Unimogadventures - Our build and travel thread

[Iain_U1250]

We plan on having an insulated blanket as you suggest, we lots of 50mm insulation left over, we will make a nice cover for it and it can stay under the mattress when not in use. We use Velcro to attach things to the carpet, works great, so will just have a few tags of Velcro to hold it in place.

I spent 16 hours in the rear of a Series 3 Land Rover in Kenya, on some of the worst roads in the world. The seats were facing sidewards and just a bare bench - no padding, getting car sick was the least of my worries, I was hanging on for dear life most of the time. My wife and her friend did not have any problems on the hour trip, but I expect anyone prone to car sickness in a normal car would be worse off in the back of the Unimog on rough roads.

 

[piratexpress1369a]

so can Both of you drive the mog

 

[Globatrol]

Always had a soft spot for Mogs! Really nice build and a credit to you... great colour coordination and fit out inside - Look forward to seeing some pics of you driving the Mongolian steppe...

cheers - Justin www.globatrol.com

 

[Iain_U1250]

Mog's day at the beach

[video=youtube;o7Ak61yMsgM]httprs://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Ak61yMsgM[/video]

 

[Iain_U1250]

My wife has to get her Learner Permit for a truck licence before she can start to drive it. She will need to be able to drive, just in case something happens to me in a remote place.

 

[Iain_U1250]

My wife has to get her Learner Permit for a truck licence before she can start to drive it. She will need to be able to drive, just in case something happens to me in a remote place.

so can Both of you drive the mog

 

[Sitec]

Credit to ya, it does look the part!!

 

[UpperCrust]

Your truck looks fantastic!

 

[piratexpress1369a]

Broken YouTube link...That's cool she's going to get her D/L

 

[ianc]

I still think you should give it to me and build another one for yourself. It would be so much better second time around ;-)

 

[LukeH]

Don't know if you have, or need such a solution, but I wonder how to design it. Probably some sort of soft insulated "blanket"
fastened with zippers or something, that you just unzip and pack together and store elsewhere while driving?
A fixed door construction of some sort is probably very difficult and inconvenient to apply?
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http://www.silverscreens.co.uk/ do nice ones, custom make and I've used them twice now. Good stuff to keep the glass from heating the interior in summer too.

 

[Iain_U1250]

That's a good idea, like the outside one. My wife made one for the inside, exact shape of the windscreen.

 

[sarconcepts]

Great completion-design & execution.
Few builds come to mind while I'm out doing other things & not just lurking through the most recent posts here, yours, I came back to see.

Steve

 

[Jitterbug]

Hi Iain,

Awesome to see the Mog on the road. If you are anything like we were on our first trip you couldn't wipe the grin off your face!
I would love to see it in person some time bring the 6x6 defender over, see what ideas I can "borrow" and have a chat about Aus/world travel plans if that is okay with you?

Cheers,

Dave & Abbey

 

[Iain_U1250]

HI Dave, anytime, but before next Tuesday, as we are going on a 6 week trip in the mog.