From our first travel/adventure vehicle, a 1967 109 Land
Rover, to our most current, the all new Turtle
V, a 1999/2000 Ford F-550 with its custom European-style Tortuga
Expedition Camper, The Turtle Expedition’s backroad exploration
and camping trucks have often been described as “The Ultimate”.
Our continuous search for ways to improve comfort, safety, performance
and reliability has brought us ever closer to that goal,
but “ultimate”, according to Webster, means “beyond which further
analysis cannot be made”.
That
would be the end of the game, a game called “How far off the beaten
track can you get and still be comfortable when you stop?”, and that
becomes a personal call. Do you need a kitchen, or can you do all
your cooking on a campfire? Do you need a toilet, or is a shovel and
a bush good enough? How comfortable a bed do you want? These and many
other criteria must be tempered by how long you’ll be on the road
of adventure; a couple of days, or a couple of years!
The
Turtle Expedition lives a Spartan life on the road, but The
Turtle V will certainly be much more comfortable, safer, and reliable
than our old Land Rover, not to mention
all aspects of performance. It has been interesting to see the transformation
of our ideas over the years.
You may find some from both the Land Rover
and The Turtle V that work for you. Our
Official Product Suppliers and Sponsors
represent the highest quality in the industry, all well tested and
proven over many hard miles of adventure. We have never settled for
less than the best, and in the places we go, often the best is barely
good enough.
Good
luck with your “Ultimate” travel vehicle!
Gary D. Wescott
The Turtle Expedition, Unltd.
Writer, Photographer, Producer Editor-at-Large,
Four Wheeler Magazine
