For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to get a truck with a slide in camper mounted in the bed and go explore North America. It must be this urge to explore unknown places that made me really think about going into GRS and discovering the world. Recently I have discovered something which I didn’t know existed and that is expedition vehicles. Not the typical old Land Rover that you would find in the bush somewhere but, purpose built RV’s designed for exploring all the corners of the world. Usually the owners of these vehicles do around the world trips with them and are gone for at least a year at a time. These expedition RV’s are usually based on some kind of heavy duty military 4X4 vehicle or even a 6X6 or an 8X8 so they really are designed to go anywhere without a problem. The really interesting thing is that as they are usually one off builds by companies which specialize in this kind of work. This means that they are entirely customizable to the customer’s standards and can be as luxurious or as basic as you could possibly want them to be. The big drawback though is the cost. I saw one on a German website which was a used unit with an 8X8, fully expandable living quarters to 1500 square feet with every possible luxury available and it was 800,000 Euros! It is used and it costs 800,000 Euros! So until i can think of a more feasible way of doing this I may be stuck with my original truck with a camper idea and stick to the paved roads which is a shame because I cannot think of a better way of seeing and interacting with cultures all over the world then by driving there and living among them for a few days before heading off.

Posted: 12|20|12 at 11:39 pm. Filed under: Uncategorized.
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