If any of you have worked in the commercial world eventually you run into the scenario where your boss went to a vender presentation and was sold on some idea. They come back all excited insisting we have to have this new solution as everyone in the room cringes. Then someone asks the very simple question "what is the requirement?". The boss goes we need this solution, and that someone asks again "what is the requirement, not the tool". The boss then goes on to explain how this solution meets all these requirements, and that someone goes "we have solutions in place already, is there a cost savings associated with this new solution?". Silence.. Turns out the boss just wanted the free cruise out of the deal...
I say this to set the stage for a serious turn of events..
Overland Journal did a write up on the Top 10 Used Overland Vehicles for North America in which the Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Series made the short list. With the 
Came across a used Power Take Off (PTO) taken from 2008 diesel F550 on Craigslist today for $850. In searching for PTO solutions I have discovered my options are limited, mainly most companies are only making PTOs for current models, that and they are all expensive..
Came across a good article hitting on a few basic but very critical variables in expedition vehicle design.
Came across a good article hitting on a few basic but very critical variables in expedition vehicle design. To summarize: "A lot of low bridges (particularly in ex-soviet countries?) seem
to be at 11.5 ft.
One of the ironies I see in many of the expedition vehicles is the lack of forethought in design. I do not mean that they didn't think out how to design a camper but rather they didn't think about where will the cooler, toolkit, gun-case, med-kit fit in the expedition vehicle. 
