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From personal experience I can only say that American vehicles are large and low quality. Even the Toyotas are worse than what you get in the rest of the world. For the trip, I can only recommend getting a van that is open front to rear. Truck camping with the front/rear hard split is annoying...

Get the Kickass version: https://kickassproducts.com/products/kickass-12v-130w-portable-travel-oven Available in the US and has some advantages (e.g. an insulated door). Works great for us: We use it mainly to warm up leftovers. I generally cook enough for two meals and during the next day...

Cleaned it: And letting it try: After I was able to smile again:

A quick recap of stuff that works, and stuff that doesn't. Not a comprehensive list, just some thoughts that come to mind. What works: RV like interior: friggin awesome to have in bad weather or with tons of mosquitos around; the seating and the tables have been incredible for time in the...

And what do you do right after leaving the Dempster? Cleaning the car ... Ugh ... Making sure everything stayed dry:

And a few impressions of the rig in action: Same place, different perspective: At the Arctic Circle: And even fiurther North: The way back was nasty: And the result of this nastiness: Airing up the tires after the Dempster. We went down to 20 psi in the front and 26 in the...

We've been using this combination (OsmAnd app and imported iOverlander data) on a trip now for three weeks and it has been working reasonably well. Sure, there are some bugs in OsmAnd that are annoying and the user interface is rather ... ugly ... hmmm, I can think of more words, but I'll keep...

It’s never been used. It’s too heavy for us for hiking and too small/impractical for car camping. Great as a backup though as it uses naturally available fuel. We use the small one often with a Trangia insert for coffee.

And just in case, if you see this: That's us ... Had some stickers made. ;-) The website will get better over the next few weeks if/when I have some time and quiet to work on it. Most of the build stuff will also be there, along with tips and tricks and pitfalls to avoid.

And prepping for a trip …

For a really long time I was looking for a way to combine proper offline navigation and iOverlander data in one way or another. iOverlander2 at least gets to the point of offline data and maps, but there is no navigation, the app is phone only (I use an iPad). Maps.me doesn't properly import...

So, navigation is also sorted. Offline maps for Maps.me downloaded for the upcoming trip, OsmAnd offline maps downloaded and iOverlander data in the categories that interest us converted and imported. This is a zoomed out view of a part of our travel area. And when zooming in, it shows more...

The most smelly thing in the camp after a few days out is me. There is no way I can prevent smells on my body, even sweet smells, like when brushing teeth or such. We do keep non-dry food in the vehicle itself, while we sleep in the truckbed camper (AluCab). The camper is softsided when the bed...

Here are some more impression photos. Storage for two camp chairs, easily accessible: Rear door table space, this is where we'll cook most of the time, easy reach to the outlet for induction cooking or heating water. Easy access to filtered water: And the passenger side with mosquito...

Thank you!

With all this in now: The build is DONE! We are optimizing some small things here and there while packing the truck for a trip, but other than that, it's done for now. We are going to use it for a while now and then optimize what needs to be optimized. But I'm done for the time being. Worn...

So, it's all back in. Water pump and filter (towel since we were testing for leaks): UV water treatment: Electrical subpanel for pump, travel oven, heater: Overview: The backrest has storage space for two Frontrunner chairs: It's a bit of a "hardware overload" in there, mainly...

Getting it back together now. All bolts have loctite, everything is cleaned up, some mistakes fixed, getting there. Electrics are also cleaned up:

@BAJA - PRO - Thank you for the kind words! We do our best, had a resonably technical background, and plain took our time. It's been a long journey and it really needs to end soon or we are going crazy. Current target deadline: this coming Sunday, 23:59:59 ... ;-)