insane camper
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/rvs/4110209512.html
Forum Discussion
Sleepy is right - people need to think long and hard before putting $$$ into buying or building something like this. They've got to ask themselves - "how much am I going to use this?" and "would I use it more if I spent less money and bought a conventional motorhome?". If they will really make use of it then that is great - get the truck and have a great adventure.
However, my fear is that you spend enough money to buy a nice house on something like this, use it once on a fairly big trip, but are too frightened to take it too far from civilisation, then don't use it again because of the cost, the difficulty in parking it, etc. (notice the only picture provided of it 'overlanding' was the one DJ pointed out on that dirt road, which looked like a hill on a country bordering the Mediterranean - i.e. Europe - I suspect if they had taken it somewhere adventurous like Mongolia or the Namib then they would have posted that picture instead - i.e. did the fear of losing such an expensive vehicle limit their travel plans?).
There are many who will spend the same money on luxury A class coaches, but they have thought about their needs and can justify the expense because they spend a lot of time using the vehicle.
Sadly there are plenty of people who will part with good money because they have seen something that looks fashionable and adventurous and want a bit of that image too, even if they will never properly use it (the fashionable image for these trucks undoubtedly comes from watching the support trucks on the Paris-Dakar rally on cable TV). I see plenty of Land Rovers here which have every aftermarket offroad accessory - diamond plate aluminium panels, unused winches, snorkels, hi-lift jack, expensive roof rack, LED spot lights, etc. but never drive offroad for fear of scratching the black metallic paint finish - same thing (image), just less $$$.
Steve.
However, my fear is that you spend enough money to buy a nice house on something like this, use it once on a fairly big trip, but are too frightened to take it too far from civilisation, then don't use it again because of the cost, the difficulty in parking it, etc. (notice the only picture provided of it 'overlanding' was the one DJ pointed out on that dirt road, which looked like a hill on a country bordering the Mediterranean - i.e. Europe - I suspect if they had taken it somewhere adventurous like Mongolia or the Namib then they would have posted that picture instead - i.e. did the fear of losing such an expensive vehicle limit their travel plans?).
There are many who will spend the same money on luxury A class coaches, but they have thought about their needs and can justify the expense because they spend a lot of time using the vehicle.
Sadly there are plenty of people who will part with good money because they have seen something that looks fashionable and adventurous and want a bit of that image too, even if they will never properly use it (the fashionable image for these trucks undoubtedly comes from watching the support trucks on the Paris-Dakar rally on cable TV). I see plenty of Land Rovers here which have every aftermarket offroad accessory - diamond plate aluminium panels, unused winches, snorkels, hi-lift jack, expensive roof rack, LED spot lights, etc. but never drive offroad for fear of scratching the black metallic paint finish - same thing (image), just less $$$.
Steve.
