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"Did you remember the sleeping bag?"

I don't know what kind of sleeping bag you have .... I doubt very much you have experience anything remotely close to -46.5C.

"Eezi-Awn, works just fine here in Canada."

Lower Fraser valley, BC ..... yes.

Alberta ........ no way (Oct - April). Last Dec/09 - edm dropped to -46.5C one night; coldest place on the planet that night.

Nice to hear from a L300 camper in SA.

I really like the "drop-down" table tops inside.

Roof top tents would'n't work too well in Canada ......... too cold.

"Yes our other Delica had a third veggie tank which resulted in my spare being bolted to the wheel well." Was this 3rd tank directly connected to the delica's existing fuel system? I am looking for ideas on how to put in a auxiliary 3rd tank (delica/AT) in order to extend the internal fuel...

"The only disadvantage is you can not build a bridge to go over steep washouts." A few years back, I saw a site which offered not only steel sand bridges (8' sections) but also steel or aluminum bridges (5' sections) which can support the full vehicle weight. If I remember right, the quote...

Unimog & other heavy 4x4 conversions. I think where the problem arises is when the "camperization" process occurs; the builders(mostly in Europe) just don't have the long experiences of RV manufacturers in terms of weight & efficiency. After their "homemade" mods are made...

"..I test drove his smaller brother, a MAN 8.136 FAE and was very tempted to get one to replace our Delica :D" Most of these German(Euro) exped vehicles are not really off-road so much as "bad road" vehicles, albeit in luxury. From videos I've seen, the camperized versions appear...

Re: the windows replacement - for metal solution; can you tell me what your 2 body shops $quoted?

I'm still scratching my head for an affordable(?) metal solution (just for the 2 rear quarter windows).

Mine is 90delica Auto. - this weekend I start cutting the interior ; with fixed bed.

That's very nice & full of ideas. I've just begun to modify my '90L300' .... & look eagerly for any new ideas. I too would like to get rid of the rear quarter glass - your's is one alternative. I would prefer a metal solution though. Have you thought of trying to extend the internal fuel cap...

"I`m going to put an additional tank instead of reserve wheel in the rear. " Someone else has done this as documented on this site but the way the extra tank was set up, it required a 2nd filling point, located behind the rear signal lights. I am waiting for someone to find a solution, wit...

A crazy idea ... if you are expecting to make any $money off it.

Consider - do you speak Japanese?

Banking arrangements?

Cost of living? How long (days/nights) will you be there?

Etc.

"....a bumper with tire swing (lots of build sites).." I don't have much in terms of metal working tools/equip. so I am more interested in buying the tire swing setup from a shop/store. A few years ago for the new Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler had as an option a tire swing (rear bumper mounted) ...

"..although in hindsight, maybe it would have made more sense to mount a swingout fuel tank and leave the tire in its place..." Actually, I've never thought having the extra fuel tank - swing out. Mmm ... I'm going to give this idea serious consideration. There's a delica.ca member called ...

Thanks for the suggestions. By longer range, I am thinking for in the lines of an expedition vehicle's type of range say for trips to Dempster highway, Canol Road, Spatziz, etc. i.e. 500+ miles range (more the better). Yes, putting 2x 5 gal. tanks either on a carrier hooked into the rear tow bar is ...

I have a L300 with CLR. One of my shades is stuck dead in the open position. I have the instructions for accessing the panels, etc. to fix it. The process a real PAIN.

I would not recommend CLR .... the potential hassle is not worth it.