Well good afternoon guys, from Springfield Missouri. Hope you're having
a great day.So if you don't know it already, we are in the market for a
vehicle to drive around the world and we've kind of been crossing the country
checking out all the different options here in the United States. And I think we
have saved the best for last for sure in the United States and maybe even the
world.And...here it is! Global Expedition Vehicles. They have this brand new
factory that they just moved into last month. Pretty much is an entire city
block guys. It's beautiful inside. This is like the ultimate dream garage for so
many guys and girls. So walking inside, they..ah..have their nice waiting room and
lobby, treasures from around the world, pictures of their customers travels,
an antique elevator. Well it's time to introduce you to; Rene, founder co-owner
of Global Expedition Vehicles and this is their massive new factory.They got a unit
there that's going to be delivered soon, that's a PAE military chassis and
here's the other half. Great to see you!How are you doing? Good morning. You guys have so much here that you're
just gonna be able to all grow into. And is there a full basement?partial basement.
Wow!
That's the shop there and its like drops and that's the composite shop over there.Composite shop..Let me take a peek in there.
This is where like the real bones and you get the true insulating factors you
know for your bodies. Yeah! We, we have the ability to make our own panels. We have
the CNC router that will take up to 45 feet each, and cut the corners out of the edges and try to make them how they'll fit fit more together
quickly and easily and tight. Yeah! Where they have the best
sealant.You know..Where everything is tight and close tolerances..ah... so that there's no air
gaps and that kind of thing. Okay! so here's an amazing line-up of some of their rigs that are already
finished and customers rigs but they're gonna be nice enough to give us a tour
of this beautiful orange Unimog which goes by the name Perky Mog. So we have a
little bit of a back story with Perky Mog. They were in Alaska in 2015. That's
where we live. We saw them at Deep Creek State Park and
there was a crowd around their vehicle and I so wanted to go talk to them and
check the vehicle out but I also wanted to be very respectful. But now, we're here,
Springfield Missouri and we're gonna get a tour by the people that built it. So
while they're getting perky MOG ready to be shown, this is another one of their
beautiful units and this one's built on a BAE or LMTV Deuce and a half. They got
many names but the military chassis and it's got that raising roof and it is a
beast. I think this one actually is coming up
for sale soon guys. This one's built on a Ford f-550 chassis, international right
here, over to the left, Unimog. Its just quality units guys.
I can't say enough about them. Okay so Perky Mog is all set to be shown. Thank you
very much Rene and tell us a little bit about the chassis first. So Perky Mog is
a Pangea lifting roof model built on an
0.5 Mercedes Unimog. Probably the best most capable expedition vehicle platform
that there is. The body length is 17 feet and what our Pangea lifting roof model
is, is basically a standard one-story Um mm! living area but when the roof is lifted,
gives us an elevated, Um mm.. sleeping loft in the upstairs area. That way you're
increasing the size of your vehicle..Um mm.. by about 30 or 40 percent living space but
still keeping that footprint small. That is great! I really, really like also that
it's not gonna require deaf fluid or ultra-low sulfur diesel, Mercedes so
truly something that can go around the world. Very world serviceable. Okay!
Now the best part of this vehicle, is the inside. It's very, very well done. It is
very well appointed, customer choices and they did a great job!Yes! I love the
Turkish colors. Yah!Yah! Let's go take a look!Feels like a real home instead of a RV,a camp RV. Okay! just small tires to travel stickers and.. love power steps.
Heading on in guys! Oh yeah! We've already been in here once already but this is a
gorgeous expedition vehicle. Truly luxury travel in extreme environments. The
Turkish tiles and the blue..a full length mirror! Yes well..every girl has to have that if you're gonna travel full time. You won't believe how many we have looked at that don't have a mirror anywhere.I know! necessity sorry.
So this bathroom space is small so it's what's called a wet bath. Which means the toilet
and sink is and showers all in one space. So to conserve space so we have more
storage, we designed a tilt up stainless steel sink that flips down
over the toilet, so you only have the sink down when you actually need to
use the sink. Yeah! it's not taking up unwanted space
the rest of the time.Then you have your storage over here. I like the European that towel bar.
Hydronic heated towel bar to keep this space nice and toasty also to
help dry it out. Exactly! because if you were showering with the roof down the
windows are not accessible from the outside.. mm-hmm..
and also if you're traveling the world you're gonna be in the Amazon or the
jungle where humidity is gonna be an issue in drying things out is of the
utmost importance. It becomes a real chore! And then this is a Cassette toilet? It is! That's for Cassette. Okay! So this is a very, very comfortable
dining and also your couch for that matter and just complete comfort up here!
Total like and the fact that this roof raises up,
that adds so much more, just space and... makes it feel much larger. Yeah! Then you
have these three huge windows on the back that's one thing I've always really
liked about this rig. And with the roof popping up, you essentially have your
whole bedroom up here guys! And this even opens up so you can get up on the roof
and do some night photography, just absolutely beautiful in here. Well it's
not a complete tour without checking out the storage capacity and this has three
big cabinets like this and then two drawers each down below.Wow!You wouldn't have to worry
about room for your things when your here. And that's a lot of times one of the things that you have to compromise
on but there are no compromises. There's pantry clothing storage, an extra little
refrigerator and then these.. I just kind of learned about these a little bit ago
but these are 12-volt? They are! A refrigerator and freezer but these volts,
I just think that's like the greatest idea since like sliced bread. That's
beautiful! pass-through..
Let's see here..It's unlocked just pull the handle.Ah! I just.. Ah... There we go!
So you can bug out. Wow! That is quite the cabin! I think we need to go..ah.. check out
the inside of the Unimog park. Absolutely! This is another great feature you have
an additional counter space here that you just pull out and put up on top and then...you
can even open the top window, close the bottom and be looking out over your view
while you cut up vegetables. Hey let me show them these windows! So in our videos..ah..
before you've heard about these windows that are just truly insulated. In Global
Expedition Vehicles, these are their windows. They're called armor vision and
complete light blocking right here.They are a dual pane, there's a bug screen.
Oops! And then they open like so and just the
most amazing windows around. And if you know anything about what is a weak link
in a vehicle like this, it's gonna be the windows. You don't want them to
condensate leak air or let bugs in. So coming around the side here. There's an
awning that pops out, storage bays
spare tires and a winch because these things are not light, recovery equipment,
storage bay.You know what, one of my favorite things about GXP is the way they put the recovery equipment in obscure places that is
easily accessible for you but not like in the way for you to live in the
vehicle. More of the back garage storage compartment. Just truly a quality built
unit.
Ah! there's the cassette toilet and looks like an extra one! That's a really well
thought out feature. It's a great idea!Having an extra cassette. I agree!... So here is something I just
learned. They've added a deadbolt on the doors, for security guys. So if you're in
questionable parts of the world just the idea with security is to make it as
difficult as possible for someone to, you know break in but very well-thought-out
idea. Let's see if I can climb in this beast one-handed here. This is quite the
cockpit guys! That's a plethora of switches! My goodness! I don't even know
what all this stuff does. Very comfortable seats though. You have your
crawl through, Wow! This is just the ultimate global expedition vehicle guys.
So now for the best part; This vehicle is for sale!!
Ah..It's for sale via second owner. Obviously the Unimog portion is an 0.5
but the body is first owner and now it's waiting for you guys!Ah...
Do they have an asking price? Yeah it's on our website
$560,000 How much water? What kind of fuel
capacity? Sure. I think there are three tanks on this truck. I think around 150 gallons
of fuel,125 in fresh water, it does have a full hydronic, Lobosto hydronic heat
system which also heats the, the water.Okay! Which we have grown to love.Ah..We were in a
sprinter van that had a hot water radiant floor and that was the most even
temperatured pleasant heat that we have ever experienced in an RV.How amazing is it to get up in the morning and you've set your feet down and it's warm on
the floor. Exactly! So quick question, I see the
hydraulic lines, so what do we have here? The..Stack connections? The.. hydraulic, right yeah the
hydraulic lines for the winch and then everything else is just an empty
hydraulic port for other options.For options! Okay. Correct! Great! So well thought out. Thank you
very very much Renee for your time. Pleasure is mine. Yeah! Make sure you go to global expedition
vehicles..ah..dot.com?
Correct!Well..It's actually globalxvehicles.com
Okay. Well you know on the day that we're in you can just type it into Google
faster than you can almost type in an actual website! So guys here it is Perky
Mog, the most beautiful expedition vehicle around. If, could be yours.....Uuuuu...
Let's sneak peek...Mhhh...This is an electric heated floor. Oh! Okay! because I was thinking those
are rather small to have fluid. That way this is a redundant heat system so
should the hydraulic system have a total failure then you have electric heat as
a backup. Nice very well thought out. I think She's carrying 1.4 KW 1.6 KW on the roof. Oh yeah! Plenty of
electricity. Truth with Lithium batteries so yeah! not an issue there. Well the new modern heating systems are very
efficient with their energy consumption as well. Right! And the other thing too is
once that tile floor gets warm it stays warm for a long time. Yeah, Exactly!
All right guys! Sun's on its way down. We're heading back to Branson. Thanks for
joining us today. Make sure you hit that subscribe button because we are on the hunt
for something to drive around the world and who knows exactly what its gonna be
because those pages haven't been written in our...ah... book of life yet. So all you can
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