Choosing, preparing, understanding-in-depth and maintaining an overland truck (or a smaller overlanding vehicle) is one of the toughest parts of the whole overlanding experience. And what about the kit to take with you? It’s daunting. Here’s how we did it with Cuthbert our overland truck. All the technical specifications and for the real techie-geeks… full detail on the modifications and repairs. Click on the links below:
The Truck: Technical Stuff All the techie-stuff about kitting-out and operating Cuthbert overlanding |
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Modifications and Repairs Cuthbert is great but nothing is perfect 🙂 |
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Choosing a (comfortable) Camper Truck Anyone can rough-it with overland travel. We’re ‘travel softies’ and wanted a bit of comfort for our life on the road. Click here for how we achieved a comfortable living cabin and Click here for how we ended-up with a Daily 4×4 |
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Introducing Cuthbert He moves quite quickly… for a house! |
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Inside Cuthbert We think Bocklet did a great job for us. A comfortable home, literally… anywhere! |
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Kitchen and Catering Kit It’s not all about techie-stuff… we have to eat too! |
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‘Green’ Page How environmentally friendly is life on the road in a modern camper-truck? An academic study into our very own Cuthbert shows that life on the road is not as bad for the environment as you might think! Read more here… |
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Geekery Not really ‘truck’ related, but as we have gone along with a bit of hobby time, Marcus has geeked-up some bits of extra kit (just because he can!) including our latest geekery addition…. a Starlink satellite internet system!! 🤓 Read more here… |
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(Very) Cold Weather Overlanding Minus 31C has been the coldest for us so far. These temperatures need a serious bit of kit! Read more here… |
We hope all the ‘Truck and Kit’ info is helpful. If you have any comments or questions on the technical stuff (or anything else) or just want to shoot us down in flames , we’d be pleased to hear from you directly click here.
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