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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Dec 17, 2015 - 08:50pm PT
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setting up anything sucks. good call on the Van life.
The Sprinters are bomb, but bank. I'd think through the German vs. Dodge. And the Ford Transits are real deal from all stories on the internet, but they look like a cargo van. Maybe that's good. Stealth guitar and climbing gear storage, compared to a Transit screaming I HAVE MONEY STEAL FROM THIS VEHICLE. g'naw mean.
Once you weighed the pros and cons definitely let your gut feel flip the bit which way to go.
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MikeL
Social climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 18, 2015 - 08:19am PT
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We’ve gone through two different 4X4 trucks with pop-up campers, about 8-10 years worth when we were still climbing. We climbed with friends who had a sportsmobile and a VW synchro (4X4).
I’d suggest being a bit cautious 4 wheeling with a camper. I’ve ripped out the anchors out of a camper on a class 4 road. It was a very slow trip back out of the backcountry.
Everything considered, it was the synchro that seemed to provide the most versatility and use. However the guy who owned it knew the insides and outsides of the vehicle. (Had to because they aren’t made anymore; very difficult to find.) That darned vehicle went everywhere, and pretty easily. It transported a family of three.
A lot of great information here in this thread.
I can’t say enough how important it might be to actually use some of these sets up and to be clear about what one wants to do with them. I think it took us a few years of regular camping to understand what we wanted.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Dec 18, 2015 - 10:21am PT
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The other direction.
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Banquo
climber
Amerricka
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Dec 18, 2015 - 03:47pm PT
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Not 4WD but just got back from spending 16 nights in a Fiat Ducato with a Bürstner camper in New Zealand. I loved this thing.
A fridge that ran on DC, AC or propane
Nice cook top and oven
Shower and toilet
Hot water
Fully self contained
A double bed that drops down from the ceiling
Another double bed that can be made from the seats
Very easy to drive
20 feet long
The little turbo Diesel got as much as 28 mpg on the flat and 20 mpg overall.
Downsides are low ground clearance and no 4WD option.
Makes me think Americans don't know how to design a small RV
Google: Burstner IT 586
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 18, 2015 - 04:38pm PT
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Makes me think Americans don't know how to design a small RV
Americans don't do small, if they can avoid it. :-)
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