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Published today - Our ICE2017 (www.ice2017.no) Iceland Arctic Trucks Expedition After-movie. Shows our 2 Arctic Trucks in action around Iceland, during our 6 weeks adventure. Hope you like it and share the link :)

Another photo from this summers expedition around Iceland. (www.ice2017.no) Location: Mountain Road F985 (Jökulvegur), close to Skálafellsjökull, one of the S.E. glacial tongues of Breiðabunga, Vatnajökull Iceland. Happy to have reached the end of the road, and set out onto Skálafellsjökull...

Winter has finally arrived in Southern Norway. Need to prepare for 4-5 months of snow and ice conditions....... Fun times ahead !!!

Snow season has started over here in Southern Norway. Drove to our mountain hytte (cabin) in Sirdal this weekend. From now on, until Easter (or later) next year, its snow and ice season......... Need to be prepared to recover myself, or others, from snow and ice situations. Long-term forecast...

Winter conditions are with us for many months of the year in Norway, so we are kind of used to it.... Most items listed in the above posts are quite relevant, and sensible to have on-board. Apart from the usual "recovery and survive kit", which is in the vehicle for this period, I also tend to...

Uno and regular pack of cards are the 2 standards. Kids also play individual games on their laptop / tablet / phone / DS, if they have taken that along as well.

Hei Andrew You need to keep your wife happy, and avoid the stink eye as much a possible :)

Hei Thanks for you message. Sounds like you have an interesting trip planned for next year. Iceland is a fantastic place to visit - have you been before? Arctic Trucks are based in Reykjavik, and have a showroom next to their workshop. Quite often there are a few interesting vehicles...

Hei Matt You are right not to fit one, if you have no intension of using it. If nothing else, it won't encourage you to try something, you may regret later. I have a stick-shift gearbox, and know the risks of gear change, whilst mid-river. Sometimes it just has to be done, especially when you...

Crossing a lot of rivers during our Iceland Expeditions, requires a snorkel - simply not possible to cross theses rivers otherwise... Fitting a snorkel to a Toyota Hilux was quite standard, but did require a hole cut into the side panel. What needs to be emphasised is that a snorkel can only...

As the above thread reply - sounds like they have been stored incorrectly, and become "warped" or strained, due to incorrect storage loading. What is the date on the tire? Are they old... If they don't provide a smooth ride, or you are unsure about their safety, I suggest you take them to an...

With my rig also being my daily drive, I know the general condition of the vehicle all the time. However, before taking it on long trips or expeditions, we usually take it into the workshop for an afternoon, take a look underneath and around, top-up fluids, tighten-up bolts, spray WD40...

Interesting to see that no one else (so far) has responded to this tread. It looks like I may be the only person in OB with an Arctic Trucks rig. Interesting...........

Had a number of 4x4 vehicles in my time, and really enjoyed ever one of them. But when it came down to true "expedition quality" needs and requirements, I went for Arctic Trucks (AT37) conversion of Toyota Hilux. Arctic Trucks have an awesome reputation, for building super endurance trucks for...

Hei Thanks a lot for your nice reply :) Glad you like it It is a very cool truck, and has taken us on many exciting and challenging adventures and expeditions around Scandinavia. Take a look at our last expedition to Iceland this summer - 6 weeks of exploration (www.ice2017.no). From the...

In Norway, lots of towns have radar-LED speed panels, telling you haw fast you travelling, just before entering a town. Checking these values displayed, with the dashboard speedo, I see that there is only 2-3 MPH difference. So, each time I enter a speed restriction area, or known speed trap...

Good Luck with your job hunting too...... Your current job doesn't sound fun at all....Sorry. Like your next purchase wishes - nice addition to your Defender. Hopefully your next job will be a lot better paid and conditions. Then you can upgrade your vehicle faster, and go on more distant...

I am curious to find out which / how many OB members also has an Arctic Trucks rig. I have a 2006 Silver Metallic AT37 Arctic Trucks conversion of a Toyota HiLux D-4D D-CAB (Seventh Generation). Volume: 2.4L Power: 128 HP (HK) Fuel: Diesel Transmission / Gearbox: Manual 5-Speed Layout...

Hei Keith Thanks a lot for your kind reply - much appreciated. It's not fun when there are no jobs to apply for. Since the downturn of World Oil Price end 2015, there has been thousands of lay-offs over here in Stavanger (Oil Capital of Norway). In parallel, a number of local service companies...

I was recently sponsored by Drytech REAL Turmat on ICE2017 Iceland Arctic Trucks Expedition. http://ice2017.no/sponsor-feature-drytech-real-turmat/ They are a high quality Norwegian Product, that we use a lot over here in Scandinavia, but I doubt they are available outside Scandinavia...