We spent a day with Australian Adventure Vehicles (AAV4X4) in Brisbane, checking out their conversion of a Fuso Canter FGB71 4X4 single-cab light truck to their Global Xplorer motorhome.Īs standard, the Canter is a commercial 4X4 truck with low range, and a strong limited-slip differential in the rear, plus the option of a front cross-axle differential lock for $3500. So here is another option, the small-truck 4X4 motorhome. Or you could choose from one of the many motorhomes on the market which are long, wide, overhang their wheels to the rear and sides, but then you’re restricted to bitumen or the smoothest of dirt roads. However, you won’t get much as space as a caravan or motorhome, often forgoing at least the toilet/shower.
Or you could always invest in a large off-road truck like a Unimog, and put your motorhome on that, if you don’t mind a vehicle so large it can’t actually fit down Aussie 4WD tracks which are made by the LandCruiser-size vehicles.Īnother option is a ute, and load onto on its tray a slide-on camper. Even if these vans were actually off-road-designed, good luck trying to pull 2500kg+ of van across anything resembling 4X4 terrain. Motorhomes don’t need to be huge or confined to bitumen as the AAV Canter Global Xplorer demonstrates with off-road capability and camping comfort.ĭo you want travel accommodation with fixed walls, shower, bed, toilet, and you want to explore further than hard-dirt roads? Maybe you’ll consider one of the numerous “off-road” caravans, which are mostly normal caravans with showy mud tyres, shiny suspension and the all-important chequer plate.