This week Fred checks out the Sportsmobile 4×4 Ford Van. The Sportsmobile is great if back country exploring and camping are your favorite pastime. It is designed for off road use, and has everything and the kitchen sink. But how does a monster Pace Arrow motorhome compare for off roading? Fred finds out when they RV in the dirt.
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Off-Road Camper Wars! Ford 4×4 Sportsmobile Vs Pace Arrow RV – Dirt Every Day Ep. 18
The biggest problem of the Pace Arrow are the tiny wheels. Put another suspension with better spring under it, and offroad tires, and it probaby performs quite nicely.
Invest in a wind turbine so you can run your stuff over night
there is really no comparison.. the motor home is like an apartment on wheels, the van is like a closet on wheels. the van is for “stealth” where you can pretty much park/go anywhere and sleep without anyone really knowing it
i like the pace arrow better for some reason. i would just get raised suspension on it, 4×4 tires, engine improvements and stuff for offroading and its ready to go.
i need this vehicle for zombie-hour in my town:)
Wasn’t the pace arrow used in breaking bad
i’ve seen bigger tires on a bike
volvo c303/tgb11/volvo valp is the best offroad car
Why would you spend your money for a e150? Seriously E150 is a van that consume A lot of gas
The fridge is small but he only pretty much keeps his food in there so no worries haha….
I want to see someone build a Deuce and a Half like that.
Damn I really want one of these
There are less lions than rhinos apparently
How long did it to take him to ask you if you smoke weed
Was this the RV that gave its heart to General Mayhem? Seems awfully coincidental lol
Revisit this but put suspension and tires on the Arrow
Get rid of all the fancy shit and it would be affordable
The pace arrow might not make it up the hill but at least it won’t tip over like your van…
Between 80 and a 100 k for a van. No men i’ll choose the Pace Arrow over this van every day.
That’s a pussy offroad vehicle. Here’s a real one: https://earthroamer.com/
The ford looks good, but can it match the Iveco Daily 4×4 campers?
I wonder why the custom builders never mount a telescopes to the campers?? Or why telescope companies never pitch the ideas to them??
Teachers? wtf lol
What happened to the other two beers? At 4:49 there were three beers and at 4:54, two of the beers turned into water and yogurt.
Is anyone else struggling to find offroad vid of the vans?