Independent overland travel through Africa in a Unimog called Moglet

So, this is our Unimog 1300L, otherwise known as Moglet! She's been a camper before, and we're currently in the process of purchasing her from the nice people at Atkinson Vos. As at the start of May 2008, she's still with them while she waits for a second MOT (failing the first one as a headlight was mounted upside down??) - these take a while to get scheduled as although she has a standard MOT the same as a car, she's too big for your typical testing centre so has to wait her turn at the nearest lorry testing site... Fingers crossed she'll fly through the second time around, then we can set Atkinson Vos to work on things like beefing up the shocks and adding a turbo.

June Update - She passed! She's currently having various mechanical upgrades to get her ready for the trip. Its not a huge list, but includes things like heavy duty springs and shocks going onto the back, which is not something we can do ourselves and will not only make her more sturdy on bumpy roads, but should also reduce the swaying motion you get when you're parked up and its windy - thats the downside to having such a bit truck - aerodynamic, she aint!

September Update - At last, a collection date!! September 23rd we'll take the train up to Atkinson Vos, armed with all the useful things we can cram into a couple of backpacks, pick up Moglet and head off! Admittedly we're probably just going to head pretty much straight home, but at least we will at last have our Moglet!

"Mogging - to walk or move along gently, slowly or steadily..." Dictionary.com