Expedition Rigs Encountered

[dhackney]

 

[dhackney]

Date: 24 August 2008
Location: Cusco, Peru
Overlanders:
Nationality: France
Expedition:
Expedition duration:
Vehicle (year/make/model): 2007 Land Rover Defender 110 HCPU
Engine (displacement/type): diesel
Total Vehicle Kilometers:

[Editor's note: Of all the container-shippable vehicles I researched and have seen in person this is my favorite. Fit and finish looked excellent. Design was perfect for the mission.

The only downside was the soft fabric connection between the top and the sides. That is a significant tradeoff in Patagonia, where the winds may make it unusable. It is less so in terms of noise, as all soft-top popup units require earplugs much of the time.

Note that the camper unit is a bolt-on, so it may be possible to use it on any similar size vehicle, e.g. a local market diesel Hilux.

They literally pulled into the campground as we were pulling out, so I was unable to do a full interview. The couple looked to be in their late 60s to early 70s and full of life. ]

 

[dhackney]

 

[dhackney]

Interview Date: 28 August 2008
Interview Location: Cusco, Peru
Overlander(s): Maja & Inga Winterberg
Overlander(s) Nationality: Germany
Vehicle (year/make/model): 1988 Nissan

For more info and photos see the full overlander interview here:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18402

 

[dhackney]

Interview Date: 29 August 2008
Interview Location: Cusco, Peru
Overlander(s): Louis Strik
Overlander(s) Nationality: Holland
Vehicle (year/make/model): 2003 Land Rover Defender 110 HCPU
Vehicle Engine (displacement/type): 2.5 liter turbo diesel, 5 speed manual

For more info and photos see the full overlander interview here:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18401

 

[Jacob7963]

Date: September 1, 2008
Location: Portland, OR, USA

Saw this one while driving through downtown Portland. It appears to be made by this German company "Global Linking"? Didn't see the owners around.

http://www.globallinking.de/58.0.html

Hi res pictures here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iandraz

 

[Overland Hadley]

Mr. Hackney,

Thanks for the photos and interviews.

 

[dhackney]

Interview Date: 22 September, 2008
Interview Location: Caraz, Peru
Overlander(s): Richard and Kathy Howe
Overlander(s) Nationality: U.S.A.
Expedition Planned Route: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, ???
Expedition Begin Date: 3/2007
Expedition Planned Duration: Indefinite
Vehicle (year/make/model): 2007 Chevrolet 2500 4x4 (classic, i.e. legacy chassis, pre-ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel motor)
Vehicle Engine (displacement/type): 6.6 liter, V8 diesel, turbo; Allison 6 speed automatic transmission, full time 4x4
Vehicle Kilometers When Purchased: new, 0 miles / kilometers
Vehicle Current Total Kilometers: 46,000 miles / 74,049 kilometers


For more info and photos see the complete overlander interview here: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19088

 

[dhackney]

Interview Date: 12 October 2008
Interview Location: Huaquillas, Ecuador, Aduana office (customs office)
Overlander(s): Masatora Aoyama
Overlander(s) Nationality: Japan
Expedition Planned Route: Russia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, ? [I did not ask about his further destinations]
Expedition Begin Date: 5/2008
Vehicle (year/make/model): 1997 Harley Davidson FL


For more info and photos see the overlander interview here: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19738

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[dhackney]

Date: 14 October 2008
Location: Cuenca, Ecuador
Overlander(s) Nationality: Switzerland
Expedition Begin Date: ~8/2006

 

[dhackney]

Interview Date: 20 October 2008
Interview Location: Cuenca, Ecuador
Overlander(s): Joseph & Dorothea Mertens
Overlander(s) Nationality: German
Overlander(s) Web site: http://www.monster-worldtour.de/
Expedition Route: Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, Columbia, Ecuador; plan to explore the rest of South America
Expedition Begin Date: 6/2005
Expedition Planned Duration: open ended
Vehicle (year/make/model): 1977 Mercedes 4x4 119; ex-German police communications; 1977 Zundap (the bike was manufactured within three months of the truck)

For additional info and photos see the full overlander interview here: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=287566#post287566

 

[jerdog53]

Lots of very cool rigs here!

 

[Christian P.]

more please...it's been too long...

 

[kcowyo]

Let's keep this thread primarily for Doug's rig sightings on his around the world trip and for any questions and comments for him. He is giving us a unique perspective in this thread, we want to keep it on topic and easy to check on.


Any ExPo-like rigs you may have seen may be posted here in this thread, stickied in the Fireside Chat section - Spotted: Expedition Vehicles
I have moved the last several posts here, to that linked thread.

Thank you - :campfire:
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[dhackney]

more please...it's been too long...

Sorry, went back to the states for the holidays. I'll try to get some more posted here soon.