Trip report : Adventure Overland show (UK)
Here are a few pictures from the Adventure Overland show in the UK. I think this was the 2nd year this was run. The organiser caught us browsing around the German show in 2012 with Joerg68 and invited...
Forum Discussion
Hi everyone - glad you all enjoyed the pictures; we'll try to visit this show next year too since it is only a couple of hours from home.
Virgil_Diesel: I don't think we'll be able to make Expo next year :(. Too close to a trip to Luxembourg for a friends 50th birthday, with some of Switzerland, Austria and the Italian Dolomites thrown in for good luck. Good to see you two at 2013 Expo though.
RobertRyan: I thought of you when I saw the OKA. This one had the 4 litre Perkins in it - I suspected it wasn't the quickest vehicle around :). Yes, that red truck was a Bedford MK (or MJ). Good trucks, and I actually enjoyed driving them (including off road), but probably a bit tiring for long journeys.
Joerg68: 'Community' might be an optimistic description :)
Led 67: Yes, we are better now, thanks. I had to work long hours on a customer site the weekend after and wasn't looking forward to that with what I assumed I had caught off Sally, but it seemed to disappear by the time I got to the airport.
Mello Mike: Yes, a bit like OE, but without the paid for classes. There were a few free of charge seminars though which were good.
Sheriffdoug: Thanks for the extra info about the OKA - I love your description of taking the kids to school. You did very well when you sold it.
Scott16: There were many different styles of campers, and ones we don't see much on the road either. There were a lot of normal Land Rovers and Land Cruisers with roof tents though.
Billyray50: We love our Shadow Cruiser, but we chose it simply because it was available - i.e. we didn't have the luxury of choosing a camper based on its quality, but it seems to have stood up to the abuse it has received from us fairly well. I don't think Shadow Cruiser really intended it to be driven through African deserts :E
Bubtoofat: There were some unusual vehicles at Overland Expo in AZ earlier this year, but actually less than at this show. However, it tends to be rare to see these vehicles on the road - not sure where they are the rest of the time.
dakonthemountain: I noticed some of those campers were adaptions of other vehicles, e.g. pods designed for utility companies or military use. Of course some of the base vehicles you won't see in the US at the moment, though you may see more later, in the same way that the full size Ford Transit will be appearing in the US next year and the Mercedes Sprinter is already there, Fiat I think now own a US brand, so you might start seeing their vans too - very popular for European class B and C RVs in recent years.
dadwolf2: Yes, that red 1986 truck would win my award if I were handing them out. Though with such a nice paint job it would make you think twice about where you take it (we were scraping our camper through tree branches today, so more scratches and dents - but that is pretty normal now).
btggraphix: Oh yes, that OE field was awful to drive on wasn't it. Both Sally and the cat lost the labels I stuck to their foreheads; must stick them on more securely next time. Glad you confirmed I took the right one away with me that weekend - without the labels I am struggling :B
Silversand: Yes, I saw the story about the Defenders someone had tried to import pretending they were pre-emission versions (or something like that). Land Rover will be ceasing production in 2015. They are blaming emission regulations in Europe, but I suspect it is the build cost that is the real problem since they are very labour intensive. A great pity and the end of an era - 1948 the first one was produced.
Steve.
Virgil_Diesel: I don't think we'll be able to make Expo next year :(. Too close to a trip to Luxembourg for a friends 50th birthday, with some of Switzerland, Austria and the Italian Dolomites thrown in for good luck. Good to see you two at 2013 Expo though.
RobertRyan: I thought of you when I saw the OKA. This one had the 4 litre Perkins in it - I suspected it wasn't the quickest vehicle around :). Yes, that red truck was a Bedford MK (or MJ). Good trucks, and I actually enjoyed driving them (including off road), but probably a bit tiring for long journeys.
Joerg68: 'Community' might be an optimistic description :)
Led 67: Yes, we are better now, thanks. I had to work long hours on a customer site the weekend after and wasn't looking forward to that with what I assumed I had caught off Sally, but it seemed to disappear by the time I got to the airport.
Mello Mike: Yes, a bit like OE, but without the paid for classes. There were a few free of charge seminars though which were good.
Sheriffdoug: Thanks for the extra info about the OKA - I love your description of taking the kids to school. You did very well when you sold it.
Scott16: There were many different styles of campers, and ones we don't see much on the road either. There were a lot of normal Land Rovers and Land Cruisers with roof tents though.
Billyray50: We love our Shadow Cruiser, but we chose it simply because it was available - i.e. we didn't have the luxury of choosing a camper based on its quality, but it seems to have stood up to the abuse it has received from us fairly well. I don't think Shadow Cruiser really intended it to be driven through African deserts :E
Bubtoofat: There were some unusual vehicles at Overland Expo in AZ earlier this year, but actually less than at this show. However, it tends to be rare to see these vehicles on the road - not sure where they are the rest of the time.
dakonthemountain: I noticed some of those campers were adaptions of other vehicles, e.g. pods designed for utility companies or military use. Of course some of the base vehicles you won't see in the US at the moment, though you may see more later, in the same way that the full size Ford Transit will be appearing in the US next year and the Mercedes Sprinter is already there, Fiat I think now own a US brand, so you might start seeing their vans too - very popular for European class B and C RVs in recent years.
dadwolf2: Yes, that red 1986 truck would win my award if I were handing them out. Though with such a nice paint job it would make you think twice about where you take it (we were scraping our camper through tree branches today, so more scratches and dents - but that is pretty normal now).
btggraphix: Oh yes, that OE field was awful to drive on wasn't it. Both Sally and the cat lost the labels I stuck to their foreheads; must stick them on more securely next time. Glad you confirmed I took the right one away with me that weekend - without the labels I am struggling :B
Silversand: Yes, I saw the story about the Defenders someone had tried to import pretending they were pre-emission versions (or something like that). Land Rover will be ceasing production in 2015. They are blaming emission regulations in Europe, but I suspect it is the build cost that is the real problem since they are very labour intensive. A great pity and the end of an era - 1948 the first one was produced.
Steve.
