base4x4
Be careful going in search of adventure ... it's ridiculously easy to find.
-William Least Heat-Moon
MULTIPURPOSE EXPEDITION VEHICLES
SEPTEMBER 2019 update:
I've recently retired from my career as a Product Designer, and am relocating from Portland OR to the central coast of CA (San Luis Obispo) - my childhood home-town. I'm building a studio-garage to facilitate full-time development of BASE vehicles. This happens to coincide with the 'sudden' unavailability of Fuso FG 4x4 truck-chassis. [You might know: Fuso has directed their recent efforts into adapting gas/V8 power, but not (yet) into a 4x4 version. No other US-available manufacturer offers a cab-over 4x4, and/but there are a few aftermarket outfitters that are converting 2WD trucks to 4X4.] Until the 4x4 is available again, I plan to build a 2WD version (with limited-slip diff) as an experiment, which has some advantages: more suspension travel (better ride), lighter, etc. ... . I am very interested in what you would like to see/purchase, although my business model (so far) is somewhat atypical: I plan to build BASE trucks as fast as I can, and then offer them for sale. Which is to say: I do not build them 'to order', I do not take deposits or offer any pre-sales. These will generally be offered without (or with minimal) interiors, and then outfitting may be offered as a separate transaction. I may offer these 'enclosures' for sale unmounted ... but again, will not offer anything for sale that is not actually built. As I said, I am very interested in your (as you are 'the market') needs/wishes/desires in an expedition vehicle, in as much detail as you care to share: cost? size? pop-top? etc.? Thanks in advance for sharing! Please keep in touch, and keep an eye on the website
Mark Schoening -
Base4x4 Creator
Award Winning designer Mark Schoening, conceived, designed and built the prototype of the Base 4x4 Expedition Vehicle.