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WHO' S A FULL TIME LMTV OVERLANDER, ANY OUT THERE?

Gunny 0369

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We are Heading out for our next leg, 5000 miles est. East coast to Midwest to Colorado to Montana-(Canada if we have time) will hit the Overland Expo in Colorado on Aug 26-28 Loveland. We plan to meet up with our 6X6 buddies in their MANN TGS 33.540 ...we will shoot some pictures, as I pull him out of ditches...
Let's see some other rigs out there.
Here are some interior pix.. and the bed I'm sleeping on for the next 2 months. ;)

Happy Trails builders.



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Mike with *drive the globe just completed 8000 miles on his new LMTV overland build. check out his video's. Upper Nort East to Baja and back...
 

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This thread hasn't been updated in a while,

We are Heading out for our next leg, 5000 miles est. East coast to Midwest to Colorado to Montana-(Canada if we have time) will hit the Overland Expo in Colorado on Aug 26-28 Loveland. We plan to meet up with our 6X6 buddies in their MANN TGS 33.540 ...we will shoot some pictures, as I pull him out of ditches...
Let's see some other rigs out there.
Here are some interior pix.. and the bed I'm sleeping on for the next 2 months. ;)

Happy Trails builders.



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Mike with *drive the globe just completed 8000 miles on his new LMTV overland build. check out his video's. Upper Nort East to Baja and back...
Interesting and unique layout. Looks like a professional interior designer did it. Did ya'll do a slide out?
 

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This thread hasn't been updated in a while,

We are Heading out for our next leg, 5000 miles est. East coast to Midwest to Colorado to Montana-(Canada if we have time) will hit the Overland Expo in Colorado on Aug 26-28 Loveland. We plan to meet up with our 6X6 buddies in their MANN TGS 33.540 ...we will shoot some pictures, as I pull him out of ditches...
Let's see some other rigs out there.
Here are some interior pix.. and the bed I'm sleeping on for the next 2 months. ;)

Happy Trails builders.



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Mike with *drive the globe just completed 8000 miles on his new LMTV overland build. check out his video's. Upper Nort East to Baja and back...
IF you dont like the light coming in around the ends of the blinds you can cap them even give them a ledge to zero out on . Looks great ?47E0E242-EACD-4949-A768-47F299F1B18C.png
 

Gunny 0369

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Looks great inside ! Are you going to have a trailer with jeep on this build?
IF you dont like the light coming in around the ends of the blinds you can cap them even give them a ledge to zero out on . Looks great ?View attachment 874560
We thought the side guides take up to much window—or we would have build them.
we leave the blinds up most of the time, the windows at 7 feet already have a lot of privacy..

no trailer this trip,
I will flat tow my Ford side by side....
 

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Gunny 0369

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Interesting and unique layout. Looks like a professional interior designer did it. Did ya'll do a slide out?
A highly overpaid Southern Brunette professional interior decorator/plumber/Tiler did it.
I couldn’t pay the bill, so I married her.

*triple slides, modified chain/ cable with HO motor drives with beefed up electrical motor drive shafts.
 

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We thought the side guides take up to much window—or we would have build them.
we leave the blinds up most of the time, the windows at 7 feet already have a lot of privacy..
Have you seen the blinds like were talking about but have another bar on the bottom that lets the light in but filters out the glares and some heat and gives you a little privacy .
 

Gunny 0369

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Have you seen the blinds like were talking about but have another bar on the bottom that lets the light in but filters out the glares and some heat and gives you a little privacy .
👍🏻 I’ve seen them.

Chucky, when is your next trip?
I haven’t seen your interior , would like to-
 

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Im real lucky on not having to travel very far . ive got the sweetest spot off in the middle of 300 acres with this tree that must be 400 yrs old its so huge and i park under the edge of it and have a little bonfire and at night you can almost touch the stars and its 10 miles round trip so i save alot of money on fuel and theres a big creek we go catch a few fish for the night grillin ! And all the pictures are in my build thread thought you already saw them cause you commented on them .
 

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Next time i go i will have to take some pictures word do it no justice and theres about a hundred head of Santa Gertrudis cattle that have to come by and be petted when im there and its like a sceen out of Lonesome Dove !
 

Gunny 0369

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Next time i go i will have to take some pictures word do it no justice and theres about a hundred head of Santa Gertrudis cattle that have to come by and be petted when im there and its like a sceen out of Lonesome Dove !
who said this:
“ if there’s no pictures it never happened “
😂
and, I need the 8 digit grid cord to that tree..
 

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And thats as close as anyone gets to my super secret camping spot !! Not nair a soul will be parked beside me when i wake up nor will i even be able to see another soul from that spot ! No one to hear the screaming or complain and if you need to run thru the jungle naked at 3am have at it ! And the cattle are like attack dogs on steroids if you dont belong there ! And yes that mudhole in the picture is where the naked mud wrestling World Championships occur usally about sundown on any givin saturday night so you understand the need for discretion and secrecy !
 

Gunny 0369

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3400 miles into our 5400 mile East West Midwest trip-
No issues with the Cat, word of caution—
Replace all fuel filters and separators AND tighten all fuel lines-suction and pressure, BEFORE tackling 9000 plus feet altitude.

*Average tire temps at 110 lbs- @ 64 mph =
118 degrees Outside temp- 94
*Hubs average temps
Left front 123.8 right front 132.1 right intermediary 154.0
Rears 144.7

Average MPG easy 6.3, best -7.
Worst, Kansas head wind -4.8 mpg
(3:09 gearing average speed 60 mph , fuel measured from known point in tank)

*acceptable, met a class A RV 44 feet 39K that barely got 5 in head wind.
Now we need a President that will *drill baby drill, and get these fuel prices down.
not complaining, just comparing—

Gunny
 
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