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Interior photos taken before the truck was finished
and floor coverings laid. |
| 10001 |
238k |
The
toilet and vanity are located in a full-height
cupboard. The vanity is mounted to the door, so
when you open the cupboard the vanity swings into
position.
This
required flexible plumbing that enters and leave
at the hinge pivot points to reduce fatigue on
the fittings. |
| 10003 |
264k |
The
bedroom is quite usable with the roof down, but
has full standing height with it raised.
The
beds move on rollers allowing any combination
of single/double and left/centre/right of room. |
| 10004 |
213k |
The
shower emerges form the kitchen bench. A section
of bench is raised to a vertical position to create
a wall. A section of kitchen wall is swung out,
this reveals the shower fittings and a second
shower wall. The swing-out section becomes the
third shower wall. The fourth wall was always
visible, it's just the normal kitchen wall.
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| 10005 |
174k |
A
general view of the kitchen from the lounge room.
The shower emerges from the bench on the far left.
The swing-out shower wall is the one with the clock
on it at the rear of the kitchen. |
| 10006 |
208k |
Another
general view of the kitchen, this time showing
more of the skylight.
A
three-burner gas cook top is under a lift up section
on this end of the bench. |
| 10008 |
223k |
Looking
from the lounge room through the rear window and one
of the side windows. Note that the rear window is
the only one with glass, all other "windows"
on the truck have no glass, just Velcro'd flyscreens. |
| 10011 |
276k |
Here
we see the slideout rubbish/laundry bin below
the electronics control panel.
A
240ltr electric fridge is in the foreground. |
| 10018 |
250k |
We
can easily store enough food to last us months, typically
we only stock up four times a year. Here we see some
of the under-floor storage after a resupply. |
| 10030 |
254k |
The
lounge room cantilevers over 3m from it's support
above the rear axles. There are also huge void areas
where the windows will go, these of course provide
no strength. Therefore what's left needs to be very
strong. Here we see some of the W bracing on the lounge
room frame. |
| 10033 |
268k |
Similarly
the bedroom cantilevers over the cab with no support.
It also has large void areas. Here we see the
W bracing in the bedroom frame.
More
gusseting was added after these photos were taken. |
| 10032 |
333k |
The
entire body is mounted to the chassis on three points.
This allows the two to move independently. Here we
see some trials of the mounting. Note the angle between
the blue steel (the body) and the temporary wooden
tail light holder which is in line with the chassis. |
| 12206 |
393k |
The
truck in its natural habitat, camping in the bush.
Here the hydraulic roof is in the raised position. |
| 14206 |
380k |
Whale
watching from the deck at Ningaloo. The deck is self
supporting and requires no legs. Strength is obtained
from the side rails. These hinge to the edge of the
deck and store folded down. When the deck is lowered
the rails are raised to a vertical position and pinned
back to the body. This gives a web depth of about
500mm, more than enough to support a few people. |
| 15721 |
281k |
The
rear steps are lowered by a winch that is mounted
inside the lounge room floor. The tread plates
are all all hinged and linked so they stay parallel
and level as the steps are lowered. This is very
useful as the ground is often not at the perfect
height.
In
this photo the ground falls away from the truck
plus the truck is up on blocks for leveling. This
makes the steps quite steep, but the treads are
still level. |
| 19224 |
449k |
The
6x6 capability allows us to camp on sand dunes. In
this shot you can see the 8 solar panels on the roof.
They are embedded into the tropical roof so as to
be flush with the aluminium and therefore less prone
to being snagged by a tree branch. |
| 19504 |
237k |
We're
not in the cold very often, but with the shutters
closed and the heater on it's quite comfortable inside. |
| 21258 |
336k |
Field
repairs on the side of the road. The large opening
is the garage that holds two motorbikes. The door
provides some shelter for the swing-out work bench.
The inverter/battery combination is powerful enough
to run all power tools including the small MIG welder. |
| 23627 |
383k |
Here
we see the truck crossing a dry creek bed. It doesn't
look steep but the approach and departure angles were
quite severe. |
| 19131 |
 |
Deck
folding sequence. (All around 200k) |
| 19132 |
 |
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| 19133 |
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| 19134 |
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| 19135 |
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| 20627 |
(246k)
|
On
the highway south of Coober Pedy. |
| 19003 |
(355k) |
Camped
in the middle of the Nullabor Plain with swallows
circling. This was right near Cocklebiddy Caves, we
can stay in a remote area like this for weeks if we
like the place. |
| 12711 |
(288k) |
Camped
at Marlgu Billabong, near Kununurra. Crocodiles, jabarus,
ducks, egrets, all within a few yards of our camp,
and it's free. |
| 20953 |
(274k) |
Parked
in the bush with the Olgas in the background. |
