Ep.5 Driving our UNIMOG for the first time & WHAT'S NEXT for our expedition truck conversion?
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2021
- We bought an ex-Dutch army Unimog U1300L Turbo and are converting it into an off-road camper for around-the-world overland travel.
In this episode James drives our Unimog for the first time. Watch our first impressions as we discover what it is like driving this beast on a pot hole filled forest track :D
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James, Kristina and Luna
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For my unimog 404 that is 3.7ton right now I've got a 12 ton bottle jack. And you need to bring blocks of wood to put under the bottle jack. Otherwise you don't come high enough.
When the camper is on it will improve the driving alot. I don't have to slow down for speed bumps 😁 without the springs will be to stiff.
Hi! :) Well I am glad to hear that the driving will improve a lot once the camper is on! :D It is difficult to imagine driving like this across the continents :D we'll try to find some used lorry seats that should hopefully help with the bounciness as well.
Thanks for your messages, James was telling me that you've been chatting :)
Have a good day :)
Kristina
I knew a Dutch couple who drove from Amsterdam to Cape Town in a Unimog. Keep at it, it’s going to be ok...
Wow, cool trip, reminds me of a travel quote I heard recently . . . "If you go to two continents in your life, go to Africa, twice..."
Great to see you on the road......off the road. Its going to be great following your progress. Nice to see you out and about in the van as well, looked like epic scenery!! Nice to see all 3 of you!
Thanks very much mate, I (James) heard Freddie had some issues recently . . . 'tits up on sticks' :( I hope it wasn't too serious!
Hi guys, I have watched the previous episode where you picked up the Unimog, so if you don't mi d I will come along for the journey with you both, take care and keep safe in this crazy covid world, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia.
Hi! :) Welcome to our channel! It is great to hear that you will be joining us on our journey, the more - the merrier. Do you have a moving home yourself or aspiring to have one? Keen on travel? Best wishes from Italy from our little family.
@@victorsvanventures6753 hi guys, no I do not have a mobile home or anything simllar, but my dream vehicle is either a fully restorec Series 3 Landrove or a Landrove Defender, take card and keep safe and well.
I really like you happines, always with a big smile👏👏
If in your trip arround the 🌎 you come to Chile you can pass over my house in Patagonia gates, more than welcome.
Good luck in the proyect🤟🇨🇱
Thank you so much for such a kind message and for an invitation 😊👍 we are very happy to hear from you and we will keep your offer in mind. We would certainly love to explore South America in a few years time 👍
Kristina and James
Great vid guys! Love that road through Austria! (or Switzerland maybe)
Thank you, Mark :) Yes, good sport, it was one of Switzerland's high passes.
Good stuff, guys!
Thanks Jocke, cab removal 'genning up' in progress!
@@victorsvanventures6753 Looking forward to the next steps! 😎👍🏻
Just watched all 5 episodes of your unimog great work guys 👍
@Andre Elliott Hi! Thank you very much, we are happy you enjoyed it 😊 we are just getting to bed now, early flight tomorrow morning back to Lithuania and to the Unimog!
A long journey is coming guys, but that is exciting. New challenges make us feeling alive. We can't wait to sTart to see the progress of your conversion *_*
And congrats for your first 1k
Hi Joao and Leonie! :) Yes, we are quite scared/excited for the next stage! We are flying to Lithuania this Saturday and then straight onto work on the Unimog. Let's hope it all goes well :)
Thanks again!
Kristina and James
A couple of random questions. Will you be making videos of the restoration work being done in Lithuania? Maybe posting photos?
How long was the journey from Lithuania to Italy?
Hello David, we love random questions! Mostly yes, but not too in depth unfortunately as it is being done in LT and we will be in Italy. There will hopefully be plenty of stage photos, have a look at jpadventure19 they are a young German couple doing a full strip, very impressive! From LT to Italy (we travel from Klaipeda to Kiel on the ferry, then drive down through Germany) took us 4 days in the van with plenty of rest stops . . .
@@victorsvanventures6753 Thanks for the response. We hope to do a road trip in Europe someday. I’m following jpadventure, The Outfit and your channel. Those Germans are impressive. High analtude!
We hope you can make it here some day 🙂 Europe has a lot to offer but it is slowly getting more difficult to live in your vehicle here... New rules and regulations. Fingers crossed it doesn't get too prohibitive 🤞
You mentioned your work in Italy. What type of work do you do?
Hi 😎 aircraft engineer.
@@victorsvanventures6753 Cool!