We have moved into the trucks again. The lovely long summer seems to have come to a finish the moment we put the stove flashing in place. An almost frosty morning, as if the weather has been waiting for us to be ready. I say ‘as if’ because some people do not believe in having […]
We have moved into the trucks again.
The lovely long summer seems to have come to a finish the moment we put the stove flashing in place. An almost frosty morning, as if the weather has been waiting for us to be ready. I say ‘as if’ because some people do not believe in having a working relationship with the weather, so this is for you. Do not be offended, after all the Welsh love it when it does not rain.
Having just been to the Overland Adventure Show, it was interesting to see how others convert their live-in vehicles, how other people like to travel: there seems to be more travel focus than living focus for most.
Sitting in 6 wheel Land Rover Defenders that have more kit I would dare jam in a full size truck.
I guess people like their gadgets. I like having space, and a stove and a cabin-like feeling. I think we only really feel at home, on some level, in the trucks so we keep them home like, with loads of wood all around.
Some Live-in trucks from the show
Truck Boxes and Overland Campers We are getting ready to go on an adventure, to take the Zodiac tent and create a centre. It means we needed to get some kind of a storage container so we can store in movement. So the other day early in the morning saw the Morning Star on the […]
Truck Boxes and Overland Campers
Morning star
We are getting ready to go on an adventure, to take the Zodiac tent and create a centre. It means we needed to get some kind of a storage container so we can store in movement. So the other day early in the morning saw the Morning Star on the way to Bristol, to get a storage container to go on the back of our bigger Mercedes 1823 .
Burnt transit
Tnt box
I did a turn at westeligh (westerly road) and the guys in the scrap years were hard core but funny, so we soon got it on the back of the truck. One can’t believe how much weed grows around parts of Bristol, It was surprising to me anyhow.
Surprising weed
Then back home it was time to quickly knock some windows into our Mercedes 814 4×4 overland camper.
mercedes 814 4×4 overland camper windows knocked (quickly)
We have had this truck for some years now and have traveled quite intensively in it. When we built it up I decided that having an 18 ton truck just as a camper is overkill, and felt that a truck should earn its keep, and having a few ton extra capacity to play with, I […]
We have had this truck for some years now and have traveled quite intensively in it.
Mercedes 1820 4×4 with unimog U1300L friend
Making yurt covers at the side of road by Elfi valley
Preparing for the feast of fools
When we built it up I decided that having an 18 ton truck just as a camper is overkill, and felt that a truck should earn its keep, and having a few ton extra capacity to play with, I decided to put a crane at the back of the box, as we already mentioned before, we don’t mind committing vehicular atrocities.
So although extending the chassis was already taxing the Mercedes body building manuals some, I did put a 3.5 ton palfinger crane behind the camper unit.
We had this vision at the time to make a two storey yurt, so we built the truck with that in mind.
Lifting the two storey yurt upper deck
Putting the spiral staircase in place
We have now found a buyer for it and, as having a yard full of newer trucks (and newer visions), deemed it a good moment move it onwards.
The new owner decided he does not need the crane so today we finally got to de-crane it for him.
Lifting the palfinger with the palfinger
In the air
And here it is de-craned
1820 4X4 De-craned
snakes and ladders
Snaked girl