MESSAGE TO THE HATERS - you all don't understand...being in a small truck living space wears on you. ALOT. Go out and live in a small Jeep camper or topper full-time for a decade and let know how you feel. Your back will be jacked, you don't always get good sleep, it becomes annoying to have to pack up your entire sleeping space every single time you move your truck, the setup time alone can sometimes be 30 minutes to an hour...do that 1000 times over 5 years and you'll get sick of it, you are constantly cooking outside rain/snow/high winds, you only dig catholes to use the restroom...sometimes in the rain and snow, showering is almost nonexistent. After a while, this will wear down even the most hearty individual. The reality is if you want to be on the road full-time for the rest of your life, you're going to need a rig that provides a better living experience. Phil can easily take a dirt bike with him to go mob trails and come back to camp to relax in his comfy Fuso with all the creature comforts of home. Can't wait to check out this rig in person!
absolutely true Brian, spoken from the 1% of people who have truly challenged their living space. It is fun for a while, and then it wears off and we want different things. The fact is, I knew this was coming from before I bought the Jeep. I knew eventually I'd get sick of living out of a mid size truck. It was fun while it lasted, this is the next step! Stoked to have your support brother and cant wait to show you!
You guys know the lifestyle so well being full timers. I’ve only lived that lifestyle for 4 to 6 months at a time overlanding in Africa so for me it was still just a vacation. Taking a trowel and a bog roll into the bush whenever the urge hits does wear on you after a while although I would say that I came home with strong thighs that helped with ski season. ‘Showering’ with a basin and a face cloth wears on you as well, there is nothing like a hot shower to lift one’s spirits. It seems pretty easy to live the outdoor based lifestyle when the weather is nice but having comfortable refuge during inclement weather makes a huge difference between enduring your nomadic lifestyle and enjoying it. There are a lot of incredible rigs of all sizes travelling the many trails around the world, if this one fits your desires, go for it.
you are right we peasants and simpletons just dont know we are not worthy, please forgive us and allow us to kiss your feet and take my money on your patreon YOU ARE SO BRAVE
Go for it! Keep in mind you could always build an off road trailer & haul a side by side with you. That rig would hardly even notice the trailer. Then you could keep your fun off roading going. Only even better knowing you don’t need to drive the off road toy home.
@@Down2Mob I can see you driving it. Sounds like you are wanting to slow down life some. This rig might help! If you get it you should name it Ole turtle 😂
I love it! What an incredible rig. Life is too short to not be happy. None of us are guaranteed a tomorrow. I say get it! I mean, that smile on your face as you drive it like a bus driver is priceless.
I've put a ton of miles behind the wheel of a Fuso - we had one that we used as a "chase" / pit truck for our desert racing program. Honestly bro, they suck - both on highway and off. Sure, it looks kinda cool, but there are wayyy better options out there for a light 4x4 livable style RV. I'd look around at different options..
@@rd4660 I don’t have a Fuso anymore. But you have to admit, it’s super awful on the highway. And since We spend most our miles on the highway, there are way better options out there
Do it mate. You live in it full time, this will be more useful day to day. It will limit some of your adventures but how often do you use the hardcore offroad option
Always loved the idea of putting either a large Lance or HOST Yukon camper on the back of a mid-size flatbed truck like a Fuso. You've got a fantastic truck house & I hope these kind of builds catches on. You're living the dream!
I love the earth cruiser style camper! Looks like a great evolution into a more sustainable full time lifestyle. I’ll bet you’ll get a dirtbike to pair with this baby for mobbing purposes 😉
I hope you bought it. I have a Host and love it. My friends Ben and Rebecca (Outliers Overland) have a Fuso and have talked about the Fuso/Host combo. It would be an awesome long term rig....
Hell yeah man, if you have the means to buy it! Do it! The space would be amazing and its still a pretty capable. Best of luck and can't wait for more content.
Yes I wanted something more offroad capable. Now I want a real home, it’s a complete life change! Haha and this thing won’t go where the Jeep went. It’s all a sacrifice one way or the other!
Buy it, put a leveling suspension on it so you can park anywhere, rewire those slide switches into front-and-back three ways, and you're set. Tow an offroad buggy behind it so you can still go have fun. This will go 95% of the places you like to go, and you'll be 100% more comfortable doing it. PS, get one of those low-clearance warning buzzers so you don't rip the top off under a bridge.
I can talk myself into anything, whether good or bad decisions. 😂 That jeep is badass but if you’re living in it not much room. The jeep is a dream build for many, tough choice.
One of our caravan chums experimented with a factory RecreateVehicle (everybody else uses home-built HouseTrucks). . Her slide stuck on a Baja beach. We removed the slide, inverted it, glued counter-top laminate to its floor, then shoved it back in. One person can slide it in-n-out across the carpet. We mounted latches to keep it in while moving, and a couple cheap jacks to stabilize it for camp.
Buy, use and enjoy what you want! I would keep the jeep and tow it behind or trade it for a smaller 4X4 and tow it , that way you can still enjoy wheeling and have a comfortable place to chill after a great day in the woods. Good luck!
I get it Phil. It's nice to have the room. It's a natural progression into larger vehicle. Your possibilities are now changed. This rig is Base Camp. WHATEVER is strapped too or towed behind is the new "Mob Vehicles" And that has endless possibilities for all seasons.
I get why you’re attracted to the extra space. Won’t you miss the superior mobility of the Gladiator? If so, maybe the Fuso has the capability to tow something like a Samurai. That way you can get off pavement, unhook the smaller rig and drive as far as it can reach to establish a basecamp. Then do exploratory day trips from there to properly experience the vicinity. Can you control the slide-outs from the cab/bed end of the rig? That would be a great option in bad weather.
Your storage inside and out is amazing and the power of this rig will haul all of it. The amount of space you have for solar will be determined what you have on the roof (I know obvious) but more than what you had hopefully. Get us a roof shot. You can make this a WAY off grid rig with the potential you have already. Just like a plain pizza you always have to doctor it up a little to your liking. Your dog can lay in the bed right behind you when you are driving. Bonus if you can also tow! You can also put something on the roof (Portable solar panel or something to keep the truck batteries trickled. When I went from my winter truck camper to my summer one, game changer! NorthStar 850sc (A/C, toilet, hot water shower)! Sell you Jeep and if it is feasible and you can find an out as an overlander sale down the road go for it!
As a former Qstoves user, I switched to Asmoke and it has been an absolute game-changer for my outdoor cooking experience. The precision temperature control of Asmoke is unparalleled, and it has allowed me to cook a wider variety of food with great ease. Also, the wood pellets come in various flavors, which is amazing as it adds a unique smoky taste to the food, something I never experienced with Qstoves. The convenience of the digital controller is another plus. It's also considerably lighter and smaller, making it perfect for my RV trips. Lastly, the app is very user-friendly and being able to monitor food temperature remotely is such a benefit. I would definitely recommend switching to Asmoke if you love outdoor cooking. #Asmoke.
Great video! I would keep the Jeep and buy an offroad trailer to gain the space you need. Maybe sleep in the Jeep and cook, shower/toilet and chill/TV in the trailer. Just my 2 cents! Be well and God bless!
I went from a 392 with a Alucab tent to a Sprinter Van. Everyday I miss not being able to go to the places the jeep could go. Go slow and be carful before you jump into this.
Thanks for sharing! Do you live full time on the road though? That is the difference maker. I would never need anything like this if I wasn’t full time
@@Down2Mob Not full time but 2 to 3 months at a time. The only time I don't miss the jeep and tent is the winter, when it's cold, or any time it rains for an extended time. last month I was in Canada and it rained for 4 days straight. It was still hard to be in the van that long, but better than a tent.
I’m excited you’re going to choose this vehicle it should be a lot of fun. something like this would be my dream one day. Can’t wait for the upcoming videos. Good luck with it.
Hey. We all get older and our needs change. Getting older means looking farther down the that trail. You are extremely experienced at this lifestyle and if this is what you need to comfortably live long term, I say go for it. In life, there are trade-offs. I think the trade-off will benefit you in the long run. Buy it! Mod it! Enjoy it!
Diesel = power = maintenance. I have a Ram cummins and love it. Sweet set up. Roof and solar like a champ. Sucks you can't have both. The the slides are set up you need to be somewhere for periods of time. How much can you pull as well? Plenty of room is nice. If it is a good deal then on to the next adventure.
Phil..if you’re truly looking for an off road rig, that’s a pretty sweet setup..there is always give and take. If you have the chance and want to build out another vehicle..go buy a used H1 hummer. If off road ready and will give plenty of build options..peace!!
As a full.timer in a rig that size ... yes, as a home it will be great. I flat tow a Jimny (04 samurai) for the off roading. I see a crawler on a trailer after a year - then youll get best of all worlds.
That fuso is so sick! wish i could own that and i have a jku that i would love to build but with a toddler the fuso would definitely be more ideal. Congrats on that!
Yeah, I don't live full time in my ram. I stayed out of a topper for years. No privacy, it really stinks when it rains. I broke down and ended up getting a pop up truck camper. I don't have a problem with sponge baths, so I use a kiddy inflation pool for a tub on the floor, and a lugable loo for you know.
That particular camper would be too nice for us. We bash through narrow tracks, bending branches and bouncing off boulders. . Pin-stripes are our friends!
The older we get we need to increase our comforts. If you haven't rolled your Jeep, you're not as radical as you think you are and if this rig will get you to the places that stimulate you're brain? I say go for it!
Host makes some awesome truck campers with comfortable sofas and theater seating💥and Phil, all of your viewers who commented on you definitely needing and eventually wanting something bigger and more comfortable may have been right after all👍
heck ya they do! You saying it that way makes it sound like I was wrong to have my Jeep the way it was. I disagree. I knew when I bought the Gladiator it wasnt going to be forever, but I wanted to try it out. I always knew I'd want more space eventually. I'm not an animal! Maybe I actually knew what I was doing?!
@@Down2Mob Semi-retired commercial pilot here. Every journey has a destination, every journey is a series of Course Corrections. . 2003, building our ExpeditionVehicle, our 'destination' was reliable and comfortable and safe.
If it were me, I would look for one without slides, they are so heavy and prone to leaks and issues. The best is the kind that are full fiberglass shell, not camper based. But a Fuso camper is my dream expedition rig! You can always haul a dirt bike or sxs for more gnarly trail stuff.
Never seen one of them. I like it. It’s large inside. I am curious of the soft spot you mentioned and I think I saw delam on the side wall under the fridge vent. It definitely has a sharp turning radius with the cab over design. Everything is a compromise….the Jeep will go anywhere but at a comfort cost and live ability. I’m wondering about the water and grey tank size? I see it’s got a cassette toilet. Any solar? Lithium? Generator? Guess a detailed tour if you get it ✌🏼
Yea hard to say. I just got my 2023 Jayco Terrain 19Y 4x4 Sprinter van for the family. Kids race motocross (50cc and 65cc) and it's been incredible so far vs the plug in hybrid SUV and folding trailer we were using last few years. I have a switch hauler I use from All jacked Up for the back to haul the 65cc and the Avatar Offroad Massif to haul up to 8 gallons of Rotopax containers. We're able to go to motocross races without a trailer, sleep 4 of us in the van vs in a tent (storms are gnarly in a tent) and I'm able to have a great hot sponge shower on 1 gallon of water using the new Geyser kit for RV showers. So 21 gallons goes a long way. I remember you used to bring your dirt bike everywhere, so maybe you can with this new rig with an actual US made switch hauler vs the one that broke on ya. Although you van do some great off road rock crawling with your jeep, maybe the ability to bring a dirt bike opens things up more. And you'll have a great hot shower when you get back, space to store your gear. It's a hard call, as much as my van is 4x4 ready, everyone knows Sprinter vans are limited, especially when you are hauling water and gear. My battery alone is 10 kwh. So it's a question of nimble and fun, or bigger rig and maybe more toys.
Phil, it has definitely had water damage so if you do buy it, scrub that roof off 1st thing and check and caulk all of the seals👍And be careful about using the bed and dinette with the slides in because most slides are not made to hold extra weight in the closed position😮
If I was me, I would gut it. I would eliminate at least one slide function, making it/them permanently 'IN'. . This: * reduces a potential failure point, * reduces weight, * eliminates that silly midget awning over the slide. . With over a half-century of make-do camping in lesser rigs, we think slides are for indoors camping. Our ExpeditionVehicle interior is three paces across by seven paces long, about 600cf/17cubic meters/metres. "But but but LM!, how do you live in such a tiny space!" . We do not live in our ExpeditionVehicle. We live out of it.
@@largemarge1603 Totally agree! I don’t live in my RV either! But when it rains for 3 straight days or to read or watch TV for an hour before bed I would never think of trading my theater seating for a butt numbing picnic table or a backbreaking dinette😂
Looks like a great truck...I just would be a little concerned if the slide out stops working. And it gets stuck in the out position...I would have perfer a manual crank out.. if you can even get that...with all the bumps and bouncing of the truck...but hey if the price is right that could sway m e...
@JM, 4-cylinder, turbocharged diesel with 183ci (3 liters/litres), 161hp, and 295 pound-feet (lb-ft) of torque. . Although those numbers fail to impress, gearing matters.
Understandably, the Jeep will be missed and is tough to walk away from. However, you stated numerous times. That your growth is beyond what you currently have in numerous ways. This is a very logical next step. Especially if you are getting a good deal. To buy brand new such as an Earthroamer. Would be much more expensive. To build a similar style vehicle. Again, it would be expensive, and it would be a time-consuming process. Here, you're move in ready virtually. Not to mention that you can always move up or perhaps in time. You may find yourself settling down. No longer living on the road full time. Or your style of living change again. A 5th wheel pulled by a semi tractor.... As you said, life changes fast on the road. But currently, this looks like a great deal. After a month or two. You will have it outfitted to your personality... and perhaps your relationship will grow and include her personality as well. As far as "power" output . You have enough connections to come up with ways to improve those needs and capabilities. You can get a flat screen for a couple hundred bucks and use it in connection with your computer. For both work and entertainment. The conveniences are a huge improvement in your quality of life [and hers]. You can always get an ATV . Which can be trailered, or possibly, if it's like a quad. A platform built on the back to "carry it." Just to add to your "off-road excitement." Looking like you have found a new home.
It's pretty cool but think you'd be better served by a lifted short class C or a lifted truck camper. Trying to balance that Comfort/Capability tradeoff
What year, and how many miles, and what's the price? Lol... I think it's beautiful, does it have satellite, and what's the battery source,... ur hight is perfect
Solar... stereo.. lot and lots of lights outside... liquid springs ... outdoor grill ... awning... the list goes on... go for it ..the only otherwise I would look at Adrenaline Industries...but $$$$$...on a F550 chassis with a gas engine.
