What vehicle do you recommend?

I can understand the reasons for keeping duals,,
and the fact that tyres for that vehicle will be available literally all over the world is just an added bonus,,
Just like MAN's and Mercs,,

I'm going with Sitec's thoughts. It's pretty hard to downsize once you've been used to the comforts of the larger vehicle!

We are the same size as Sitec's truck (ours is a 9.5 tonne MAN 4x4) and it is very nice to just pull up somewhere and be fully set up in 2 or 3 minutes.

Re the super singles - what do you mean by letting go? A puncture? We have got an Air Central Tyre Inflation system (CTI) which monitors all 4 tyres and lets you know if one is losing air. It can replace the air as you drive (up to a certain size hole I guess) so you get a bit more choice of where you pull over to fix things. You also get the ability to change your type pressures on the go, which is great for corrugations and sand when you can air down and then air up without stopping.

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Originally Posted by kaboodleschnitzer

Thanks Sitec,


Our current setup in the truck has a queen bed, kitchen and headroom. Current set up or pack up takes less than 2 min. So I cant see any sort of trailer or roof top being an option I would be happy with.
I was thinking maybe dual cab with a tray and a slide on. Only considering change as I really need a ute for the times I am not travelling but cant afford or justify another vehicle.
Everyone will tell you that you need singles. I tried them and they are better on the highway, but trust me when a rear lets go at 100 you will wish you never had them. I have gone back to the duals without any regret. They take me everywhere, are cheaper on rubber, safer. At low speed 4wd situation they have even performed better than singles. We have done nearly 70000 km on tracks and off road in the last 4 yr. Singles are just a great example of good marketing, the driving force behind most 4wd equipment decisions.


Cheers
Evan

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Sounds perfect..
Have you looked at the option of making your current tray removable, and a work tray/body slide on? The box I made to be removable on the 130 ended up being an hours work fitting legs, un latching and driving out.. It was time consuming, so whatever you do would need to be simple.

Re wheels, I'm with you on keeping the duals on the rear.. We were forever blowing tyres in Africa, and when you have 20 pax sat on the back, its nice to know you can have a red hot crack at keeping the whole show upright! I picked up 10 Alcoa Alloys for mine a few days ago.. They're a bit tatty, but at $75 each I couldn't go wrong. Gives me 4 spares to hang on the rear. :)

I currently have a 130 Puma with a Trayon Camper and could not be happier.

I can stop and have it set up and out of the elements in about 5 minutes. As it is all on the vehicle it can go places a camper trailer can't and it still has the dual cab to store a second fridge or other items.

I put double shocks on the back and heavy duty springs with airbags inside and the ride is great both on and off road.

A guy we travel with has a 6 X 6 Ex Army which he has converted into a camper unit. Very capable unit but slow on the highway

A couple of photos of my rig

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