Our New Home Has Arrived

[leon]

Hi Guys it has been a while since you heard from me, (that isn't cheering i can hear in the background, is it) :lol: :lol:.

Anyway we have just moved house, or should i say took possession of our 5th wheeler, and are living in it as we speak, untill we take off for our adventures.

Will show some pics of it shortly, hope everyone have been well and happy.

Leon :thumbsup:

[dugnsuz]

Wow mate - some rig!
Need some shots of the interior - bet it's like the Tardis inside:lol:
Cheers
Doug:thumbsup:

[renormalised]

Nice rig!!!!:):)

[gts055]

Wow, and I thought the one you had before was amazing. Wish you a wonderful journey. Mark

[supernova1965]

Nice Leon

I definately need interior pic's and we have a big backyard we have about half an acre of spare space. That I am sure you can park it in when you are in Mackay I will tee it up with my landlord.:thumbsup:

[Kevnool]

Nice setup Leon.
Keep you happy for a very long time.

Who named her?

Cheers Kev.

[leon]

Ok Guys here are some interior pics, while they were working on it, converting it to Australian standards
Leon

[GrahamL]

oH nO .. another geezer on the hwy :lol:

mate that looks fantastic but I still thinks its just plain not big enough
:D:D:P

[leon]

No not name yet, but we think we will call it what H suggested some time ago.

Yea your right Graham, a couple of cruising old codgers hit the road.

Leon

[mozzie]

wow nice stuff leon!!!!they are really nice inside just like a house and i bet it tows like a dream:D

[leon]

Peter although pretty heavy it is very stable on the road, especially with the weight over the rear axle of the towing vehicle.

Empty it weighs 4.1tonn, so being loaded it probably will be a 1000 plus K's over that.

With the CVM (combined vehicle mass) we are limited to 8.6tonn.

Heavy indeed, but with much research we have chosen the appropriate vehicle to do the job.

Leon

[multiweb]

That is huge. Much bigger than what I thought. You guys must be stoked hey? Have fun. :thumbsup:

[Paddy]

Very impressive, Leon. You will certainly travel in comfort!

[OICURMT]

So how many liters per kilometer do you get pulling that home? :eyepop:

[acropolite]

Congratulations Leon, that's a serious house you have there. Enjoy your travels. :thumbsup:

[leon]

Good question my friend, I personally have no idea as yet, but i expect it will be costly.:shrug:

It has already been fitted with an external tank that will hold 300 liters, giving us 400 liters in total, and if the worst scenario was 20 liters per hundred kilometers, we should get 2000 kilometers with the full fuel load.

I have been told that fuel across to the West can reach double the price, so we hope to drive past that lot. ;)

I will just pull into Dougie's servo, (dugnsuz) on the way through :lol: :lol:

Leon :thumbsup:

[wavelandscott]

Looks great!

I've expressed interest in doing something similar upon retirement (still a long way away) so I am jealous.

Enjoy the nomadic lifestyle

[Suzy]

Nice, very nice! :D Well done Leon. :thumbsup:

[Ric]

Blimey that's awesome Leon.

Talk about travelling in style.

Cheers

[Alchemy]

Pretty flash, and why not. Have a good time........ At least you can move your home to higher ground to avoid flooding;)

[leon]

thanks guys, yep, it is pretty flash and stylish, but it is our home for a while at least.

We have removed the couch and fitted a computer station in it's place so we can do the stuff we enjoy, especially our new direction in photography.

Leon

[dugnsuz]

Thanks for uploading the interior shots - looks amazing.
Pretty fancy mobile photolab!!

[strongmanmike]

Looks decidely like the interior of the Sultan of Brunei's jet (http://iasos.com/news/sultan/):eyepop:

Ah yes, the Sultan of Leon :P

You must be so excited :thumbsup:

Mike

[lacad01]

Looks great Leon, am sure you'll have a fantastic time exploring and touring in that :):thumbsup:

[rally]

Have fun Leon,

Now where is the Roof turret - surely there is one there !
Fuel consumption at 5km/l sounds optimistic - I would have thought less ?

Cheers

Rally

[Astrobserver99]

Looks like you will be travlleing in Luxury Leon...enjoy!!!

[peterl]

Now this is LIVING!!!
Life is toooo short Leon..
Enjoy this trip. :)
Peter L

[OICURMT]

OMG... 400 liters! A favor please... drive safely.

I think you need mud flaps that say... "Back-off" ... you don't want anyone rear-ending you, the resulting explosion would be visible from space!

OIC!

[Jen]

:eyepop: WOW Leon thats a very nice rig u got there buddy :thumbsup::thumbsup:
Happy travelling :driving::driving:

[Chillie]

Looks impressive Leon. But isn't the door on the wrong side?:question:

Anyway, Enjoy.:cool:

[stanlite]

i am just wondering were the astro gear is going ... and isn't this taking searching for clear dark skies a bit to far. On the plus side when you cross the Nullarbor you can just hook up the scope with PHD and use a mount to keep her nice and steady :P ;) have fun.

[ballaratdragons]

Isn't that the 'Kings of Leon' :lol:

[GTB_an_Owl]

so_______ have you picked the first port of call Leon

where are you taking her first ?

geoff

[leon]

Thanks Ken, ;) yea you are right Henry, in the states the door is on the right hand side, so they, here in OZ put a dummy door on the left to keep the experts happy. :shrug: Geoff we are heading west from Ballarat, never been that way, and we have all the time in the world.:D

Leon :thumbsup:

[Octane]

Leon,

Wowzers! That looks incredible -- so spacious and luxurious. You have chosen well!

Congratulations to you and Alice. Wishing you all the very best on your travels, and, I look forward to seeing some pictures.

H

[GTB_an_Owl]

how many weeks are you going to practice parking/reversing before your game enough to set off Leon :P :D

geoff

[leon]

Geoff mate, yea I know what you mean, it is big, :eyepop: yet very easy to maneuver.;)

And Geoff we, Alice and I are very game. :lol: :lol:


Leon :thumbsup:

[GTB_an_Owl]

you mean, ALICE is very game, don't you ? :D

when my turn comes around (and sooner the better), i have my heart set on a 26' Winnebago Esperance - i will be looking for a big paddock to have a practice in i think.

geoff

[spacezebra]

Hi Leon

OMG!!!!:eyepop: Its gianormous! Wow when do we all move in?:D

There appears to be room for every IISer!

Enjoy!

Cheers Petra d.

[Chillie]

What's the idea of the dummy door?:shrug::screwy: I thought putting the real door on the left side would be part of the conversion.

It's just like the John Deer ATV's you see the councils driving around in. John Deer is made in USA so it's left hand drive or nothing.:mad2:

[leon]

Henry, it is probably not a dummy door, maybe i worded that wrong, it dose actually function, but has no steps to the ground level, a good fire escape i expect. ;)

It is just that Australian standards require a door on the left, :shrug: a bit silly, but you know about some of the silly politics related to imported stuff.

Leon :thumbsup:

[GTB_an_Owl]

so now it's a "2 door coup" leon :P (yes i delberately dropped the 'e')



geoff

[leon]

You idiot Geoff.:lol::lol::lol:

Leon:thumbsup:

[GTB_an_Owl]

thanks Leon :P

geoff

[Chillie]

Hi Leon,

They should have moved the steps as well.

Better still, the Yanks should realize every country in the world use left hand drive cars.