Off Road Class C Motorhome and Extended Tray

Robert Ryan wrote: They , primarily they are not that good on small tracks or running over mines. remember the Lambogihini oo2 was the inspiration. As a RV they were a failure. The Military Hummvv is being replaced ,testing on protoypes of the replacements continue In Light of this thread about a Class C Off Road Motorhome ,there has never been a Hummvv Motorhome.

What? In light of this conversation, your comment about narrow track or land mine issues make no sense at all.

Now, I will continue to focus on your comment that HMMWV's are not "good off-road vehicles". The 002 was inspiration for the HMMWV as the model T was the inspiration for a 1950's hot rod. Inspiration and final product are two COMPLETELY different ball games.

The salient point is that you are saying a HMMWV is a "failure" as an off road vehicle. That requires one to completely ignore its massive global success as an off-road transport vehicle. THAT is what it was designed to do. In addition to meeting that mission, it can do so with an ambulance or an (INCREDIBLY HEAVY) communications or weapons platform mounted.

Comparing a HMMWV to the MRAP or JLTV is apples to oranges. The HMMWV met its design and mission objective and does so WELL. The needs of the military have changed over the 30+ years it has been in service and now they want something that is multi-function for urban and non-conventional warfare. Look at the track of the MRAP and JLTV competitors. They are just as wide (if not wider) than a HMMWV. The Oshkosh L-ATV only has 17" of ground clearance (barely 1" more than a HMMWV) and stands about 3 feet taller WITHOUT a secondary weapon or service platform mounted. By your own words that makes it high COG and a bad off-road vehicle, but you would call them "better" than the failure of the HMMWV for off-road use? That is contradictory and again makes absolutely no sense.

Lastly, I will point out that a MAN full size cargo truck once took first overall in the Paris-Dakkar Rally. Not first in class. It beat EVERY SINGLE COMPETITOR VEHICLE in the Paris-Dakkar race. That truck was HUGE and ran THE toughest off-road race in the world. Don't talk to me about narrow track usage being one of THE defining points of an off-road vehicle.

So then, I have provided many facts to support my argument and you have only provided your opinion. I still hold that a real military HMMWV is a great off-road vehicle and would make a very solid foundation for a true off-road motorhome.

Jose