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…
When we first tried out the winch on our HX60 it was functioning without a problem. Except when we tried to take off the parking brake: the revs would drop and no show! So there we were: We had a fantastic Rotzler hydraulic winch but could only use it to recover other people, not…
WHOOP, WHOOP! Our MAN HX60 has arrived at the yard of Overland.travel. It is a beauty, brand new and with a winch, just what we were looking for. It came with all the goodies, and very important: the winch controller! We decided to name her 'Monster' for the time being. Yup, simple, little imagination, but…
In one of our previous articles you could read about our visit to the Abenteuer & Allrad in Germany. We had a great time, and had a lot of inspiration and ideas for our new build. We met with Tina, Gary and Ian from Motorcraft Adventure Developments and were impressed by their boxes. We agreed to meet…
As we converted the Sprinter 4x4 in 2017 this wil be a commented photo report of the build This is part one of the build where we will deal with the basic setup and insulation of the Sprinter. We made some unusual and maybe bold choices (using spray cork as well as Sheep wool for…
A worthy replacement for the Steyr?
We sold our Steyr in 2011, we have been without a truck for over a decade now! Although we love our Freerider (Sprinter 4x4) we are now in the market for a new truck that we will use as a platform for our next Expedition Truck build, the future Mountain…