InvictusDecretum
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Greetings SS community !
I wanted to start a build thread before I got too far behind the power curve. I'll be posting updates here and on my website (Aviator4x4.com).
Last December, my wife and I ("we") purchased a 2002 M1078A1 we call "Pandora" (for a multitude of reasons haha). Like several others on here, we plan to turn this into an offroad camper. Some of the things that attracted me to the LMTV were:
This is our most recent photo of her:
![20240419_175032 export.jpg 20240419_175032 export.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/678/678306-5232b781d4121861559ae022318a2a74.jpg)
CAO 10 MAY 2024
I enjoy exploring the back country and primitive camping in different places (I think this is called "overlanding" but eh, who cares). When I retire from active duty, I want to take the trip of my dreams over 10,000mi from my home in North Carolina to the Red Woods of California, up to Denali in Alaska, and back home via back country trails and National Parks. If you have any suggestions for trails to take, places to camp, or things to see, I'd love to hear about them !
![1715376500596.png 1715376500596.png](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/678/678309-e43bd4eb8d8b762a3e757562ec76a92c.jpg)
This is the day I got her home, after a 1200mi drive from TX to NC. Big shout out to my wife for letting me galivant off to Texas to buy an LMTV right before Christmas.
So I bought an LMTV… Pt. 1 - Aviator4x4
![20231223_225727.jpg 20231223_225727.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/678/678305-bdc9e7c3effd6c87fc42b2f965c81efe.jpg)
23 Dec 2023
![1715376274340.png 1715376274340.png](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/678/678308-8c59c1da9ac09a5032f9bcbd3e9757fc.jpg)
There is a lengthy list of things we want to do
I wanted to start a build thread before I got too far behind the power curve. I'll be posting updates here and on my website (Aviator4x4.com).
Last December, my wife and I ("we") purchased a 2002 M1078A1 we call "Pandora" (for a multitude of reasons haha). Like several others on here, we plan to turn this into an offroad camper. Some of the things that attracted me to the LMTV were:
- <26,000GVWR
- Non-DEF diesel engine
- Analog voltage control via relays/fuses
- Can be worked on by pretty much any [semi-]truck mechanic, diesel mechanic, or Caterpillar mechanic.
This is our most recent photo of her:
![20240419_175032 export.jpg 20240419_175032 export.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/678/678306-5232b781d4121861559ae022318a2a74.jpg)
CAO 10 MAY 2024
I enjoy exploring the back country and primitive camping in different places (I think this is called "overlanding" but eh, who cares). When I retire from active duty, I want to take the trip of my dreams over 10,000mi from my home in North Carolina to the Red Woods of California, up to Denali in Alaska, and back home via back country trails and National Parks. If you have any suggestions for trails to take, places to camp, or things to see, I'd love to hear about them !
![1715376500596.png 1715376500596.png](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/678/678309-e43bd4eb8d8b762a3e757562ec76a92c.jpg)
This is the day I got her home, after a 1200mi drive from TX to NC. Big shout out to my wife for letting me galivant off to Texas to buy an LMTV right before Christmas.
So I bought an LMTV… Pt. 1 - Aviator4x4
![20231223_225727.jpg 20231223_225727.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/678/678305-bdc9e7c3effd6c87fc42b2f965c81efe.jpg)
23 Dec 2023
![1715376274340.png 1715376274340.png](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/678/678308-8c59c1da9ac09a5032f9bcbd3e9757fc.jpg)
There is a lengthy list of things we want to do