Eva – Our Overland Truck

There's two parts to an Overland truck, the truck and the habitat. After getting a few quotes we quickly decided that building our own habitat was going to be the way to go. The lead time, especially during the pandemic on finished boxes was more than a year, and it…

We knew when we purchased a 30-year-old truck that it would require a bit of effort to turn it into an Overland Truck. Initially we thought we'd give it a fresh coat of paint and a 'major' service. However, on our first two drives we broke down with what was…

The Leyland DAF T224 is a fantastic base for an Overland Truck. It's built to stand the demands of the military, so largely overbuilt but also easy to maintain in the field. Unlike most modern vehicles, the electrical system is very basic, it does not have an ECU and only…

Our goal is to turn Eva into an Overland Truck. Basically, a truck capable of surviving off-grid for weeks on end and reaching the remotest places of the planet. In the DAF community there are two iconic builds, Puddles and Matilda, built by Just-Escape. The amazing photos above were taken…

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