All Terrain Warriors campers

[Ford Prefect]

Airbags are designed to protect the occupant from hitting the steering wheel or dash. Basically if you have an accident and didn't smash your face into the steering wheel you haven't had a bad enough accident for the airbags to deploy. If the airbag was to go off when it wasn't required it would cause more damage than it was supposed to prevent. An airbag will cause minor injuries like black eyes and the like but that is better than head butting the steering wheel. The airbag has actually inflated fully and has started to deflate by the time your face hits it. It is the deflating bag that absorbs the impact. Forget everything you have seen in the movies. Most people think an airbag should go off even in minor fender benders when it is really the last thing you want to go off unless it is a really major prang.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHMQyb5QrgI"]YouTube - Mercedes Air-Bag[/ame]

 

[SkiFreak]

Funny.
Maybe she had a brick in her bag.

Hang on.... the compliance plate in my Fuso says that it is a Mercedes Benz. :Wow1:

 

[haven]

The ATW web site has a nice photo spread showing their Scout camper with soft-sided popup, on a MAN dual cab chassis. Nice stuff!

http://www.allterrainwarriors.com.au/scout.html

This video shows the MAN camper inside and out, plus construction details.

 

[whatcharterboat]

haven
The ATW web site has a nice photo spread showing their Scout camper with soft-sided popup, on a MAN dual cab chassis. Nice stuff!

Thanks Chip. Hope you're doing well........... seems like we haven't spoken in ages.

That clip was taken from a lifestyle TV program last year............. the big MAN XL Scout mainly gets used for family getaways in the school breaks.

I took some pics of a MWB Scout we just finished today........the new owner has Round The World trip planned for next year and specifically mentioned being set up to handle a Patagonian winter............actually, there are so many of our clients waiting for new trucks and a flood of interested parties in general , all intending global vehicle travel for 2012. The last few months have been crazy and I can't explain why. One guy even ordered a truck last week and intends to travel overland back to France with his wife and 4 kids under 10. How cool is that?

This truck has our latest parabolic suspension and so far it's really encouraging......it is so sweet to drive but now we need to get some heavy off road miles on the clock to get a complete picture. It has 280L of fuel, 280L of drinking water, 60L of black water, 60L of grey water, 22L of hot water with dual hydronic heating & engine heat exchange circuits with engine pre-heat for sub-zero starting and engine protection, 272W of solar laminates and new insulated soft sides on the poptop roof, absolutely cavernous storage...........overall, a really nice truck and IMO the owner made very wise choices on the specifications and gear he ordered (and didn't order!!) but no doubt he will make a few additions along the way.

 

[bptp7270]

Just read a nice write up on the ATW product in this weeks Queensland Country News. Talks mainly about the practicalities of the Canter as a farm ute and makes reference to the availability of the new suspension options from ATW.

 

[gait]

just a thought John. With the use of black water tanks has much thought been given to the practicalities of emptying them in countries where sewage facilities are at a premium? I'm not averse to digging a hole for my 14 litre cassette (actually 2 cassettes) but getting it big and deep enough for 60 litres would challenge me. All but twice in the last 4 months I've found public loos etc. but probably impractical with a tank.

 

[whatcharterboat]

gait

just a thought John. With the use of black water tanks has much thought been given to the practicalities of emptying them in countries where sewage facilities are at a premium? I'm not averse to digging a hole for my 14 litre cassette (actually 2 cassettes) but getting it big and deep enough for 60 litres would challenge me. All but twice in the last 4 months I've found public loos etc. but probably impractical with a tank.

Hi Julian,

We reckon having a tank of 60 litres is a plus.

If you look at it this way.................with the big black tank, you only need to spend 23.3334% of the overall time digging !!!! :archaeolo And in loose soil the hole won't need to be much bigger anyway .....remember it has been macerated and is mainly liquid.

You can still pump out if you pull up next to a dunnie too but how easy that is may depend on how much layflat you carry. I guess public RV dump points wouldn't be too common were you are now, heh?

BTW, done any more oil changes in China??

Regards John.

 

[gait]

I suspect a few tests may be useful - finding loose soil may not be that easy, macerated just means its finer, and waiting for liquid to soak into the ground may take a while. It would have to be a very long hose for most public loos, and they may not be the sort of loo one would wish to spend much time in ......

But as I said, just a thought ....

Currently in Mongolia - camped on a 7,500 ft (2300 m) saddle (48.29192 N, 99.38495 E) headed North to Jargalant. Next oil change in Europe.

 

[whatcharterboat]

I suspect a few tests may be useful - finding loose soil may not be that easy, macerated just means its finer, and waiting for liquid to soak into the ground may take a while.

Guess I spend too much time camping near or on the beach .....haha. Can we change the subject? .........

Safe travels Julian.

Regards John.

 

[landcruiser2001]

I've just read every page and all I can say is wow John the work you do is amazing. One question I have is can you fit the Isuzu or Mitsubishi Crew Cab onto the SWB Chassis. If not is is possible to cut the chassis or is this a big no no. I would love to one day sell the Landcruiser and set up a crew cab with storage on back for remote camping.

 

[DzlToy]

I will let John chime in and explain what he does, but in the US, truck frames and lengthened and shortened on a regular basis at heavy truck shops. Care must be taken if you are dealing with frame rails that have been heat treated and many have. Huck bolts are used instead of welds, fish plates are also often used.

always liked the look of the tray back trucks in Oz, we dont get those here. IMO, a crew cab FE/FG with a 6-8 foot long bed would be a great work truck/shop truck.

cheers

 

[whatcharterboat]

Hi Landcruiser 2001,

I've just read every page and all I can say is wow John the work you do is amazing. One question I have is can you fit the Isuzu or Mitsubishi Crew Cab onto the SWB Chassis. If not is is possible to cut the chassis or is this a big no no. I would love to one day sell the Landcruiser and set up a crew cab with storage on back for remote camping.

Thanks for the comments. I'll pass it on to the guys.

We are doing plenty of neat crewcabs these days......the 2 in the pics below were for 2 different customers and built last week........very nice things. The Fuso was setup up to take a slide-on camper.......twin 200litre alloy fuel tanks, alloy tray, Stratos driver's seat, overhead console, etc and the Isuzu was setup as a dual purpose work truck....dropside tray, Hiab crane, heavy rated tow bar, etc. Both trucks got GME radios, winches, bullbars, spotlights, wheels and will probably be back for suspension work soon too.

My own personal opinion though is that I would need an extremely good reason to loose the ability to tilt the cab to access the engine. Turning the rear of crewcab into storage wouldn't be one of them. There are a few other reasons for sticking with a single cab but I believe you could setup better custom storage at the headboard of the tray on a single cab......different story if you need to carry passengers.

Also there are a couple of threads discussing the possibility of converting a FG84DEW (or crewcab) down to the same wheelbase as an FG84DC6 (or SWB)..............The FG would be the easiest truck in the world to do this to.....in fact I believe the SWB chassis is actually a converted LWB chassis anyway......and the LWB chassis is an FE cut in half with the "step" added. Once you see them side by side you'll see what I mean. Anyway, it would be very easy and cheap to do compared to stretching or shortening a conventional chassis, tailshaft , etc. You don't even need a welder!!!

Thought I'd put some pics up of our own new front diff too...... Auto Torque Bias (ATB) type so virtually nil steering effect and with a lifetime warranty.....should be available in about 8 weeks. Can't wait........we've been trying to come up with a more tractable FG front diff for years now. I'm betting they will really excell in sand and mud and should be about 4 hours labour to retro-fit. Where's Chocko when you need him???

 

[landcruiser2001]

The dual cab with slide on camper sounds perfect will it have a roof top type tent or will it be similar to a conventional hard side camper

 

[whatcharterboat]

The dual cab with slide on camper sounds perfect will it have a roof top type tent or will it be similar to a conventional hard side camper

Hey mate.

Not sure what type this one's having......not our job. We don't do slide-ons ourselves but we do build a few base trucks for other slide-on manufacturers and home builders.

Regards John.

 

[bptp7270]

Hi Landcruiser 2001,



Thanks for the comments. I'll pass it on to the guys.

We are doing plenty of neat crewcabs these days......the 2 in the pics below were for 2 different customers and built last week........very nice things. The Fuso was setup up to take a slide-on camper.......twin 200litre alloy fuel tanks, alloy tray, Stratos driver's seat, overhead console, etc and the Isuzu was setup as a dual purpose work truck....dropside tray, Hiab crane, heavy rated tow bar, etc. Both trucks got GME radios, winches, bullbars, spotlights, wheels and will probably be back for suspension work soon too.

My own personal opinion though is that I would need an extremely good reason to loose the ability to tilt the cab to access the engine. Turning the rear of crewcab into storage wouldn't be one of them. There are a few other reasons for sticking with a single cab but I believe you could setup better custom storage at the headboard of the tray on a single cab......different story if you need to carry passengers.

Also there are a couple of threads discussing the possibility of converting a FG84DEW (or crewcab) down to the same wheelbase as an FG84DC6 (or SWB)..............The FG would be the easiest truck in the world to do this to.....in fact I believe the SWB chassis is actually a converted LWB chassis anyway......and the LWB chassis is an FE cut in half with the "step" added. Once you see them side by side you'll see what I mean. Anyway, it would be very easy and cheap to do compared to stretching or shortening a conventional chassis, tailshaft , etc. You don't even need a welder!!!

Thought I'd put some pics up of our own new front diff too...... Auto Torque Bias (ATB) type so virtually nil steering effect and with a lifetime warranty.....should be available in about 8 weeks. Can't wait........we've been trying to come up with a more tractable FG front diff for years now. I'm betting they will really excell in sand and mud and should be about 4 hours labour to retro-fit. Where's Chocko when you need him???

Hi Mark,

Will this be available as a fitted option through the dealers like your SRW's and have you got pricing for it yet ? Hopefully it will be, as I have already indicated to the finance minister that we wont get the truck across Bass Strait without it.....and a set of the soon to be available (??) parabolics.

Anthony