single decision but that also adds some fun to...

Hi Roamit, I've been following your build as well and have learned much. The max I can put on the roof is 1600 watts of solar. Not great but I just don't have the real estate up there. I thought about the slide out solutions where an additional set of panels slides out but I don't think I'll...

I'm thinking about it. I'm still researching some of the interior stuff and it would be a good place to ask the manufacturers about some of the things I still don't fully understand.

The box is 13 feet so it will be a little tight but I can manage. The idea behind 2 fuel sources is to firstly keeping things simple and secondly to offer redundant systems across both fuel sources. For example, I'll have electrically heated floors and diesel fired hydronic radiators. Not just...

Almost finished with Phase 1 of the U500 camper project. Phase 1 was getting a U500NA and adding the habitat box, subframe, Outbound doors and windows, new fuel tanks (75+55 gallons), running lights, integrated tail lights, new wheels, new XZL Plus tires, and a hydraulic scissor lift for the...

That looks really good. Really, REALLY good.

Thanks for the update. I'm inching closer to getting out there and threads like this are great for motivation. Cheers!

Nice build! What motorcycle is in the 5th picture?

Wow this truck is coming together very nicely!

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing the journey with us.

Mad skills to produce such a nice door!

Definitely living the dream! The portrait in front of the bears is amazing.

@clydeps Thank you, super helpful and super detailed.

Plus 1 in watching your recirculating shower plan come to life. Nice to see fresh ideas!

@Iain_U1250 is correct, when building an overlander everything is about compromise and trade-offs. I was very lucky when I started my design thinking 18 months ago in that I struck up a very valuable back and forth with Thomas Ritter the head of Unicat. He answered a lot of my rookie questions...

This auction just ended at 151,000 and did not reach the sellers reserve. This build makes zero sense. The Unimog is built to go anywhere so why would you put a chopped up travel trailer on the back? Oh and it's put on backwards which is why the door is on the wrong side for the US. That travel...