Abenteuer & Allrad, the off road trade fair!
This outdoor and experience fair is being organised in BAD KISSINGEN (Germany) for the 26th time. From may 30 to June 2 with more than 350 stands and 110.000 m2 of exhibition space. This fair is one of the largest in the world for 4x4 travel -…
Mountain Yacht
As we always bring our Cube Electrical Mountain Bikes when we travel, summer or winter, we have been searching for a good bike cover for a long time. Wherever you go, without a cover the bicycles get dirty, the chain starts to rust and the general condition of the MTB deteriorates really fast. This is…
Standard bed MAN HX60
As described in an earlier post, we decided tot use the standard platform as the base to mount our Box on. This means that we have a rather stiff platform that will not twist a lot. It is a rail on rail system with captive springs. It is designed bij Rheinmetall…
Our Mountain Yacht has been ready for some time now but we were still waiting for our bike - and roof rack. As our builder could not deliver on time, we decided to design and build it ourselves.
We wanted a simple construction and it should lower down to the ground so we can get…
How to level our Mountain Yacht?
We have been looking for a good solution to level our Mountain Yacht for some time. We are not really fussy about levelling but sometimes the angle is just too big and then it gets uncomfortable. We have tried lots of stuff: using a rock, tree stump or whatever…
As we just love the mountains (especially in winter) we wanted the interior of our Mountain Yacht to reflect that. Most expedition trucks look like a 'dentist practice': in general very high build quality but little imagination, often white walls and ceilings and very clean when it comes to interior design. This probably has to…
As described in the blog about the switches of the MAN HX60, it is a very capable off road truck with many gadgets that can bring you far. Not using these gadgets correctly will get you more stuck and / or even worse: will break stuff. There are still some universal off roading rules that…
A MAN HX60 is a pretty capable piece of kit on- and off the road, especially when you take into account that it is designed as an off road transport truck and not a hardcore off road truck like the former MAN KAT 1. When we bought the HX60 we took it for a spin…
As we will be traveling in cold to extreme cold environments - for longer periods of time - heating is very important to us. We have put a lot of thought in what would be the best option for us to heat our Box and for hot water. We used to have a Webasto hot…
One of the most important things when you are building an Expedition truck is the electrical installation. Lots of choices to be made as there are many electrical ways that lead to Rome. We are not suggesting that we made the best choices or decisions possible, but they certainly suit our needs.
What voltage?
Our…