Join us as we explore the world in our carbon-neutral, 4x4 expedition vehicle called The EcoRoamer. We are happy to share our travel adventures, family memories and homeschooling experiences as we journey down the road less traveled.
Originally Posted by spencyg Any updates for us? It has been months!! Spence Thanks for pushing Spence… I’ve been very unfair to you guys, yes it has been ages, my apologies! It has been a very challenging past couple of months. We’ve had some personal medical issues at home and production issues in Sturgis, both of […]
Greetings from sunny Oklahoma! The trip is going well so far. Last night I spent my first true night ‘camping’ with the truck. I used the new outside countertop with the BBQ on it, and it worked like a charm! Here it is: (in various stages of progress) STEP 1: Cut a big hole in […]
Hi guys, My apologies that it has been a while since the last update. A LOT has happened, and it has been a crazy past few weeks trying to get the truck ready for the big trip to Arizona for the Overland Expo. If any of you are planning on going to the OvExpo, be […]
HEE! HEE! BWA HA HA HA!!! (no other comment required, see below…) OK, we’re in our happy place again…
Hi there, No new pics today (sorry!) but a few updates: The rear ramp door / veranda is now fully mounted and carpeted. We still need to build the rails for it, but I can’t wait to try it with the Fiamma Tent. We were planning on using coil springs with cables to counter weight […]
Originally Posted by charlieaarons Earthroamer uses 335/80R20, 40.7″, not 365/80R20, which is 43.1″. I stand corrected… again. Thanks Charlie! Nonetheless, they would make a great addition to many different vehicles, and the money goes to a good cause. We have one strong bid already, and we haven’t even shown up yet! Oh… and just because I […]
Some good progress this week. I’ll let the pictures do the talking: The ramp door showed up, and is now mounted: This is what it will look like in the ‘down’ position. We still need to beef it up with the internal frame, add railings and the springs to help lift it up… Someone asked […]
Doug, Thank you, again for your amazing advice. Unfortunately, we are starting to approach the EcoRoamer’s GVWR with all of the beers that I think we are going to owe you! Of course, I won’t put everyone through a detailed response to all of your great points, but here’s a couple of interesting updates that […]
Kurt had no school last week, so he and I went out to Michigan again to work on the truck and help push things along. We made a lot of progress despite United Airlines doing everything in their power to try and stop us from getting there/home. (PS – I used to fly a million […]
Originally Posted by dhackney I thought I would put these “overlanding design & build & utilize lessons learned” up here so others who read this build thread could learn from them, rather than continue to PM them only to Jay & Alice. Doug, Thank you SO much for taking the time and effort to share with […]