L. Jackson - for Ex. MOD and NATO Disposals

when i went to wander round their site a few months ago there was about 60 ex nato u1300l unimogs, at i think £14500+vat. flat bed with three seater cabs. top speed only about 50, but faster then heavier russian stuff?? these are a 7.5ton chassis, so may be ok on a car license depending when you passed your test. (also lots of other cool stuff to dribble over! how can i get a tank transporter on the drive?!?)

pinzgauers have a rear similar to a landy with a "channel" down the middle of the back between the wheelarches giving more headroom. any big ex-military ambulance/radio cab type thing will be a perhaps overbuilt box on the rear, i'm assuming so it doesnt flatten if rolled, but mostly dont have clear standing room clearance. i'm 5'6, and with my head at an angle in the skylight of a mog ambulance i can straighten my back just.

BC Explore Unimog adventure and Off Road Travels

these folks bought a mog ambulance, converted to a camper, then after a few years lifted the roof so they could stand up!

i'm no bike mechanic, but you can stand upright in a sprinter, i wouldnt think if your main concern is fixing your bike inside you dont want to be wearing a hard hat or bashing your head.

my own mog

It's Huge!

built by the previous owners, has a double bed above the cab, giving lots of free floor space for kitchen, shower/toilet, dining area or bike bits etc, with a bit much headroom forced by the bed above cab position, also resulting in a nearly 13 feet (3.950m) high vehicle, with the floor 4'5" (1.350m) up. getting me in is ok, but a bike too? big ramp required!

good luck either way!!

jason

Jacksons are really expensive as are Unimog's.

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Chris

Hey Jason, I spotted that cute unimog in Dent last week ( pity you picked the dearest campsite in the yorkshire dales). was going to come over for a chat but was in a hurry - then you were gone, let me know if you get back up this way
Good luck with you travels
Chris

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there I go again
not too hard really

thankyou!

we'd only collected her the day before, and stopped at the first place we came across, too late for the office. we found out the next morning it was a bit pricey!

Many thanks for the replies..

I was reading Jason's web-site last night (didn't show the wife - otherwise she'd get the scale of how big a Mog was).

I've settled on nothing heavier than 7.5T, there are too many bridge, parking and license issues for it to be worth the hassle.

I've seen a couple of 1300L Ambulances & I'm trying to determine if these come with any usable heating / electrics / generators as standard.

3 meter bed by 2m high would be ample, I like the idea of the over the cab bed.

There appear to be a number of web sites on the UK that all point to the same UK suppliers - I don't understand the logic behind that bit.

RTS

Remember that you need to be able to tilt the cab forward for maintenance.

Charlie

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