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Everybody's like, oh, how many miles of a gallon
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How slow is it? Blah, blah, blah. I'm like, you know what? How fast is your house
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All right, here we go
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This might look like a military vehicle, but it's actually a... but it's actually so much more
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Together we built our own M1078 we named Wazimu. Owners Trevor and Courtney have customized this purpose-built army truck
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into their very own mobile home. And what more the couple did it on a tight budget We did our entire build for that did include the purchase of the truck
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We got it at auction out of Daytona. So $37,000 later, this is what we have
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Instead of taking our time to make the absolute perfect vehicle from the very beginning
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we just did it. Got on the road. So this used to be where our generator sat, which is now back here
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Here, updated our entire solar system with lithium batteries. Went from good air conditioning, good heat for about six hours
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depending on the heat outside, to we have it for days. Having a truck built for extreme purposes has some unusual advantages
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Now, this truck is designed to be able to handle up to four feet of water
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We've done about three feet. I had no problems. So that actually is our cross-through
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So while I'm driving, Courtney and the boys can jump on through, no big deal
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And on the other side of that hole, the truck's original Army features are unrecognizable
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We have a U couch which is also used for our clothing storage at the moment And then on top as you probably guessed is our bed
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which is on a crank system that usually people use in their garages
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We just crank it down at night. We're going to live like hippies
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I didn't want to smell like hippies. So I really want a nice bathroom situation
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Our shower is actually super spacious. It's actually big enough for me to even like sit down and like read a book and take a bath
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Originally we had an actual like refrigerator and one trip off-roading. It detached and laid itself on our couch and all the groceries are everywhere
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So that didn't laugh on. We've always talked about living full time on the road
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or just traveling a lot. We purchased a vehicle about a year and a half before we actually started working on it. Yep
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The build of this truck served an additional purpose for the couple and simply providing a home for them
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I wasn a very good husband at that time Oh my gosh Turns out I was quite a bit of an alcoholic While Trevor was going through sobriety is when he was building the track It was probably as chaotic as it was It was the best
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possible way to get sober because I wasn't focusing on anything other than burning my hands
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busting my knuckles and getting the thing done. It's a very privileged lifestyle. I
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tell people that all the time, like we are super, super, super, lucky it is not for the faint of heart it's not for everybody and it's really not
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that easy it's worth it if it's something that you want we love it so how does
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it feel to drive it drives like a Cadillac like a big old boat we're a slow
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truck and a fast house I like that but I mean we did save up for three years and then
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we sold everything we had we quit our jobs you know all that kind of stuff
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It's a gamble. I mean, and I definitely like always encourage people. Like, yes, like don't wait until tomorrow
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It's about like a dream, especially like with your spouse. Definitely do it
