Around 5 years ago when travelling through Chile in a (boring) rental car we staid several days in San Pedro de Atacama after watching part of the Paris-Dakkar rally – which interestingly enough is held in South America for the past years instead of Africa, when Emily saw this cool looking vehicle, that seemed to be out of Mad Max movie, fitting right into the harsh, moon-like Atacama desert landscape.
“It’s a UNIMOG” I responded to her question what this monstrous camper truck was.
A dream was born – we wanted to come back to this amazing place one day in our own Expedition vehicle…
…and – finally – we have started to turn this dream into ‘reality’, after years of research and sleepless nights.
The ‘reality’ is – we bought a STEYR 12M18 truck from EXCAP www.excap.de in Germany that will be married with a custom built cabin from KrugXP www.krugxp.com in the Ukraine.
EXCAP and KrugXP are not commonly known brands outside of Europe (yet) – we have no relations with either company nor do we get any kickbacks – we are just describing the long journey that lead to this decision.
Hi,
I saw your post on an an expedition truck forum regarding your research and decision on going with excap and KrugXP. Congrats on fulfilling your dream. I’ve done a very similar research myself and was always disappointed with any American made rv brand.. They just don’t have a clue on style, functionality and tech.
So I too have narrowed it down to an excap truck. The other truck would have been a Mercedes 917 or similar because they do get great gas mileage.
But like you I don’t have time to spend and learn how to refurbish an old truck. So excap looks perfect. I was wondering if you can give me a ball park idea on the what they cost?
Also yes I was in love with the blissmobil interior and features, but I am not crazy with the bed layout and lack of storage. I am a fan of the water maker and filtering and rain collection on the roof. And the solar output capability. But they are out of my price range. It’s certainly a toy for the rich. That I am not.
Would you mind giving me an idea of how much a bare habitation box costs form KRUGXP? Or a complete finished habitation box. look forward to your reply. Thank you.
Hi Jonah,
Thanks for checking out our Blog and I hope that you found some helpful info.
Many people ask me about the cost – but I hesitate to give a BLANK answer and always recommend asking the vendors directly for up-to-date price lists.
We purchased a long time ago. The EXCAP was a used demo truck and I got a special deal on that. We were also one of the first customers to buy a KRUG cabin.
Both companies, EXCAP and KRUG, became very popular since then, and I am sure that they adjusted their prices since 2016.
Dirk