ROADTRIP SUMMER 2023, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND NORTHERN ITALY (1)

En route! Now that our Mountain yacht is completely ready, including roof rack with extra spare tire, bike rack and airconditioning for the Box, it is time to go on a long summer trip. After some research we decide to go to Italy via Germany and Switzerland and take the ferry to Greece in southern…

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ByAmy & RP

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MAN HX60 4×4 ADVENTURE TRAINING

We organised a two-day 4x4 Adventure Training for fellow MAN HX60 owners at the venue of Funpark Meppen, Germany. It is a rather small venue but close to the Dutch border and enough terrain to learn basic to medium off road driving skills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acuolCMowFgWe were with five MAN HX60 trucks (including ours) but we had…

VETTER PILLOWS FOR OUR MOUNTAIN YACHT

We already heard a lot about the Vetter pillows for self-recovery, changing a tire or levelling, but we did not see them in real life until the 4x4 Adventure Training that we provided for fellow MAN HX60 owners. Lisette and Marco brought them and although we did not see a proper testing, we were impressed…

NO FOUR POINT SUBFRAME – EXPERIENCES

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…

BIKE – AND ROOF RACK FOR OUR MOUNTAIN YACHT

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…

MAN HX 60 OFF ROAD: TIRE PRESSURE

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…

#WINTER IS COMING!

UPDATE 2024 We now have dedicated snow tires, including the 'snowflake' for our Mountain Yacht. We have been using them in winter 23-24 and they do really well in snow, but especially on hard packed snow and mild ice. We have not used the snow chains this winter, but we are happy we have them…

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OFF-ROAD DRIVING: 1. THE ONELINERS

There is so much to tell about driving off the road, where do I begin? Let's start with some oneliners that have been proven very useful in my off-road and instructing career. And yes, they are somewhat popular oneliners or quotes, but just take some time to let them sink in. "As slow as possible…

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ROADTRIP SUMMER 2023, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND NORTHERN ITALY (1)

MAN HX60 4×4 ADVENTURE TRAINING

VETTER PILLOWS FOR OUR MOUNTAIN YACHT

NO FOUR POINT SUBFRAME – EXPERIENCES

BIKE – AND ROOF RACK FOR OUR MOUNTAIN YACHT

MAN HX 60 OFF ROAD: TIRE PRESSURE

#WINTER IS COMING!

OFF-ROAD DRIVING: 1. THE ONELINERS

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