absolutely good first attempt at driving the mog Ange.Practice makes perfect and when you are in remote places is a definite bonus if you are able to drive just in case Chris gets injured. Glad to see you had fun at the show .
Another great vid, thanks guys. It was a pleasure meeting you at the show and having the opportunity to see the mog in real life. The attention to detail is a credit to you.
Thank you again so much for coming Brian, it was really nice to meet you - we're glad we were both able to have a chat with you and show you around the Mog. Thank you for your support!
Great meeting you guys at the show. I know it gets hectic at these events but in my opinion you where doing your level best to give all who wanted a selfies and a chat a fair go. The mog is looking great and a credit to you both. Travel safe
Thank you very much Stephen for coming and for your kind words. Really appreciate your feedback as we really tried our very best :) Glad you enjoyed seeing the Mog in the flesh!
Hi guys Thank you so much for adding my boys to your vlog(10:15). They were so looking forward to meeting you and seeing the Mog in "real life". They're totally stoked they made the vlog. All the best for your future adventures.
Thank you so much for coming and for watching with your family. It was so nice meeting you - your sons were adorable and I'm so glad they enjoyed seeing the Mog in person!
Total respect guys, because everything you have built on the mog has been the best quality and you put 100% into everything! Well thought out. Also, I’m waiting for one of them MANS now😂
Love the idea of a wrap! I could feel the tension in that cab! Lol Clutch, take your foot off the clutch! Great to meet you both at the show Chris and Ange, thanks for the chats and letting me have a look at the inside of Bowser.
The stakes for the awning will probably work, but you’ll want two guy lines on each one. They will then stop the stakes being pulled back towards the Mog and help keep the tension in the awning. All the best.
Bonjour à vous deux. Ange is a naturel driving the Mog! :)) With 28 sqM any little wind will act like a sail on a sailboat. Will heavily stress all of your four corners a great deal let alone bigger winds. I’d shorten it to 4 or 5 M and use the remaining 4 x 2 to 3 M as a side wall. You will then need longer out posts to give you a proper height along with 2x guy ropes per. Trail on error always works out in the end. My wife & I enjoy your chemistry together. We are a little behind on our Fuso build vs Pros like U2, hopefully by late Spring ( May ) will be off to the back country. Cheers….. K&Y Vancouver, BC
Yay Ange. You did great. Practice makes perfect. I can’t wait to drive our rig also. So exciting. The weekend looked like fun but very hectic I imagine.
Thank you so much Sharon - I was very stressed but it went better than I expected! Hopefully you get to drive yours for the first time in better conditions ahah :)
When you've "followed" somebody for too long, their dreams become your memories, I felt like a child on X-Mas when G&B showed up, like Batman doing a cameo on a Spiderman movie. I am pretty sure Ang is not gonna let go that stirwheel. If I ever, EVER, get to have my own Camper, I would paint a Costarrican Ox cart wheel on both sides. Awesome video like always. ¡¡PURA VIDA!!
I've shared this comment with G&B and we both love reading your comments - thank you friend from Costa Rica! We're hoping one day we can visit your country again (we may have to jump on the back seats of their defender as the Mog won't sadly be allowed in!).
You did a fantastic job of driving the Mog Ange.... It's a big truck and it does take sometime to get used to the size but in time you'll be an expert... Love you guys 💕
Wowzers Ange!!!!! Awesome first go at driving Bowser, you nailed it especially air brakes without stalling, manual - you did really well!! 😝😱. Awning will be perfect till you get really travelling and decide what you really need. Great team work together team Outfit. Chrissy boy will have to do the teenager L Plate driver training in the future as a payback for that. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ange, you did great for your first MOG drive 👍. Chris, For the awning supports, why not use a guying rope from the top of the support down to the ground where you’ll have a stake into the ground, kinda like a tent…
Hey guys you may not remember talking with us. We talked about having our slid on camper done with Damian at Transition Composite Panels in Rockingham. And we asked about your stairs too. Ok well up date is we are about to pickup our babe Friday just the shell, ready to fitout. We are looking at doing a youtube channel JEST21. Hope you can follows us along as we go where you have been 👍😉
If you ever sailed you would cut it down by more than half.That amount will puh a 6 tone boat through water, could rip the side of the canopy away at that sizze, talk to an engineer if I were you.
The standard trans is the Best Anti theft devices these days ,As Few know how to use it. Especially here in the USA. My 1985 AM General M923A1 has an automatic trans. Take care.
Not sure on the price but the Happijac Bed Lift system seems to be exactly what you would be after. all the best with the rest of the build guys!! loving seeing how this is coming along.
Add 2 guide lines with spring v- pegs to each post at 45 degrees to the post and it'll help a lot to stabilise the post. I think there are also pegs with a springs built in to dampen the affect of wind on the awning.
I hav’nt looked at all the comments so this may have already been mentioned, but have a a look at the Lippert bed system. The bed “hangs” on straps, has two guide rails and a greater lift/drop length than the actuators allow. It seems a relatively simple system that could be a DIY job.
Maybe you can scissor lift the bed, or use a lever arm on each side. You could drive it with a horizontal actuator. I’m totally addicted to y’all! Thanks for sharing your adventures!
That is a massive amount of cloth to hang......firstly you will have to triangulate your loading points. Basicly minimum you will need to run guy ropes to the ground to allow you to tension anything that large or put concrete footings everywhere you go. Please minimise any solid weight from the sail - should use lashing or ropes ..... using solid turbuckles is asking for problems if something rips in a gust or just wear and tear ..... and could easily lead to serious injury (getting smacked in the head by a flogging shade sail !) • My sugestion is to make hinge two uprights from the lower edge of your accommodation (front and rear - these can be telescopic), connect the two with a spinning bar - to this you roll up the awning on it. So a minimalist way to design this is to build it to hinge down to ground ....... unroll shade (a safer place to organise the shade sail, reduces wrestling).....connect the two corners to the roof (this can be done by leading ropes from the corners of the shade through the roof eyes, down to a cleat/tie off point on the truck chasis)......this then picks up the two uprights and connecting bar to provide the secondary shade support, this is tiangulated to the solid hinge points on the truck and can be tensioned by the other end of the shade......now you have to consider if you want to add two more uprights to lift another section of your shade or take the trailing edge to the ground.......this then completes the tensioning triangulation you will require. This creates a shade roof with a shade wall to the ground with minimal support for such a huge shade. Apologies for the complcated and lengthy description, good luck guys.
Hey Chris, a little secret teaching tip….. Good habits can be thought anywhere and make driving anything easier. Like always have 2 hands on the steering wheel, or don’t have the left foot near the clutch when not changing gear. Just watch each other when driving anything to adhere to it and call each other out. It’s going to become a good habit and doesn’t require thinking about for a particular vehicle.
For the awning, the only thing you need to add is a tension rope from the top of each of the 2 poles to the ground at around 45-30deg, that will pull your poles out and put tension to the canvas which is what you need. The poles will only take compression force instead of trying to make them work in bending. Hope this helps. Great job on the build BTW
Loving the build guys. As an experienced overlander, take my advice and put a proper vapour cycle air conditioning system in the cab. Australia is a hot country. And if you overland a lot you'll be spending a lot of time in that cab. For every 5000km you drive, you'll be sitting in that cab for approx. 100 hours. And swamp fans make very little difference to the cabin temps on a hot day but will raise the moisture levels considerably and will likely make it even less comfortable on a long drive.
Turn the steely around , the flat side to the vehicle .. run a rope from the steely to a large tent pen . That will stabilise the steely . I would use a tubed tent pole instead of the steely ..This saves on weight & you really don't need to drive it into the ground . Had a Government job for approx 30 years and spent most of my time living in a caravan setting up the camp every few days , including an annex strung up to trees and tent poles . That's my 2 cents worth .
Great to meet you guys at the show last week. You're both easy going and genuine top people. Just wish I'd got a photo with you both, I got one with Leigh & Steph. Sorry Chris but I hold zero hope for that awning idea. You need to spend the dollars on a wind out version with side bars like you see on caravans. And that aircon idea has a 10% chance of cooling in a hot cabin. Top effort Ange with your first Mog lesson, practice will make it easy. Shame about the bed plans needing to change, you'll come up with something better anyway. Would a pulley system with a small 12v winch work? Like they have in some of the rooftop tents. Cheers Marty from Perth
Thank you Marty for saying hi at the show - it was lovely meeting you and your wife! I'm looking forward to driving the Mog again and getting more confident :) For the bed we're still brainstorming but we're hoping we can make a pulley system with an actuator work.
For the awning post, weld a tab lower on the awning post. Then you can use longer post and hit on the lower tab. I would also suggest using some ropes with pegs on the post, to help secure the post. Thanks for the awesome content. I hope it helps
Hi Guys, Big fan of your DIY efforts! Just a heads up with the evap cooler you have in the cab. There are good places for these units, however a ferrous metal box isn't a great location. If you don't have long term plans for this rig, then no drama. Otherwise, dumping extra humidity into the cabin is only going to corrode exposed surfaces, encourage mould growth, and generally reduce comfort (you sweat more in proportion to humidity). If you plan to keep the vehicle long term, look at solutions that actually reduce humidity in the cabin, leaving things like a sock filled with desiccant material can prevent condensation within the cab which in turn slows corrosion. If they are sponsoring you, then I get it, do what you gotta do :) All the best.
Hi. Loving your videos. On our caravan door corner we have a small wheel attached so it will not put a hole in the annexe awning. It just rolls when it is windy.
Looks good! Just and F.Y.I some (not all) of the diesel heater pumps (seperate from heat exchange) have a anoying "ticking" to them when they work, so have it as far from your sleeping area as you can and isolate it with rubber. Also if you put a loop in the diesel line after the pump I believe that can help as well.. My experience. Keep up the awesome work!
If you still want to go for the actuators for the bed you can look into multi stage pistons as a possibility . . . Maybe harder to find as electric actuator because i think most of them are screw type with the limitation you were talking about.
congrats on the successful show guys, i hope we see you at a CQ show one day. Can i make a suggestion or two guys? First can you make the bed fold against the rear wall and have the underside padded to act as the lounge back and then some seat cushions either under the bed or supplementary. Also, i made a 5m awning for my old slide on and i found it best to use sturdy tent poles (i made my height adjustable ones from the legs of a broken gazebo) and hold them with some sturdy angle iron pegs and ropes. I added some midway poles and ropes to help keep the awning stable as well as help keep the height uniform. Anyway hope you get it sorted and as usual, i love all you do..
Very good ideas! If we have the bed fold against the back wall we won't be able to fit a queen size which would be a shame but I think it would make an easier solution. Cheers
Howdy from Texas! Great episode! Ange, you did great at driving! Have you ever driven stick before? Chris, for the bed, I would like to suggest you look into fabricating a scissor lift. There are lots of resources online for the calculations. You would probably only need a couple of actuators to get it done. For the awning, you can use guy lines. Cheers!
Thanks a lot Bryon! I used to drive manuals in France (most cars are manuals) but switched to auto in Australia with our Jeep. I definitely need more practice :) Thanks as always for watching and for your suggestions!
A thought on re watching the awning part……I think if you use pole to hold the end of the awning and then a rope to anchor you won’t have to pound the pole into the ground. I don’t know if you have the pet screw anchors in Aus. But on this side of the pond we do, I bet they would work well in most soil/sand.
A center pole added to the awning might be cheap easy solution for you. 3 pieces of household PVC plumbing pipe (10 foot long) joined together or made to extend with a cushion on top to save tears in awning. Would also eliminate water pooling in awning. Expo looked like it was a good time enjoyed by all. Handled that well for 1st timer driving the Mog thrown at you like that (points for team Ange on that 1).
Pull up next to trees, and just hook on to them with an 'Occy' strap. Also, good idea to get a little wheel on the top outer corner of the door so it doesn't rub a hole through the awning.....
I would strongly suggest that you mount the diesel heater directly to the floor of the camper, and use a good sealant around the mounting plate. If you mount it high, there is a chance the exhaust will leak gasses and possibly gas you in your sleep! If you floor mount it and seal the mounting plate, there is no chance of the exhaust gas coming back into the camper.
You can use two actuators where you have space on the inside and then use bike chain or wire cable and some pulleys driven by the these two actuators to lift the other side of the bed where the departure angle stops you using actuators. Shouldn’t be hard to rig up, will need guides on the back wall of the box for the bed to run up and make it secure, also add to locking pins or catches so when the bed is all the up or down it is secured if flex from the chain or cables 👍
@@TheOutFit garage door lift chains have a threaded rod for adjustment and could be used, will take some cobbling with suitable idler gears from garage doors or even bikes 👍
For the star pickets, make a bridal and have 2 heavy duty pegs into the ground, method is known as a crows foot, or use 2 star pickets behind to make a triangle and hit them in about half way, from as close to the ground as possible secure to the mid point of the front picket. I hope that makes sense and helps to get enough tension, cheers 🍻
A wrap seems cool but I would be worried about tree branches damaging it. Makes me think of something my brother once said about when he did dirt track racing, “Never paint your car a color you can’t touch up with a can of spray paint.” 👽 Have you thought of a telescoping table for the couch/bed like they do on sailboats? Swamp coolers work great if you don’t have high humidity. Just IMO. 😎
First time commenting. Love your content and enjoy watching the Mog take shape. Im sure it will take you guys some adjusting and getting used to the size of the beast. Massive difference in size and speed compared to the Jeep. Look forward to seeing what the future has in store for you both and can’t wait to follow your adventures online. Not sure if anyone has already suggested but I would think that using double guy ropes on each stake you have in the corner of the shade sail will be sufficient support and will assist in preventing the stake from pulling out. Remember it will only be as good as the pegs you use to hold the guy ropes in. That is a big shade sale though and I wonder if it’s going to be that practical in the real world. Have you thought about mounting an off the shelf retractable awning to the side or a much cheaper and clean looking option would be to fix an aluminium sail track to the side of the box. You could pick up large privacy screens (6m x 1.8m) for under $100 and it will slide straight into the track, add a couple of poles and guy ropes and you will be set, or alternatively get a canvas awning custom made to suit your dimensions and also use poles and ropes to support it on the outside. It could be folded and stored when not in use. If you do go with this option I would consider getting a leader chord stitched into each end of the canvas and long enough so that one person can pull the canvas along the track from the ground while the other person guides the canvas into the sail track at the other end either from a ladder or from your entry stairs. I would think it would only take a couple of minutes to set up and would pack up just as quick. Look forward to once again seeing you guys getting OUT and keeping FIT. Jeez that was a longer comment than I had initially planned.
All you need is a “driver under instruction” sign (there are detailed colour, font, size regulations) on the back of the Mog and Ange can drive while you are in the passenger seat. Important point - you don’t need to be an instructor, just licensed to drive the class and 0.0 alcohol This is from NT, but I am fairly sure it’s nation wide the same: Learning to drive When learning to drive a heavy vehicle, you must be accompanied by an appropriately licensed person occupying the seat next to the driver, or in the case of buses, the seat nearest the driver. You must display a DRIVER UNDER INSTRUCTION sign at the rear of the vehicle. The sign must be at least 530mm wide and 300mm high with DRIVER UNDER INSTRUCTION in black writing, at least 75mm high and on a yellow background. Mate of mine learned how to drive HR by helping me driving my Mog from Canberra to Darwin.
In WA, if you are NOT an instructor: A person who has held a current HR driver's licence for at least 4 years. The different driving and instruction rule per state drive me nuts!
Almost there - January not that far off anymore. See u bumped into the GrizzlyNBear team also. Been following them for a few years now. Don't slow down and all the best. Ange that was not a bad first go at driving the Mog - almost like becoming a fighter pilot .. .. .. ha ha ha ha
that was a pretty good idea showing her how to move that truck. but its easy to forget a week later. Type up a sequence of operations and stick it in the glove box for emergency
Really love the build guys, I’m pretty jealous. I learned to drive a mog back in 86 and always had the idea of putting a caravan , minus axles on the tray. Maybe one day. You might be better off with a Motorhome awning that bolts to the side of the camper.
Chris, I used to be the same when anyone drove my 406🤣🤦♂ infact I’m still the same with the MB Trac! If you need to slow the clutch changes down, maybe double clutch it. It will also help the synchros (the syncros are a lot better than 406s)
I reckon drive the peg into the floor as hard as you can and then use a ratchet strap to attach the awning to it and tighten it to your liking. It’s hard to drive it while the awning is attached to the floor
You can mount an a/c. unit on the roof. My colleague mounted a lot of them for the Army on the roof while he working for Mack trucks They did heaps of work for the army and it was just one of the modifications to Unimogs that they made
Funnily enough the concept you've gone for with the awning is essentially what they used to do with the mogs in the army when they would tie tarps and camouflage nets to the roof and then tie them to star pickets. I'd recommend buying a star picket dolly or "pole driver" rather then use a Mallet. Also get like some Supapeg Extendible Poles with pole caps to push the awning up and take some of the tension.
Guy lines mate, use a double guy line from the top of each stake with long tent pegs hammered into the ground. You will be able to work out the angles and best distance from the pole to place the pegs through trial and error but 45 degrees and 90 degrees usually work best. Think pegging down a tent. Great work so far by the way, jealous to death here in the UK we don't have the masses of land you guys have in Aus. Regards.
Use guy lines from the awning over the top of your post to the ground. This will transfer the load down through the post whilst stabilising the post. With that size of awning you might want to try multiple guys off each post and add an additional post in the centre (in line with your other posts).
Legend, we just did this today for the upcoming video. Using two guy ropes and sand pegs for each post fixed it completely. Now just need to find posts that are longer than 1.8m
@@TheOutFit There are telescopic poles out there that will give you the height and pack away smaller. The question is if they will be strong enough to support your awning. You probably will be able to find some I have no doubt.
Hi guy’s! Just had a vid come up in my feed about a bed lift that could be done with a 12v winch and nylon webbing. You might want to check it out it was on Sevon O Savage’s page about a month ago. Love the build.
Bravo pour ces premiers tours de roues 👍 Juste un truc, garde toujours, toujours tes mains en position 10h10 ou 09h15, les pouces dessus sur le volant. Brasse ton volant comme pour essuyer une assiette, ne croise jamais tes bras. Un retour de volant en passant un obstacles peut te casser l'articulation du pouce. C'est un camion, ça se conduit pas comme une voiture. Vos vidéos sont superbes, vous êtes beaux, profiter de la justesse et de la liberté 🙏🧙♀️
I am sorry you have not build the platform for the door because of the safety problem.., You just need to put the same thing you biuld on both sides of the wheel that can be locked when it slides in., so when you slide it out you have a board that is bolted on top of the sliding bars then fit the steps in place....Cheers
They have a 12volt air compressor here in America that small and will make 120psi with a air tank $1600.00 i think it would work faster pump up on tires ! Let me know if you like it! Cheers mate
G’day guys, I love your videos, the mog is looking great. A friend of mine has installed a 12 volt under dash air conditioning unit that doesn’t require the use of the engine. I think this could solve your cooling issues in the cab
WELL DONE Ang!! Very important for you to be able to drive the machine in case Chris is incapacitated! You're a start. And good to see Chris maintain his composure 😂 Mog is coming on nicely
I was thinking the diesel heater, the pump makes a loud clicking noise as it operates which gets very annoying. Alucab has a small pellet stove which could heat the box.
Good job on your first time driving the Uni…I’d think you should be able to find a used little a/c unit which you can put on top of the cab ..to get real a/c and not those horrible evap things :) Live confidently and peacefully
Yes that MAN was a nice vehicle nice truck that's the one you need to get that way you can have a little bit of your house but still pretty much cleaner where you want to go on that thing 👀😋🤪😃
I'm looking at putting heater in my caravan too , yer na don't run exhaust through van even rapped in stuff dangerous if a leak acourred please run exhaust straight out side from the Unit
Angie, I think you may have had the wort Mog Driving Instructor possible ? I think someone from Mercedes who only could speak German could do better ! Angie popping out the Gunners Hatch reminds me of yours when it fell in your lap ! Think it was the same video as the killer Bees ! Would have liked to be at the event, looked like fun but its a hella swim from STL MO, USA. ✌️💜🎸
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absolutely good first attempt at driving the mog Ange.Practice makes perfect and when you are in remote places is a definite bonus if you are able to drive just in case Chris gets injured. Glad to see you had fun at the show .
Thank you so much David for your encouraging words and for watching :)
Another great vid, thanks guys.
It was a pleasure meeting you at the show and having the opportunity to see the mog in real life. The attention to detail is a credit to you.
Thank you again so much for coming Brian, it was really nice to meet you - we're glad we were both able to have a chat with you and show you around the Mog. Thank you for your support!
Great meeting you guys at the show. I know it gets hectic at these events but in my opinion you where doing your level best to give all who wanted a selfies and a chat a fair go. The mog is looking great and a credit to you both. Travel safe
Thank you very much Stephen for coming and for your kind words. Really appreciate your feedback as we really tried our very best :) Glad you enjoyed seeing the Mog in the flesh!
You're welcome. Nice to see you take the time to read the comments and reply most don't.
Hi guys
Thank you so much for adding my boys to your vlog(10:15). They were so looking forward to meeting you and seeing the Mog in "real life". They're totally stoked they made the vlog.
All the best for your future adventures.
Thank you so much for coming and for watching with your family. It was so nice meeting you - your sons were adorable and I'm so glad they enjoyed seeing the Mog in person!
Total respect guys, because everything you have built on the mog has been the best quality and you put 100% into everything! Well thought out.
Also, I’m waiting for one of them MANS now😂
Thank you Adam, really appreciate your comment! Thanks for following along :)
well done...love what you guys are doing...you're the best...so happy for you both...enjoy the journey as much as the destination!
Cheers Dan!
Love the idea of a wrap! I could feel the tension in that cab! Lol Clutch, take your foot off the clutch! Great to meet you both at the show Chris and Ange, thanks for the chats and letting me have a look at the inside of Bowser.
Thank you Omar for coming, it was great to meet you too! All the best with your build :)
The stakes for the awning will probably work, but you’ll want two guy lines on each one. They will then stop the stakes being pulled back towards the Mog and help keep the tension in the awning. All the best.
Thanks for the suggestion! That's exactly what Chris did the next day, it really helped :)
Bonjour à vous deux. Ange is a naturel driving the Mog! :))
With 28 sqM any little wind will act like a sail on a sailboat.
Will heavily stress all of your four corners a great deal let
alone bigger winds. I’d shorten it to 4 or 5 M and use the
remaining 4 x 2 to 3 M as a side wall. You will then need
longer out posts to give you a proper height along with
2x guy ropes per. Trail on error always works out in the end.
My wife & I enjoy your chemistry together. We are a little
behind on our Fuso build vs Pros like U2, hopefully by late
Spring ( May ) will be off to the back country.
Cheers….. K&Y
Vancouver, BC
Yay Ange. You did great. Practice makes perfect. I can’t wait to drive our rig also. So exciting. The weekend looked like fun but very hectic I imagine.
Thank you so much Sharon - I was very stressed but it went better than I expected! Hopefully you get to drive yours for the first time in better conditions ahah :)
Absolutely gutted I couldn't make it to the show, I was actually in Perth too. Keeo up the awesome work
Hoping to meet you next time Sean!
Beautiful times!! Thank you for sharing your journey… quite inspiring and motivating.
Ang must have had fun having another frenchie around.
Leigh and I certainly couldn't understand a word 😆
When you've "followed" somebody for too long, their dreams become your memories, I felt like a child on X-Mas when G&B showed up, like Batman doing a cameo on a Spiderman movie. I am pretty sure Ang is not gonna let go that stirwheel. If I ever, EVER, get to have my own Camper, I would paint a Costarrican Ox cart wheel on both sides. Awesome video like always. ¡¡PURA VIDA!!
I've shared this comment with G&B and we both love reading your comments - thank you friend from Costa Rica! We're hoping one day we can visit your country again (we may have to jump on the back seats of their defender as the Mog won't sadly be allowed in!).
You did a fantastic job of driving the Mog Ange.... It's a big truck and it does take sometime to get used to the size but in time you'll be an expert... Love you guys 💕
Top effort as always Guys 👍🏻🙏💚
Wowzers Ange!!!!! Awesome first go at driving Bowser, you nailed it especially air brakes without stalling, manual - you did really well!! 😝😱. Awning will be perfect till you get really travelling and decide what you really need. Great team work together team Outfit. Chrissy boy will have to do the teenager L Plate driver training in the future as a payback for that. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ange you did brilliantly. And handled the tough teaching conditions amazingly, Chris you need to show Ange some of the patience she shows to you 😜
Ange is a legend.
Ange, you did great for your first MOG drive 👍. Chris, For the awning supports, why not use a guying rope from the top of the support down to the ground where you’ll have a stake into the ground, kinda like a tent…
very good teaching by Chris!!!
Hey guys you may not remember talking with us. We talked about having our slid on camper done with Damian at Transition Composite Panels in Rockingham. And we asked about your stairs too. Ok well up date is we are about to pickup our babe Friday just the shell, ready to fitout. We are looking at doing a youtube channel JEST21. Hope you can follows us along as we go where you have been 👍😉
Of course we remember :) all the best with your build and looking forward to seeing your progress updates!
Good job driving👍👍
Thank you so much :)
Gosh I had no idea it's so involved the drive!!! That's like flying a plane lol. Good on Ange!!!
Ahah thank you! I definitely need some practice.
If you ever sailed you would cut it down by more than half.That amount will puh a 6 tone boat through water, could rip the side of the canopy away at that sizze, talk to an engineer if I were you.
The standard trans is the Best Anti theft devices these days ,As Few know how to use it. Especially here in the USA. My 1985 AM General M923A1 has an automatic trans. Take care.
find a big paddock and let Ang go for it , best way to learn . another good episode .
Bit of open space for her to go through the gear sequences would really help. Cheers!
Not sure on the price but the Happijac Bed Lift system seems to be exactly what you would be after.
all the best with the rest of the build guys!! loving seeing how this is coming along.
Thank you so much William! We looked into it, it's really expensive as you say but also it's currently sold out and on back order unfortunately.
THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT DETAILED VIDEO
Add 2 guide lines with spring v- pegs to each post at 45 degrees to the post and it'll help a lot to stabilise the post. I think there are also pegs with a springs built in to dampen the affect of wind on the awning.
I hav’nt looked at all the comments so this may have already been mentioned, but have a a look at the Lippert bed system. The bed “hangs” on straps, has two guide rails and a greater lift/drop length than the actuators allow. It seems a relatively simple system that could be a DIY job.
So proud of you guys! Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks a lot for the support Claudio!
Maybe you can scissor lift the bed, or use a lever arm on each side. You could drive it with a horizontal actuator. I’m totally addicted to y’all! Thanks for sharing your adventures!
That is a massive amount of cloth to hang......firstly you will have to triangulate your loading points.
Basicly minimum you will need to run guy ropes to the ground to allow you to tension anything that large or put concrete footings everywhere you go.
Please minimise any solid weight from the sail - should use lashing or ropes ..... using solid turbuckles is asking for problems if something rips in a gust or just wear and tear ..... and could easily lead to serious injury (getting smacked in the head by a flogging shade sail !)
• My sugestion is to make hinge two uprights from the lower edge of your accommodation (front and rear - these can be telescopic), connect the two with a spinning bar - to this you roll up the awning on it. So a minimalist way to design this is to build it to hinge down to ground ....... unroll shade (a safer place to organise the shade sail, reduces wrestling).....connect the two corners to the roof (this can be done by leading ropes from the corners of the shade through the roof eyes, down to a cleat/tie off point on the truck chasis)......this then picks up the two uprights and connecting bar to provide the secondary shade support, this is tiangulated to the solid hinge points on the truck and can be tensioned by the other end of the shade......now you have to consider if you want to add two more uprights to lift another section of your shade or take the trailing edge to the ground.......this then completes the tensioning triangulation you will require.
This creates a shade roof with a shade wall to the ground with minimal support for such a huge shade.
Apologies for the complcated and lengthy description, good luck guys.
Hey Chris, a little secret teaching tip….. Good habits can be thought anywhere and make driving anything easier. Like always have 2 hands on the steering wheel, or don’t have the left foot near the clutch when not changing gear.
Just watch each other when driving anything to adhere to it and call each other out. It’s going to become a good habit and doesn’t require thinking about for a particular vehicle.
I am a Mog owner and driving instructor, feel free to hit me up for tips. Driving lessons in a couple situation can be challenging :)
Thank you for sharing Andre!
For the awning, the only thing you need to add is a tension rope from the top of each of the 2 poles to the ground at around 45-30deg, that will pull your poles out and put tension to the canvas which is what you need. The poles will only take compression force instead of trying to make them work in bending. Hope this helps. Great job on the build BTW
Loving the build guys.
As an experienced overlander, take my advice and put a proper vapour cycle air conditioning system in the cab. Australia is a hot country. And if you overland a lot you'll be spending a lot of time in that cab. For every 5000km you drive, you'll be sitting in that cab for approx. 100 hours.
And swamp fans make very little difference to the cabin temps on a hot day but will raise the moisture levels considerably and will likely make it even less comfortable on a long drive.
Turn the steely around , the flat side to the vehicle .. run a rope from the steely to a large tent pen . That will stabilise the steely . I would use a tubed tent pole instead of the steely ..This saves on weight & you really don't need to drive it into the ground . Had a Government job for approx 30 years and spent most of my time living in a caravan setting up the camp every few days , including an annex strung up to trees and tent poles . That's my 2 cents worth .
Great to meet you guys at the show last week. You're both easy going and genuine top people. Just wish I'd got a photo with you both, I got one with Leigh & Steph.
Sorry Chris but I hold zero hope for that awning idea. You need to spend the dollars on a wind out version with side bars like you see on caravans. And that aircon idea has a 10% chance of cooling in a hot cabin.
Top effort Ange with your first Mog lesson, practice will make it easy.
Shame about the bed plans needing to change, you'll come up with something better anyway. Would a pulley system with a small 12v winch work? Like they have in some of the rooftop tents.
Cheers
Marty from Perth
Thank you Marty for saying hi at the show - it was lovely meeting you and your wife!
I'm looking forward to driving the Mog again and getting more confident :)
For the bed we're still brainstorming but we're hoping we can make a pulley system with an actuator work.
For the awning post, weld a tab lower on the awning post. Then you can use longer post and hit on the lower tab. I would also suggest using some ropes with pegs on the post, to help secure the post. Thanks for the awesome content. I hope it helps
Great idea! We tried with some extra guy ropes on the posts today and it worked a treat. Need to find some longer posts now
Hi Guys,
Big fan of your DIY efforts!
Just a heads up with the evap cooler you have in the cab. There are good places for these units, however a ferrous metal box isn't a great location. If you don't have long term plans for this rig, then no drama. Otherwise, dumping extra humidity into the cabin is only going to corrode exposed surfaces, encourage mould growth, and generally reduce comfort (you sweat more in proportion to humidity). If you plan to keep the vehicle long term, look at solutions that actually reduce humidity in the cabin, leaving things like a sock filled with desiccant material can prevent condensation within the cab which in turn slows corrosion.
If they are sponsoring you, then I get it, do what you gotta do :)
All the best.
Spewing I missed you guys at the show. Had to work so missed it. Hopefully one day I'll get to see the beast!
Hi. Loving your videos. On our caravan door corner we have a small wheel attached so it will not put a hole in the annexe awning. It just rolls when it is windy.
Looks good! Just and F.Y.I some (not all) of the diesel heater pumps (seperate from heat exchange) have a anoying "ticking" to them when they work, so have it as far from your sleeping area as you can and isolate it with rubber. Also if you put a loop in the diesel line after the pump I believe that can help as well.. My experience. Keep up the awesome work!
If you still want to go for the actuators for the bed you can look into multi stage pistons as a possibility . . . Maybe harder to find as electric actuator because i think most of them are screw type with the limitation you were talking about.
congrats on the successful show guys, i hope we see you at a CQ show one day. Can i make a suggestion or two guys? First can you make the bed fold against the rear wall and have the underside padded to act as the lounge back and then some seat cushions either under the bed or supplementary. Also, i made a 5m awning for my old slide on and i found it best to use sturdy tent poles (i made my height adjustable ones from the legs of a broken gazebo) and hold them with some sturdy angle iron pegs and ropes. I added some midway poles and ropes to help keep the awning stable as well as help keep the height uniform. Anyway hope you get it sorted and as usual, i love all you do..
Very good ideas! If we have the bed fold against the back wall we won't be able to fit a queen size which would be a shame but I think it would make an easier solution. Cheers
Yeah, a wrap would be sweet. You could make the graphics whatever you wanted :)
Howdy from Texas! Great episode! Ange, you did great at driving! Have you ever driven stick before? Chris, for the bed, I would like to suggest you look into fabricating a scissor lift. There are lots of resources online for the calculations. You would probably only need a couple of actuators to get it done. For the awning, you can use guy lines. Cheers!
Thanks a lot Bryon! I used to drive manuals in France (most cars are manuals) but switched to auto in Australia with our Jeep. I definitely need more practice :) Thanks as always for watching and for your suggestions!
A thought on re watching the awning part……I think if you use pole to hold the end of the awning and then a rope to anchor you won’t have to pound the pole into the ground. I don’t know if you have the pet screw anchors in Aus. But on this side of the pond we do, I bet they would work well in most soil/sand.
I wish I had seen this earlier this is one of my specialties. Use a cantilever on the strut. Basically a bellcrank.
A center pole added to the awning might be cheap easy solution for you. 3 pieces of household PVC plumbing pipe (10 foot long) joined together or made to extend with a cushion on top to save tears in awning. Would also eliminate water pooling in awning. Expo looked like it was a good time enjoyed by all. Handled that well for 1st timer driving the Mog thrown at you like that (points for team Ange on that 1).
Wow that unimog cabin feels like a boeing cockpit!
Pull up next to trees, and just hook on to them with an 'Occy' strap. Also, good idea to get a little wheel on the top outer corner of the door so it doesn't rub a hole through the awning.....
Thanks Mark for the tip, we definitely need to do something for the corner of the door so that it doesn't damage the awning!
Well done Ange, cracking effort for a first time, especially with Chris barking orders
I would strongly suggest that you mount the diesel heater directly to the floor of the camper, and use a good sealant around the mounting plate. If you mount it high, there is a chance the exhaust will leak gasses and possibly gas you in your sleep! If you floor mount it and seal the mounting plate, there is no chance of the exhaust gas coming back into the camper.
Nice to see Grizzly N Bear on your channel, great video!
Such a great couple
You can use two actuators where you have space on the inside and then use bike chain or wire cable and some pulleys driven by the these two actuators to lift the other side of the bed where the departure angle stops you using actuators. Shouldn’t be hard to rig up, will need guides on the back wall of the box for the bed to run up and make it secure, also add to locking pins or catches so when the bed is all the up or down it is secured if flex from the chain or cables 👍
Very good idea. I'll try see if I can find a couple chain drives that aren't too bulky or ugly
@@TheOutFit garage door lift chains have a threaded rod for adjustment and could be used, will take some cobbling with suitable idler gears from garage doors or even bikes 👍
good show
For the star pickets, make a bridal and have 2 heavy duty pegs into the ground, method is known as a crows foot, or use 2 star pickets behind to make a triangle and hit them in about half way, from as close to the ground as possible secure to the mid point of the front picket. I hope that makes sense and helps to get enough tension, cheers 🍻
A wrap seems cool but I would be worried about tree branches damaging it. Makes me think of something my brother once said about when he did dirt track racing, “Never paint your car a color you can’t touch up with a can of spray paint.” 👽 Have you thought of a telescoping table for the couch/bed like they do on sailboats? Swamp coolers work great if you don’t have high humidity. Just IMO. 😎
Ange you bloody nailed it! You did amazingly well under the tough teaching conditions 😜
First time commenting. Love your content and enjoy watching the Mog take shape. Im sure it will take you guys some adjusting and getting used to the size of the beast. Massive difference in size and speed compared to the Jeep. Look forward to seeing what the future has in store for you both and can’t wait to follow your adventures online.
Not sure if anyone has already suggested but I would think that using double guy ropes on each stake you have in the corner of the shade sail will be sufficient support and will assist in preventing the stake from pulling out. Remember it will only be as good as the pegs you use to hold the guy ropes in.
That is a big shade sale though and I wonder if it’s going to be that practical in the real world. Have you thought about mounting an off the shelf retractable awning to the side or a much cheaper and clean looking option would be to fix an aluminium sail track to the side of the box. You could pick up large privacy screens (6m x 1.8m) for under $100 and it will slide straight into the track, add a couple of poles and guy ropes and you will be set, or alternatively get a canvas awning custom made to suit your dimensions and also use poles and ropes to support it on the outside. It could be folded and stored when not in use. If you do go with this option I would consider getting a leader chord stitched into each end of the canvas and long enough so that one person can pull the canvas along the track from the ground while the other person guides the canvas into the sail track at the other end either from a ladder or from your entry stairs. I would think it would only take a couple of minutes to set up and would pack up just as quick.
Look forward to once again seeing you guys getting OUT and keeping FIT.
Jeez that was a longer comment than I had initially planned.
All you need is a “driver under instruction” sign (there are detailed colour, font, size regulations) on the back of the Mog and Ange can drive while you are in the passenger seat. Important point - you don’t need to be an instructor, just licensed to drive the class and 0.0 alcohol
This is from NT, but I am fairly sure it’s nation wide the same:
Learning to drive
When learning to drive a heavy vehicle, you must be accompanied by an appropriately licensed person occupying the seat next to the driver, or in the case of buses, the seat nearest the driver.
You must display a DRIVER UNDER INSTRUCTION sign at the rear of the vehicle. The sign must be at least 530mm wide and 300mm high with DRIVER UNDER INSTRUCTION in black writing, at least 75mm high and on a yellow background.
Mate of mine learned how to drive HR by helping me driving my Mog from Canberra to Darwin.
In WA, if you are NOT an instructor: A person who has held a current HR driver's licence for at least 4 years.
The different driving and instruction rule per state drive me nuts!
3 years to go :/
@@TheOutFit I don’t understand why there’s different rules…..
Almost there - January not that far off anymore. See u bumped into the GrizzlyNBear team also. Been following them for a few years now. Don't slow down and all the best.
Ange that was not a bad first go at driving the Mog - almost like becoming a fighter pilot .. .. .. ha ha ha ha
that was a pretty good idea showing her how to move that truck. but its easy to forget a week later. Type up a sequence of operations and stick it in the glove box for emergency
Great idea
Really love the build guys, I’m pretty jealous. I learned to drive a mog back in 86 and always had the idea of putting a caravan , minus axles on the tray. Maybe one day. You might be better off with a Motorhome awning that bolts to the side of the camper.
Cheers mate. I reckon one of those would get ripped to shreds offroad
Chris, I used to be the same when anyone drove my 406🤣🤦♂ infact I’m still the same with the MB Trac! If you need to slow the clutch changes down, maybe double clutch it. It will also help the synchros (the syncros are a lot better than 406s)
I reckon drive the peg into the floor as hard as you can and then use a ratchet strap to attach the awning to it and tighten it to your liking. It’s hard to drive it while the awning is attached to the floor
You can mount an a/c. unit on the roof. My colleague mounted a lot of them for the Army on the roof while he working for Mack trucks
They did heaps of work for the army and it was just one of the modifications to Unimogs that they made
Maybe one day - at this stage we want to keep the roof space on the driver's side for storage and keep the cupola on the passenger's side :)
Ahh i went to the 4wd show Sat morning but I didn't see Bowser nor you two!! It must have been the one alley i didn't make my way down!
No way! That's such a shame! We were a bit hidden at the back (despite the Mog standing out) - hopefully next time! :)
I want a Man , that things looks awesome, so does the mog though 👍 especially our favourite mog and crew 👍
Bit on the wide side for roads over here but such a weapon of a vehicle
*in terms of legalities
Funnily enough the concept you've gone for with the awning is essentially what they used to do with the mogs in the army when they would tie tarps and camouflage nets to the roof and then tie them to star pickets. I'd recommend buying a star picket dolly or "pole driver" rather then use a Mallet. Also get like some Supapeg Extendible Poles with pole caps to push the awning up and take some of the tension.
Oh we had no idea, that's great to hear! Thanks for the recommendations, we'll look them up :)
Driving lessons between a couple usually end up breaking up or divorce. Glad you guys made it through~~
"QUAD PUMP"
That inner PT made a cameo💪
Guy lines mate, use a double guy line from the top of each stake with long tent pegs hammered into the ground. You will be able to work out the angles and best distance from the pole to place the pegs through trial and error but 45 degrees and 90 degrees usually work best. Think pegging down a tent. Great work so far by the way, jealous to death here in the UK we don't have the masses of land you guys have in Aus. Regards.
Use guy lines from the awning over the top of your post to the ground. This will transfer the load down through the post whilst stabilising the post. With that size of awning you might want to try multiple guys off each post and add an additional post in the centre (in line with your other posts).
Legend, we just did this today for the upcoming video. Using two guy ropes and sand pegs for each post fixed it completely. Now just need to find posts that are longer than 1.8m
@@TheOutFit There are telescopic poles out there that will give you the height and pack away smaller. The question is if they will be strong enough to support your awning. You probably will be able to find some I have no doubt.
Hi guy’s! Just had a vid come up in my feed about a bed lift that could be done with a 12v winch and nylon webbing. You might want to check it out it was on Sevon O Savage’s page about a month ago. Love the build.
Ange that was a great effort behind the wheel. Lots of opportunity I'm sure when you get out into the Outback.
Thank you very much Stephen! I'm looking forward to driving in the outback :)
Good video keep up the good video s thank s lee
Cheers Lee!
Bravo pour ces premiers tours de roues 👍
Juste un truc, garde toujours, toujours tes mains en position 10h10 ou 09h15, les pouces dessus sur le volant.
Brasse ton volant comme pour essuyer une assiette, ne croise jamais tes bras.
Un retour de volant en passant un obstacles peut te casser l'articulation du pouce.
C'est un camion, ça se conduit pas comme une voiture.
Vos vidéos sont superbes, vous êtes beaux, profiter de la justesse et de la liberté 🙏🧙♀️
tip: maybe if you add some ice blocks to the water to bump up the cooling. See if it work!
I am sorry you have not build the platform for the door because of the safety problem.., You just need to put the same thing you biuld on both sides of the wheel that can be locked when it slides in., so when you slide it out you have a board that is bolted on top of the sliding bars then fit the steps in place....Cheers
oh my god park next to Grizzly Bear :)
Such an awesome couple & Defender :)
They have a 12volt air compressor here in America that small and will make 120psi with a air tank $1600.00 i think it would work faster pump up on tires ! Let me know if you like it! Cheers mate
G’day guys, I love your videos, the mog is looking great. A friend of mine has installed a 12 volt under dash air conditioning unit that doesn’t require the use of the engine. I think this could solve your cooling issues in the cab
Thanks a lot Greg! That's interesting, never heard of a 12v under dash A/C in a Mog - do you know the name of the unit? Cheers!
WELL DONE Ang!! Very important for you to be able to drive the machine in case Chris is incapacitated! You're a start. And good to see Chris maintain his composure 😂 Mog is coming on nicely
Couple more lessons and she'll be right at home. Thanks so much Joseph
Hope you got a few new subscribers!!
Fun episode guys 👍 . Wondering if you ever considered a bed that folds up into the back wall?
Thank you! We have but it will reduce our overall bed size which is a shame
Well done Ang. first drive! You need to know how to drive it.... just in case. Sarah and I can both drive ours.
Couple more goes in it and I think she will be more than capable to bug out in an emergency. Cheers!
I was thinking the diesel heater, the pump makes a loud clicking noise as it operates which gets very annoying. Alucab has a small pellet stove which could heat the box.
What about some type of scissor lift for raising and lowering the bed/couch??
Low E window tinting will make a big difference in cab temperatures.
Hey guys not sure if you know but Avery Dennison have just launched there new texture vinyl and im pretty sure they have the sandy torp colour
Good job on your first time driving the Uni…I’d think you should be able to find a used little a/c unit which you can put on top of the cab ..to get real a/c and not those horrible evap things :) Live confidently and peacefully
Yes that MAN was a nice vehicle nice truck that's the one you need to get that way you can have a little bit of your house but still pretty much cleaner where you want to go on that thing 👀😋🤪😃
Main problem is it's actually oversize in width for Australia, you need a special permit to drive!
I think a telescope on the roof could be a cool use for the gunny hatch. Then you could see a long way when your out in the middle of nowhere.
Wrap in beige ( same colour as in front ) from Signorama with some kind of aboriginal art.
For your bed what about using a winch system to pull it up instead of push it up?
Hey guys, have you looked into a 2 stage actuator setup?
I'm looking at putting heater in my caravan too , yer na don't run exhaust through van even rapped in stuff dangerous if a leak acourred please run exhaust straight out side from the Unit
Angie, I think you may have had the wort Mog Driving Instructor possible ? I think someone from Mercedes who only could speak German could do better ! Angie popping out the Gunners Hatch reminds me of yours when it fell in your lap ! Think it was the same video as the killer Bees ! Would have liked to be at the event, looked like fun but its a hella swim from STL MO, USA. ✌️💜🎸