The great advantage with a truck or any vehicle that you sleep in is that its quick to get moving in the morning and when you pull in tired then its quick to get the kettle on for a brew or to get to bed

I've done my share of fighting with a clammy rooftent at 6:00am to get it to lie down, when its cold in the desert, a friend did one trip to Libya with a rooftent and bought a camper interior for her 110 for the next trip - she's now moved to a landrover 127 for more space

The point about spares for old army trucks is valid although if there is a civi version parts can often be made to fit

The other advantage of a truck is that its easier to bed down in cities and ports than a rooftent which stands out just a bit if put up in a city street

Don't like the idea of trailers, my brain equates them with anchors I think , also for a UK point of view bungs alot on ferry fares too but they are popular is SA and work there cos I think they are used as base camps and then the touring is done with just the 4x4

I have a friend who is currently converting an old dodge bus for touring in south america as he has 2 young children, another converting a dodge s75 4x4 cos it cost less to buy than refurbishing his old landrover

Just remember that whatever you decide it will take both more money and time than you have allowed :-)



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Rich
LR101 300Tdi Ambi 'Tiggurr'

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Iveco Turbo Daily 4x4 40-10
Ex Owner LR101 300Tdi Ambi 'Tiggurr'