Amazingly, it’s been a bit more than year with our Delica. It’s amazing the places we’ve gone and the things we’ve seen with the Space Tractor in just over 365 days. It’s been quite the journey, and it’s just begun. We’ve also learned a lot.
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We took the Space Tractor (our 1989 Mitsubishi Delica) to the 2018 BC Overland Rally near Hemlock Valley, BC last week. After a fantastic four days, we concluded with an entry into the BC Overland Rally Trophy Challenge. The Delica did better than expected. Have a look at the video.
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Do you love the scenic and remote splendors the US has to offer? Do fashion your time around roads or regions that captivate you? Surfaces that keep you interested or curves that delight you? Or, do you challenge yourself by navigating new terrain in the middle of nowhere? If you answered yes to any of…
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After five months of owning a Mitsubishi Delica, we’re still loving our van, aka the Space Tractor. We’re also learning a lot and have noticed some distinctly Delica things. So if you’re thinking of buying a right-hand drive turbo-diesel-powered 4WD Japanese van that looks a bit like a cross between a 1980s sci-fi farm implement…
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Step 1: Buy a Mitsubishi Delica. Step 3: Camp in it. Wait, what’s step 2? Step 2 requires actually coming up with some sort of semi-comfortable campervan setup. No, we haven’t gone all-in yet with cabinetry, permanent water storage, and so on. But, we have come up a with a quick, easy, and pretty comfortable…
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So maybe you saw last week’s post about kei car campervans. It turns out, this is more of a “thing” than I ever thought. In fact, there is an entire show devoted car camping and RV-ing in Japan. It is simply called the Japan Camping Car Show, and it’s held in February. In fact, the next…
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