$60,000 Custom Lance

btggraphix wrote:
Phones are a drag for posting but Steve I have seen some photos of Lances on Unimogs at those euro shows. I'm not saying it isn't harsh on them but these American TC's can hold up to some abuse and they are sure way the H more comfortable than the utility boxes that people live in on many Mogs.....

I got back from work today and almost drove right past my camper because my wide open spot suddenly got surrounded by giant 5ers and MH's! Like living in suburbia with neighbors 6 feet away. Not my cup of tea but better than living in a hotel. Here's to you eyecom.

Hi Brian,

I'm certainly not doubting Lance's build quality and they are definitely nice than many of these bare-bones expedition pods. Remember that Unimogs have long travel coil spring suspension and many of the modern hyper-money heavy duty trucks I have seen converted to expedition vehicles also have much better suspension than these old military trucks. Maybe this latest incarnation of deuce and a half has a more comfortable ride - mine was a 1944 model, but when I see them they just look like the same basic truck but with a more modern engine and transmission. They do have presumably radial-ply super-single tyres rather than dual DRW cross-ply set-up my truck had - that will make a big difference.

I admit your camper has done well on your truck, though again, your 4500 is a different beast to these old double-axle army trucks.

The trick to getting this to work on a deuce and a half might be making sure you really are carrying a lot of weight on the back (several tons) so the suspension is actually working for a living rather what mine did, which was not move at all and just bounce on its tyres.

Are you still in Texas?

Steve.