Must be military surplus?? Big doesn't say it.

[WriterMs]

I was surfing through a nice little RV blog and found a post of a vehicle that THEY saw and photographed. Sorry I can't in good conscience pull the photo and show it here. I have a link to their post that has many pics:

http://r-v-ino.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-ultimate-rv-boondocking-rig.html


So instead of a pic, I will say that the huge "thing" has a swing arm "crane" to get the spare tire down from atop the cab. It has manual slide outs that look like bunkers. Inside, someone has painted and carpeted. There is an interior ladder to the roof. The bumper sticker tells us the owner has a sense of humor: "So you drive a 4x4? That's cute."

And, finally, a must-have for the zombie apocalypse: It comes with its own plow blade.

 

[LeeRevell]

Yep, the rig to have when the balloon finally goes up and the MZBs are marching/shambling.  Need Baloo along as your Chief Engineer! 

 

[Patrick46]

Oh man....that's actually a very cool rig!!!

It's got an amazing amount of room when folded out, and will likely drive over just about EVERYTHING!!!

Yeah...I too wonder how much they were asking!

 

[jimindenver]

I love the bumper sticker!

 

[WriterMs]

I can't read the contact number in any of the photos -- but I did not drag one off and try to enlarge it. It's in or near Bonner's Ferry, ID - if someone is truly interested, you might Google Bonner's Ferry vehicle lot or similar. He says it is a regular pay-by-the-month lot.

I figured it would be nice dream material for a few guys here. Maybe Baloo will schedule an ID trip when he sees it. He'll likely know what it is. And isn't there a guy with a military flatbed and box? Tech something? I'm not trying to be flip about him, but I've only ever seen two posts from him so I don't remember his handle.

You'd have to pull a trailer filled with fuel cans to power it, wouldn't you?

 

[VJG1977]

This is a M934 Expansible van. Same truck with other bodies M923, 929... cargo, dump...

Make: AM General
Engine: NHC-250 Cummins
Transmission: 5-Speed automatic
 
http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=3722341
 
http://www.rigsofrods.com/threads/105272-AM-General-M923a1-5-ton-Military-Truck
 
http://www.truckpaper.com/list/list.aspx?pg=2&ETID=1&catid=27&MDLGrp=M923&Manu=AM+GENERAL&bcatid=27&Pref=0&Thumbs=1&scf=false
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M939_Truck

https://books.google.com/books?id=s0wYAAAAYAAJ&pg=SA1-PA19&lpg=SA1-PA19&dq=M935+Expansible+van&source=bl&ots=sqY-DFqPbp&sig=J51vpqOluK-mgynnHSYUb_4OvVM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC8Q6AEwBWoVChMIo5vn5dSuxwIVghk-Ch2n2gd1#v=onepage&q=M935%20Expansible%20van&f=false

 

[highdesertranger]

Low Tech needs to reply. is this the place http://www.idahomotorpool.com/ ? I have thought about these trucks. highdesertranger

 

[WriterMs]

HDR -- the blog writer refers to this being in a Park and Sell lot in Bonner's Ferry, so quite a ways from the source you found.

Sure looks like there's a possibility that whoever is selling it might have bought it from the guys near Boise.

Low Tech is the name I could not remember in my earlier post.