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    Rethinking the need for a torsion-free subframe...

    Howdy I have zero experience in truck mounted campers but as a heavy truck mechanic I have heaps building bushfire trucks here in Oz. These are fitted with an aftermarket tray with its own substantial chassis rails similar to what yabanja mentions. On this is mounted a water tank and all the...
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    Van or Slide on for soft RTW?

    Howdy Not sure where this post fitted so mods please move if not correct) I am planning on a soft RTW trip in five years time with my SO and plan to self build / modify the vehicle to suit. I live in Australia and plan to ship to Vlad then over to Japan for a year before heading back to Vlad...
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    Boxtruck or Van - Soft RTW trip

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    Boxtruck or Van - Soft RTW trip

    Hi luthj That makes sense Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Boxtruck or Van - Soft RTW trip

    Thanks for the input - I will amend my post to elaborate a bit more. The van would be the LWB Crafter or Sprinter and the box truck under 3 tonne with the box section around 2200mm Wide by 4200mm long and 1950 high. Roughly 7ft x 14ft x 6 1/4 ft. This is a popular size for deliveries and...
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    Boxtruck or Van - Soft RTW trip

    Howdy I am three years out from heading off on a soft RTW trip from Australia. So Aus, Sth Korea, Japan over to Vlad, Mongolia, the Stan's and Europe then eventually over to North America / Canada. By soft I mean nothing that would require 4WD / really remote. I cant work out whether a box...
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    Possibly a little lacking in articulation but these 4x4 Hiaces look like fairly capable little mountain goats

    Lots of cool 4wd vans in Japan. Cant wait for the new Hiace SLWB to devalue a bit.
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    [YEAR 7!] Quit our jobs, sold our home, gone riding...

    This is referred to as 'nihonjinrin' and is kind of the belief of Japanese that they are 'unique' and direct descendants of the deity Amaterasu. Thanks so much for your inspiring trip. I followed your trip for a long time then, well - family. I just searched Japan on the forum as we just...
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