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This is a companion post to a similar one I posted in the Mercedes-Benz / Unimog forum to hopefully get input from both camps: Executive summary: Folks in North America who have rigs based on "Heavy Duty" commercial domestic trucks such as Ford 450/550 or Dodge Ram 4500/5500 and have taken...

This is a companion post to a similar one I posted in the Domestic Full-size forum to hopefully get input from both camps. Executive summary: North American owners of older MB overland rigs - are you happy with your base truck, and have the trade-offs been worth it? If you could do it...

Summer 2024 is approaching fast, and the big show at Bad Kissingen is scheduled for 30 May. - 02 Jun. 2024. I am hoping to go for the first time this year, and was wondering if anyone has any pearls of wisdom to dispense? I have heard that the campground is the best part of the show :-)...

https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/d/johnstown-mercedes-benz-model-1017/7353814370.html Could serve as a solid overland vehicle base if someone was not dead-set on 4WD. Seems to be in reasonable shape from the videos/pics I saw of it. Or one could investigate converting it to 4WD ;) -...

Title sums it up - previous truck options for me have not panned out, and now I'm looking at a 1017 that appears to be in nice shape overall. Typical ex-Army, low-miles, minimal-to-no-rust, easy-life vehicle. But,... 2WD, no diff locks, not even sure that it has a H/L transfer case (will be...

You learn something every day. For anyone taking a computer/laptop with them on the road - if it has an old-school mechanical hard-drive with heads, read-write arms and spinning disks, you might want to give this article a quick read...

Hello all - I'm looking at an ex-military 1017 that seems to have found its way through a stint in the US army before ending up on the market. Given the age and cloudy history of these vehicles, I wouldn't be surprised if it has a bit of a dog's breakfast of replaced parts. I'm trying to...

Hey all - I've been lurking here for a while now, and this site is fantastic. Great community with lots of knowledgeable folks and rigs of all shapes and sizes. I'm progressing from the wishing stage to the planning phase (aka "My wife now thinks building a rig is a good idea".). In this...