Although lower than the roof, check out the original post of https://expeditionportal.com/forum/...ld-slide-pop-or-otherwise-open-out-up.116279/
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jcdostie
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Check my post on Steelsoldiers. I intend to do the same with mine. I should start soon
www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?threads/Overland-5-ton-camper-with-a-20%27-container.187139/&share_type=t
JC
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www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?threads/Overland-5-ton-camper-with-a-20%27-container.187139/&share_type=t
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Yes, I read your thread.
Like you, we are considering how much container we can fit.
The 7-ton is taller than the 5-ton, so we should be able to tolerate more rear overhang relative to our departure angle, but like you, we are considering how far forward we can mount the container.
The exhaust and air intake should be easy enough to address.
We could remove the exhaust, and carry a "fording" attachment for it, should we ever need to actually ford 60" of water.
We could "section" the front of the container to make room for the air intake snorkel.
If we remove the vertical portion of the front of the bed, we could then slide the container forward, to within a few inches of the cab, leaving the vent hoses and transmission standpipe between the cab and box.
Ultimately, my wife would like sealed doors in the cab and box to create a pass-through. This pass-through may not necessarily be a sealed walk-through, although I may at least have a rain deflector above the pass-through doors so that we don't get wet when using the pass-through in inclement weather.
AeroNautiCal
Explorer
This is a very interesting vehicle, but with the most horrific depreciation I've ever known for a vehicle that's only covered about 3,000 miles in 200 hours over 13 years and (presumably) been very well maintained and very lightly used!
That apart, what an absolute gem of a find for $15,500 in such outstanding condition, the engine is barely run in!
With considerate use and routine maintenance the vehicle should last very well. Subscribed.
drrobinson
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Interesting project.
Honest question here-
I take it you are North America based and that vehicle is not shippable. Where can you actual take a 17 ton vehicle legally without destroying the environment?
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Honest question here-
I take it you are North America based and that vehicle is not shippable. Where can you actual take a 17 ton vehicle legally without destroying the environment?
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shortbus4x4
Expedition Leader
Anything is shippable. There are tens of thousands of miles of Forest Service and BLM roads here that were built for resource extraction, mining and logging, a 17 ton truck is lightweight compared to what the roads were built to handle.
We are based in North America, and we do not intend to ship it abroad. We've already done our world travels- now we wish to use this vehicle to explore the rest of our own country...
drrobinson
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drrobinson
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That’s what I assumed. I was just trying to think of a place that would require the capabilities of that truck that you could legal go in the USA where it wouldn’t tear up the environment.
But hey, regardless, it seems like a really interesting project and I wish you the best.
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Just giving you 4000 lbs. to fit it out
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An empty 20-foot container is just about 5,000 pounds empty. In addition to everything else, we also have two motorcycles, a custom gun safe, and a lot of other stuff we're planning to carry. It's gonna be fairly heavy...
DirtWhiskey
Western Dirt Rat
I have been waiting for somebody to do a build on this platform. KUDOS to you for taking this on! I'll be watching this one. One thought is to height on an already super tall vehicle: have you thought of doing a hard sided pop up? Maybe a chopped down ISO container with a lid lift to keep the height under control? You are 12 high as is (about as high as most 1 ton truck campers out there).
Yeah, the safe was custom-built for this project.
Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
Looking forward to following along,
I have been looking in doing the same with a box truck, on a medium duty 4x4 chassis. I had originally ruled out surplus, the majority have a top speed of 55.
You may end up changing my mind,
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I have been looking in doing the same with a box truck, on a medium duty 4x4 chassis. I had originally ruled out surplus, the majority have a top speed of 55.
You may end up changing my mind,
Hopefully sent from somewhere pretty and remote. With my entertainment and navigation multitool
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