Never thought I would see one of these on a Street

GENECOP wrote:
To small for our needs....yes they are good off road rides BUT Two Adults, three cats, one dog, rainy day....no for us....

Yeah ... I agree.

We're two adults, only one dog, and now want more room than a van. When the DW and myself were married a long time ago we went about 5 years before kids and would have really liked one of those wild vans for our offroad exploring (instead of a Mustang pulling a pop-up!).

However, having generous living room along while still doing true offroad requires a lot of money for initial purchase, follow-on maintenance, and resale loss. We compromise by taking our small E450 Itasca Class C carefully off-pavement with all the comforts of home - such as washing the dog with the outside shower and drying her off with the generator running. ;)

pnichols wrote:
Well for my tastes and more down-to-earth budgets, every since I was a young man I've wanted one of these for extreme offroad boondocking in the U.S. and Canada ... and a lot less money and way more maintainable than those full-on expedition vehicles ... but still able to go anywhere they can go:

http://www.sportsmobile.com/ultimate-adventure/

To small for our needs....yes they are good off road rides BUT Two Adults, three cats, one dog, rainy day....no for us....

pnichols wrote:
Well for my tastes and more down-to-earth budgets, every since I was a young man I've wanted one of these for extreme offroad boondocking in the U.S. and Canada ... and a lot less money and way more maintainable than those full-on expedition vehicles ... but still able to go anywhere they can go:

http://www.sportsmobile.com/ultimate-adventure/

Not quite, they have a GVWR a lot less than even a FUSO. Very much like our TRAKKA and other similar conversions.

Well for my tastes and more down-to-earth budgets, every since I was a young man I've wanted one of these for extreme offroad boondocking in the U.S. and Canada ... and a lot less money and way more maintainable than those full-on expedition vehicles ... but still able to go anywhere they can go:

http://www.sportsmobile.com/ultimate-adventure/

GENECOP wrote:
So Robert you seem pretty knowledgable about these units....I will be in the market for something in the off road category soon...Tiger ( Malayan) and the Host Outback are two serious considerations, along with E Roamer.....I will of coarse test drive everything.....but having no experience with the Fuso or any other cabover, (if thats the correct term) I am curious about the ride....I understand the suspension has been modified, but considering we will not only be Offroad , we will also be traveling the highways and byways of north America...I am wondering how a 6-10 hr drive will compare to the Ford platform used in the Tiger....any thoughts ? Thanks...

No idea about how the F450 would ride,I think in the Provan,but others from the U.S. have used Fuso units as bases for Expedition units. Cabover units are used for all Expedition Units outside NA.
If you are going to South America , then something like Provan should be fine. Only when you go to Europe, Russia , Asia or Australia, parts become difficult.
One such US Explorer using a lightweight FusoTruck Camper Magazine , Fuso Conversion

So Robert you seem pretty knowledgable about these units....I will be in the market for something in the off road category soon...Tiger ( Malayan) and the Host Outback are two serious considerations, along with E Roamer.....I will of coarse test drive everything.....but having no experience with the Fuso or any other cabover, (if thats the correct term) I am curious about the ride....I understand the suspension has been modified, but considering we will not only be Offroad , we will also be traveling the highways and byways of north America...I am wondering how a 6-10 hr drive will compare to the Ford platform used in the Tiger....any thoughts ? Thanks...

Spleenstomper wrote:
Needs chairs/recliners instead of dinette.

Have those, but they are used outside, not inside

All Terrain Warriors, builds this suspension for SLR, and EarthCruiser as well as themselves
All Terrain Warriors suspension for light Isuzu and Canter light trucks
All Terrain Warriors USA
Earthcruiser USA
Earthcruiser and Host Industries

GENECOP wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:

carringb wrote:

GENECOP wrote:
It's a Fuso...

My thoughts exactly. Why anybody would PAY to be tortured in one of those is beyond me. I understand some of the commercial benefits related to operating costs and maneuverability in town. But there's reason they don't hardly get used for anything other than in-town routes.

No it is not a Fuso, it is an ISUZU. The suspension has been altered to give a SUV like ride much softer than a F250, which has a pretty firm ride Very few would like a rock hard ride, if they are going thousands of miles over pretty rough terrain

Not according to the Host Website...check it out, exterior photos with Fuso on the front of the tipped cab, and a link to the Fuso Specs.....

Yes for the All Terrain Warriors ? Or Earthcruiser Expedition vehicles, they use a U.S. sourced Fuso with a modified suspension. SLR, the one in the photos they only use Isuzu , IVECO or MAN trucks

Needs chairs/recliners instead of dinette.