Thread: Spudboy's super-sized camper replacement for a 130 - and no it's not a Unimog!

thanks for that, seems like a good solution for heavy wheels, just wondering about dust & rain/weather effect on the winch

I suppose it is up high out of the dust and in a tin box, so it would be pretty well protected. Most winches live unprotected on a bullbar and get a lot of mud and water and dirt over them, so this one would be a lot better off than them.

When overland touring why do people colour their vehicles in typical military camouflage colours? Is it to scare off potential threats? Seems a tad silly if traveling through turbulent countries. Could the same be said for white? Saying that if you have a hot pink truck would it just scream travellers with money to rape, murder and rob live inside this vehicle.


Love the thread and the vehicle. Hope to do this in years to come.

I asked the guys with the drab green/brown (semi-military colour anyway) why they chose that. They said they wanted to try and be incognito (as if!!) and blend in when they were camping in remote areas.

We have gone all white because of its cooler properties. I think a dark colour canopy would be much hotter in our climate, but not so relevant if you are driving through Europe.

I figured because what they were doing is so cool they dont need to add cool points with a flashy paint job.

Originally Posted by dobbo

When overland touring why do people colour their vehicles in typical military camouflage colours? Is it to scare off potential threats? Seems a tad silly if traveling through turbulent countries. Could the same be said for white? Saying that if you have a hot pink truck would it just scream travellers with money to rape, murder and rob live inside this vehicle.


Love the thread and the vehicle. Hope to do this in years to come.

I would suggest the flat neutral colours are better able to resist bush pin striping.

Originally Posted by spudboy

I asked the guys with the drab green/brown (semi-military colour anyway) why they chose that. They said they wanted to try and be incognito (as if!!) and blend in when they were camping in remote areas.

We have gone all white because of its cooler properties. I think a dark colour canopy would be much hotter in our climate, but not so relevant if you are driving through Europe.

totally agree with the white. If you want to look incognito they should have gone white and painted thrifty on the side.

Mil colours stand out like bull dogs nuts

I would only want white too, but it is a pain in the arse when settled into a peaceful campsite and some bloody britz van or a 52 foot Kedron with the works comes and invades your privacy, they would have driven straight past if it was'nt for the bloody great expanse of white showing thru the scrub. Whats wrong with these people, 7,682,300 sq km and they have to park next to me !!

Some camo netting would come in handy.