Four Wheeler – October 2019

50 OCTOBER 2019 FOUR WHEELER fourwheeler.com

Feature 20 PARTICIPANTS OF OVERLAND ADVENTURE

Vehicle: ’05 Mercedes-Benz

U500 Expedition Camper

About: This totally self-built over-

landing vehicle is a “complete

camper” with “every amenity

possible,” including a permanent

fullsize bed. John says, “I have

been exploring the backroads

between the Arctic Ocean and

Baja for nearly 35 years. Our

world is a fantastic place that

is ours to enjoy. I love

overlanding because...

it is my life.”

OVERLANDER

John Marshall

Vehicle: ’94 Ford Ranger XLT
About: “There is too much of this
world to see to spend your life sitting
behind a desk,” says Cody. He has
equipped his Ranger with Dana
44s from an ’08 Jeep Wrangler

Rubicon, and the axles have been

trussed and sleeved. There are 4.88

gears; PSC diff covers; chromoly

axleshafts; 1-ton steering; and a

custom rollcage, rock sliders, and

rear bumper among the mods. The

suspension was lifted 4 inches,

and enlarged wheelwells allow for

35-inch BFG KM2s on 17-inch Dick

Cepek rims. The bed was bobbed

10 inches and there’s a toolbox

mounted within. The ’50 M100

military trailer has Line-X, custom

fenders, 35s, a 20-gallon water

tank, a rooftop tent, a pullout stove,

and a Dexter axle with 10-inch

electric brakes.

OVERLANDERS

Cody Kenneth Jones & Cade Walker Jones