Georgia Trail Riders Forum
MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: Darkhorseman11 on March 28, 2014, 11:23:02 AM
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Hey guys, i have always loved the idea of building an all purpose, cross country, expedition type vehicle. Something that you could get in and drive across the US out west or up to Alaska and be confident in your vehicle. Something like this would need to be able to get you through mountain ranges, ride smoothly down the interstates, and haul all necessary camping and driving essentials while maintaining decent fuel mileage. I was just curious as to what opinions you guys had on what makes a good all purpose vehicle including camping/living modifications, tools/parts, gear, and whatever else you can imagine.
My truck is a stock Chevrolet Silverado Z-71 4x4 with a 5.7L 350 V8 EFI and 4 spd. Automatic Transmission. I Have 27" Kumho Road Warrior A/T on 16" alloy Tahoe wheels. I have installed a Leer camper shell on the bed which gives me pretty ample amounts of storage and a place to sleep at night. As fas as sleeping goes, i have a foldup cot that fits the bed quite nicely as well as a wool blanket that stays behind the seat.
What ideas do you guys have?
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Are you carrying only yourself, or do you have a family to bring along? Traveling in a caravan, or going solo? Is money a concern?
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JKU w/ expedition trailer and vehicle warranty //;D//
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You must watch the you tube series expedition portal.
Guado
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Maintaining decent fuel mileage in a heavy vehicle is the hard part.
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Turbo diesel maybe?
Guado
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Turbo diesel maybe?
Guado
Cummins is releasing their 5.0 diesel late this year, that'd be real nice in there.
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I'm just curious as to any ideas that would make life comfortable for a group of buddies and 3 or 4 rigs driving across country. No specific number of people
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Hammock tents
Guado
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I have seen the jeep trailshade and i like that idea especially because of the camper shell on my truck. My dad actually had the idea to use a 10x10 canopy tent (like used for tailgating etc...) and back the rear of the truck under the canopy so that you can open the door and tailgate and be completely in the dry. I raised the tent up all the way and it worked quite beautifully.
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I'm just curious as to any ideas that would make life comfortable for a group of buddies and 3 or 4 rigs driving across country. No specific number of people
Cadillac STS and an Amex card. //;D//
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Hahaha well that should work //LMAO// Perhaps something with a little less wallet pains if ya catch my drift.
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Get a bus run it on WVO (Waste Vegetable oil) About $0.20 a gal and tow your jeep anywhere! //SLAMIN//
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Other than Mike, who has done it in his bus, we are mostly speculating and web expeditionists.
Check out the guys that actually focus on and do that at expedition portal.
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Other than Mike, who has done it in his bus, we are mostly speculating and web expeditionists.
Check out the guys that actually focus on and do that at expedition portal.
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Expedition portal is my favorite web site ever.
Guado
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Mike has the right idea, bucket list stuff for me
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One of the main driving forces to
the sale of the TJ. Atlanta to Alaska 2016.
Guado
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Get a bus run it on WVO (Waste Vegetable oil) About $0.20 a gal and tow your jeep anywhere! //SLAMIN//
Mike, is WVO available in hippy towns on the road? What I mean is, how do you obtain WVO away from home?
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He has holding tanks that hold like 1 Million gallons that he fills before he leaves. He also has a flux capacitor he didn't show a picture of.
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Actually any place you stop to eat has it and if you tell them your from GA and driving a bus on veggie oil they want to see the bus and most of the time offer you all there waste oil. I did build tanks for my bus that will hold the legal limit for GA that is 600gal or about 5000lbs. I didn't want to have to stop to fuel up we had 3 drivers and took us 8days to get from Murrayville GA to Fairbanks Alaska 4300miles! //SLAMIN//
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Actually any place you stop to eat has it and if you tell them your from GA and driving a bus on veggie oil they want to see the bus and most of the time offer you all there waste oil. I did build tanks for my bus that will hold the legal limit for GA that is 600gal or about 5000lbs. I didn't want to have to stop to fuel up we had 3 drivers and took us 8days to get from Murrayville GA to Fairbanks Alaska 4300miles! //SLAMIN//
Mr Mike,
At your leisure I would like to pick your brain. I want my boys to see the country on a road trip. A no hotels road trip.
Guado
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I have only heard of the veggie oil burning vehicles. How does that work? Can you just put it in the tank and drive or do you have to mod the motor?
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http://www.gatrailriders.com/GTRForums/index.php?topic=9638.0 (http://www.gatrailriders.com/GTRForums/index.php?topic=9638.0)
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Sure give me a call if you want 404-475-8511. You can run WVO if you heat it to at lest 180* Just have to start the Diesel on road fuel and when the motor is up to temp you switch over to WVO.
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JKU w/ expedition trailer and vehicle warranty //;D//
If you had serious duty offroading, I would suggest a Wrangler JKU with trailer as stated. If on road and dirt road use was the expectation (snow, rain, ruts, etc) I would suggest a new 4runner Trail.
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I know vehicle choices spread from one extreme to another depending on the person, but what gear would you guys take to ensure a successful expeditiin/camping trip? By gear i mean everything except the kitchen sink (unless you're into that sort of thing) from tools to water to camping items as well as comforts. Also how do you store these items for the trip?
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Another great question for expedition portal. Those guys really know that stuff.
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