The first time I set eyes on the EarthRoamer XV, I thought it was a truck camper mounted on a Ford truck. Judging from the profile, it very much resembles a slide-in, but at closer examination it becomes apparent that the truck bed is missing and the camper is a permanent fixture.
Photo courtesy of EarthRoamer Xpedition Vehicles
EarthRoamer XV motor home built on the Ford F-450 or F-550 Super Duty chassis.
The EarthRoamer is a Class C motor home built on a Ford F-450 or F-550 Super Duty chassis, complete with a passage from the living quarters to the cab.
Building a class C motor home on a Super Duty chassis has several advantages over the more common van chassis, such as a sturdier frame suitable for rough terrain, more spacious cab, larger engine compartment to lessen noise and for easier servicing, and higher ground clearance, just to name a few.
Inside, the list of amenities is well thought out for expeditions taken in comfort. Two of the most unique features are the all-diesel appliances and the cassette style toilet, capable of being emptied not only at designated RV dump stations, but at regular toilets as well.
Photo courtesy of EarthRoamer Xpedition Vehicles
Interior view of the EarthRoamer XV class C motor home.
I’ll let you read the complete list of features on the EarthRoamer Xpedition Vehicles web site.
The more I read about the EarthRoamer, the more I wanted one! Now I just have to convince my wife to trade in our fulltimer rig for an XV.
If you own one of these machines and wouldn’t mind me drooling on it, please drop me a line next time you are passing through southern Oregon, eh?
–Charlie
Charlie Kerekes
Original founder and writer for Changin' Gears. Former full-time RVer!
