-As one who has toyed enough with the idea (not to live in permanently, but for overlanding) to start kitting out a Land Cruiser 78 to make it liveable, I'd agr

-As one who has toyed enough with the idea (not to live in permanently, but for overlanding) to start kitting out a Land Cruiser 78 to make it liveable, I'd agree with most of your points - though presumably, if he mostly sticks to highways or at the very least properly paved roads, mpg shouldn't suffer too much from a couple of hundred pounds of additional weight. My one MAJOR gripe with his build, is the water jerry can directly behind the driver's seat - in the event of a crash, he is -quite literally- trusting his life to the straps securing the can. I wouldn't do that. Definitely at the very least have a proper base for the can to sit in, rather than relying on straps. Edit: Oh, and I hope there's proper ventilation from the cupboard where he stores the cooking gas. One leaky can and you're in for a potentially very nasty surprise. (I solved this the lazy way - by using a kerosene stove...) /edit Hopefully, the sink and countertop are secured well enough to the van not to come flying forward, too. That aside, I have nothing but admiration for people with the chutzpah to actually go ahead and DO what they dream of. I wish him many a happy year on the road.