Advice on TC for 12 month trip to Europe

joerg68 wrote:
Some comments from the european side of the pond:

Ferrying a truck and camper is not a problem, people here do it all the time. Look for seabridge for some info.

A US truck and camper do just fine on our roads, but a DRW has a very wide track in the rear and is not very backroad-friendly.

Electricity is no problem, but you will need a transformer from 230v to 110 and the correct connectors.

LPG can be had everywhere, but filling your own tanks is illegal in most places, and the tanks and connectors vary from country to country.

All of this can be solved.

Big Diesel (US) trucks are very rare here and there are very few competent shops should something go wrong. Normal spare parts and repair should not be an issue, but new injectors for the 6.7 might. Quality of Diesel fuel is good, but some people told me you should use the ultra-low-sulphur-therefore-more-expensive grade. I don't knowif that is true, but standards are different from the US.

A gasser is easier to keep running.

Boondocking is illegal in some countries (e.g. Netherlands, Luxembourg). Frowned upon in some places. But mostly OK if you do not pick the superduper scenic place where you park in everyone's view. Some touristy areas have local no overnight parking regulations, but off season or not tourism hotspots will be no issue.

Be prepared for blocked roads, though. 3.5 metric tons is an important cutoff limit throughout europe. Also, many backroad underpasses can be too low for some american hardwall campers.

Thanks so much. Great information. I'll be in Deutschland about half the time because of friends living there. If 3.5 metric tons is cutoff, and my rig would be about 13,000 US pounds, then I'd be having lots of problems. Thanks for the heads up on this!

I use fuel additives and get Ford to flush my 6.7's injectors because this is important. I'll check into the low sulfur fuel issue, because this could bite me. Again, thanks for the head's up.