00:00 Everybody's like, "Oh, how many miles to the gallon? How slow is it?"
00:02 Blah, blah, blah. I'm like, "You know what? How fast is your house?"
00:05 Check, check, check.
00:21 All right, here we go.
00:26 This might look like a military vehicle, but it's actually so much more.
00:31 Together we built our own M1078. We named it Wazmo.
00:40 Owners Trevor and Courtney have customized this purpose-built army truck into their very own mobile home.
00:50 And what's more, the couple did it on a tight budget.
01:14 We did our entire build for $37,000. That did include the purchase of the truck.
01:19 We got it at auction out of Daytona.
01:21 So $37,000 later, this is what we have.
01:25 Instead of taking our time to make the absolute perfect vehicle from the very beginning, we just did it.
01:31 Got on the road.
01:33 So this used to be where our generator sat, which is now back here.
01:37 Updated our entire solar system with lithium batteries.
01:40 Went from good air conditioning and good heat for about six hours, depending on the heat outside, to we have it for days.
01:48 Having a truck built for extreme purposes has some unusual advantages.
01:53 Now this truck is designed to be able to handle up to four feet of water.
01:57 We've done about three feet. I had no problems.
02:00 So that actually is our cross through.
02:05 So while I'm driving, Courtney and the boys can jump on through no big deal.
02:10 And on the other side of that hole, the truck's original army features are unrecognizable.
02:17 We have a U-shaped couch, which is also used for our clothing storage at the moment.
02:22 And then on top, as you've probably guessed, is our bed, which is on a crank system that usually people use in their garages.
02:34 We just crank it down at night.
02:37 We're going to live like hippies. I didn't want to smell like hippies.
02:44 So I really wanted a nice bathroom situation.
02:46 Our shower is actually super spacious.
02:49 It's actually big enough for me to even like sit down and like read a book and take a bath.
02:53 Originally, we had an actual like refrigerator and one trip off-roading, it detached and laid itself on our couch and all the groceries were everywhere.
03:08 So that didn't last long.
03:13 We've always talked about living full time on the road or just traveling a lot.
03:17 We purchased a vehicle about a year and a half before we actually started working on it.
03:21 Yep.
03:22 The build of this truck served an additional purpose for the couple and simply providing a home for them.
03:28 I wasn't a very good husband at that time.
03:31 Oh my gosh.
03:32 Turns out I was quite a bit of an alcoholic.
03:35 While Trevor was going through his sobriety is when he was building the truck.
03:39 It was probably as chaotic as it was, it was the best possible way to get sober.
03:43 Because I wasn't focusing on anything other than burning my hands, busting my knuckles and getting the thing done.
03:50 It's a very privileged lifestyle. I tell people that all the time.
03:59 Like we are super, super lucky. It is not for the faint of heart. It's not for everybody.
04:04 And it's really not that easy.
04:06 It's worth it if it's something that you want.
04:08 We love it.
04:09 So how does it feel to drive? It drives like a Cadillac.
04:14 Like a big old boat.
04:16 We're a slow truck and a fast house.
04:18 I like that. But it's not for everyone.
04:20 We did save up for three years and then we sold everything we had.
04:25 We quit our jobs. You know, all that kind of stuff.
04:28 It's a gamble. I mean, and I definitely like always encourage people like, yes, like don't wait until tomorrow.
04:33 If you've got like a dream, especially like with your spouse, definitely do it.
04:37 [Music]
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