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Help me plan out an overlanding rig...

Blue85 said:
I've thought about getting something like this and doing a 4x4 conversion:

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You can find them pretty cheap, but often for good reason. Roof-mounted A/C would surely get deleted, whether by choice or by tree. Would be nice to find something lower or with a pop-up roof, though. Would kind of wreck the trip when the bedroom shatters on a trail.
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I think a pop top mounted on a suburban would give height without sacrificing significant mobility. But the camper van looks too tall for my area.

Wifey agrees with your line of thought, though.
 
A pop top suburban would be cool! I'm a little too tall, so it may not work well for me, but it would be better than no pop top.
 
Richcz28 said:
https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/5678345025.html


I wonder how much he wants...
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Do I wanna know why you're trolling the Denver craigslist server looking for my next camping vehicle? :dunno:

It does look neat. Something like that would be an easy sell in the Wifey department.

He says he wants one "unique vehicle" in trade. I could offer him a unique vehicle. Several times over. But unique does not necessarily mean desirable. :dunno:
 
Yea, I meant I wonder what he wants in cash.
 
  1. Buy Suburban (or FIX Suburban)
  2. Add roof-top tent, with door facing the rear, which doubles as a rear awning
  3. Get the add-on changing room, which now surrounds your rear barn doors
  4. Add amenities as you go, like kitchen in the back, suspension upgrades, gears, lockers, tires.
 
Blue85 said:
  1. Buy Suburban (or FIX Suburban)
  2. Add roof-top tent, with door facing the rear, which doubles as a rear awning
  3. Get the add-on changing room, which now surrounds your rear barn doors
  4. Add amenities as you go, like kitchen in the back, suspension upgrades, gears, lockers, tires.
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That's pretty much what we're looking at doing. Resurrect the 'burb and use the barn doors & awning that we already have. Build from there as ideas morph. Don't have need for a roof tent yet, I can fit more stuff and more people in the 'burb than I could in a K5. And lots more than I can fit inside my K10's short cab. But the expansion opportunities are limitless. :thinking:

Lessons to come out of this trip:

Vehicle camping is much funner than tenting in the rain. I knew this but have yet again been reminded.
It's also faster when it comes to setup and tear down.
Soft suspension is worth its weight in foam padding.
Since I don't want huge tires, I would benefit from having a locker to help in limited-traction situations.
I'm definitely sold on buying a pop-up shower tent (like Dave's).
A roll-off rear awning would be really nice.
Waterproof totes would be nicer than messing with a tarp each day. We had some of them, but since not all of them were waterproof we still had to tarp everything.

I was kinda surprised that between the 3 GM trucks none of us could share spare tires. :screwy:

I don't know when the build will restart, but it definitely has moved up the priority chain quite a bit.
 
Comeon Campy, buy the suburban in Englehood
 
bent72 said:
Comeon Campy, buy the suburban in Englehood
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You buy it.

1) I don't want an extra vehicle right now
2) You're a whole lot closer than I am
3) It doesn't take smelly fuel. That's an issue in my book (I'm aiming for long range and lower operating cost). :deal:

'Twould be lots cheaper and probably easier to convert my own rig's roof than to try converting that one to man fuel.
 
I have more vehicles than you. Suck it up and buy a gasser
 
bent72 said:
You are woefully under-vehicled
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Nope. 3 gassers + 3 diesels = more vehicles than I could possibly drive. The problem wasn't so much having 6 vehicles, it's that 4 of them were simultaneously working. The dead ones don't bother me, but if I have a surplus of working vehicles I think I should take advantage of this opportunity and sell a couple of them. Turn them into money so I can continue chucking funds at the broken ones. :thinking:
 
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