Greetings from sunny Stavanger
Hi folks :D
I bought my military 240GD from the ministry two years ago.
Visited Beltring (War and Peace) last year and drove almost 6000km Stavanger - North-Cape in July this year.
The G is an open top 1985 240GD with army-installed power steering!!!.
The truck has some factory-installed special equipment: Webasto DBW46 (4.6kW) diesel burner, electric engine block heater and an additional heat-exchanger between/behind the front seats (option code=H01; "Auxiliary Heater for Norway")
Another useful army-option (D46) is the roof-rack (max.load 200kg)
Here are some pictures from my trip to "the arctic":
http://www.geting.se/viewimage.php?image=53426-IM000204.JPG
http://www.geting.se/viewimage.php?image=53422-IM000224.JPG
http://www.geting.se/viewimage.php?image=53423-IM000231.JPG
http://www.geting.se/viewimage.php?image=53427-IM000210.JPG
The trailer is ex-danish army: 1992 "HMK 1/2 ton GS" with Hannibal roof tent.
Regards "skjohans"
:D Welcome skjohans,
I am Twodogs ,
I imported an ex -Norwegian 240GD into the UK in march this year , same spec .
Drove from Trondhiem to Bergen for the ferry , the heaters are fantastic if a bit hot for the UK :D
Fantastic trailer are thay avalible from military dealers in Denmark , I have seen the same trailer for sale in Germany . do you have any links to dealers with this type of trailer ?
More photos please :D
Twodogs
Correct link to the German dealer: http://padh.de/images/stammblatt/2007/ganhang_1.jpg
Thats a fine looking set up ,
the dealer in Germany with the trailer seems to be the only one selling them , didnt know thay were Danish army though ,
thats a lot of capacity on your trailer and G what kit do you carry when travaling ?
Twodogs
Hi skjohans, and welcome.
Thanks for sharing pics, what a great set up you have there. You wouldn't believe how many times some of us have gathered round the "campfire" (well, a few tins of beer) and talked about very similar set ups.
Good to see the roads haven't changed much :wink: ,over the years, was in North Cape in 1981.
Anyway, i feel another trip coming on, about time we got some G's up to North Cape :D ..
welcome skjohans :!:
twodogs thought he was the only one :D
wonder whose next..... :?:
these militarys are really gaining respect
Greetings from Ireland
At least Twodogs will have someone to talk to now as he has the only two military
G,s in the club that I know about
I seem to remember Bill Moss has a military G, but not same spec as these two. His is ex-MoD UK, a five-door station "wagen", one of a few they used for special "tasks" in BAOR and thereabouts ;)
Nope, I am sure they is also a 290td ......
I know Bill is planning something of "super wolf" ,
But the five door G that was rebuilt by Bill belongs to the IWM and is now posted to the Int corp Musium,
in my opinion the cold war musium at Cosford would be a better home for it under cover and in the dry .
Twodogs
bill was over my place a few days ago and mentioned in detail what he
has planned......well i aint saying a word 8)
but i will say that he loved the fish and chips from next door and the essex birds passing by my forecourt and on to the tanning salon :wink:
Greetings from Ireland
At least Twodogs will have someone to talk to now as he has the only two military
G,s in the club that I know about
I am to understand that this attached truck is in Ireland... 290td rhd
Very Nice Fred ,
thats one of the British army RHD trails Gs ,
Very rare
Twodogs
sorry fred
that one and the lwb one that bill moss has for the Museum
Hello again y'all. :D
Camping gear Twodogs? Well I carry only the basics; a table, chairs,
lots of clothing and sleeping bags. Clothing are packed in water- and
dust-proof plastic boxes on the trailer as shown in the picture below.
I also carry two coolers - one 50 litre for the beer :D and a smaller one
for the food. I have a small 250W Honda DC generator to power these when
stationary.
Mark - the roads have improved since '81. :wink: The road you see in the picture
above is the old road ~500meter (1500ft) amsl. across the Finnmark Platau.
It was replaced by a new road in 1966 due to heavy snow conditions in
the winter and has not been maintained since.
Nice one mate :D
where are you travaling to next ??
Twodogs
Not sure yet.
We have been talking about Iceland OR Scotland 2008.
It's really up to the High Command (wife :roll: ) to make the final desicion.......
Plenty of G owners in the north of england and scotland if you want to meet up.
Cheers
Chris
And there's plenty of us that would drive up and meet up! :lol: :lol:
Some of are sad enough just to want to came and see your traier! :roll:
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Thank You Twodogs!
Sorry - don't know about any danish dealers
only this one in Germany http://padh.de/images/stammblatt/2007/ganhang_1.jpg
And you are absolutly right - the heaters are truly fantastic.
Didn't need them much at Beltring last year. Someone told me that it hadn't been that HOT since 1911 (39 deg. C !!!)
Some more pictures of the trailer here.
I have installed a homemade slideout with a two-burner propane stove.
http://www.geting.se/viewimage.php?image=39675-SJO_Henger_004.jpg
http://www.geting.se/viewimage.php?image=39679-SJO_Henger_026.jpg
http://www.geting.se/viewimage.php?image=39677-SJO_Henger_012.jpg
http://www.geting.se/viewimage.php?image=39678-SJO_Henger_023.jpg