4x4 retrofit on existing motorhomes

[mlts22]

Saw this site while generally trolling the web today. The most notable thing compared to Quigley or other upfitters is that this company is able to upfit existing MHs with four wheel drive, not just empty chassis models before the RV is upfitted by the body builder.

This expands one's options. Before this, the only two real choices for a 4x4 upfit on a "C" were Phoenix Cruiser and Tiger Motorhomes.

The cool part that it isn't just "C"s. One can have a gasser class "A" retofitted with 4WD.

[seaeagle2]

Or find a Chinook Baja, at the time they were building them, they had a lifetime warranty, it took twice as long to build them due to the quality vs quantity construction methods. Chinook Baja

[NMDriver]

Slide in camper and 4x4 pick-up unless you are taking all the grand kids and then you make them sleep in a tent and pee in the bushes 🙂



Google Surplus Army Truck RV Conversion 😉

[seaeagle2]

I can see it for going skiing.

[2012Coleman]

Well, if you REALLY want to RV off road, then - this:

[mlts22]

I like the idea, mainly if used for "defensive" (i.e. to get out of a mess, as opposed to getting into it) use. Snow, mud, and sand come to mind, where even on level ground in some boondocking areas, may cause problems. The added ground clearance is a help as well.

[garyhaupt]

There are a couple outfits that will retrofit used RV's. I have a set-up from a shop in Kamloops BC, Kamloops Light Truck and there is one in the US, UJointOffRoad that will also ship a kit.

I have been beating this drum for 5 years now. Instead of buying a new rig from Quigleys, take a C you have or like and have it converted. The cost is about $22,000. A LOT cheaper than the big price tag for a new one.

As for useability...it is not a sprinter, that's a fact. Mine is tall, with the lift kit. It is not meant to be a show machine. It is meant to get me into places that only a very capable truck can do. I really can't say enough about the idea. If a person lives or travels off the blacktop, then a 4x4 conversion takes the worry out of that equation.




Gary Haupt

[gbopp]

I think it's a good idea if you want to go on the beach, snow covered roads, etc..

[Crabbypatty]

Where we live we have outer beach camping, where we drive in 4x4 and pull the TT over to a dune for a stay. There is a large C Truck camper a small Winniebago and another C that I have seen on the outerbeaches. There are also other outer beaches down the east coast. I would imagine heading out west or up into the mountains in some of the State parks, that option would allow deeper penetration into the boondocks. But there is a limit as the longer you go the chance of high center hangup increases. So I would do it but it would depend on the mission.

[valhalla360]

Cool in a 10yr old kind of thought process but there is a reason not many people are building large 4x4 motorhomes.

I know a couple who took a 28' class C down the Pan-American highway. They never wanted for 4x4 but they did have to rebuild the overhang as all the bouncing tore it apart.

[B_O__Plenty]

Why? I can't imagine it would be much fun going four wheeling in one of those top heavy rigs. How many would they possibly sell?

B.O.